Southern University Law Center Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

56.55% Southern University Law Center Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Southern University Law Center is 56.55% for the 2025-2026 admission. 1,153 students applied and 652 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 297 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 43.10%.

You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Southern University Law Center Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Southern University Law Center

Compared to law schools in U.S., Southern University Law Center's acceptance rate is much higher than the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in Louisiana, Southern University Law Center's acceptance rate is slightly higher than the average rate of 50%.

You can compare Southern University Law Center with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 50% and 60%

Southern University Law Center Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
Southern University Law Center	56.55%	43.10%	297	809
All Law Schools	36.09%	33.15%	213	737
Public	34.52%	34.44%	184	668
Private	37.29%	32.17%	236	791
Louisiana Law Schools	50%	38.65%	227	672
Public	52.83%	43.18%	224	613
Private	45.45%	31.86%	232	761

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Southern University Law Center is May 1, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Southern University Law Center' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Southern University Law Center applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Regular Decision Deadline	2026-05-01
Admission Contact
Phone	800-537-1135
Email	admission@sulc.edu
General Admission Information	https://www.sulc.edu/page/prospective-students-tuition-budgeting
Application Requirements	https://www.sulc.edu/page/admission-procedures

Application Requirements


CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
Transcripts
LSAT Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years GRE may be not accepted.
Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.

Data Source: https://www.sulc.edu/page/admission-procedures

2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Southern University Law Center is 147 and GPA is 3.15 over 297 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Southern University Law Center' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in Louisiana, Southern University Law Center' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 155.

You can compare Southern University Law Center with law schools that have similar LSAT score under 150

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 149 and the 25^th percentile is 144. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.53 and the 25^th percentile is 2.82.

2026 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
Southern University Law Center	147	3.15
All Law Schools	160	3.65
Public	160	3.69
Private	159	3.62
Louisiana Law Schools	155	3.54
Public	154	3.52
Private	158	3.57

LSAT Score

		25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2021	Overall	143	144	146
	Full-time	143	144	146
	Part-time	143	144	147
2022	Overall	144	146	148
	Full-time	144	146	149
	Part-time	144	145	147
2023	Overall	144	146	148
	Full-time	144	146	148
	Part-time	144	145	149
2024	Overall	145	147	149
	Full-time	146	147	149
	Part-time	144	145	147
2025	Overall	144	146	149
	Full-time	144	146	148
	Part-time	144	147	149
2026	Overall	145	147	150
	Full-time	145	147	151
	Part-time	145	147	150

GPA

		25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2021	Overall	2.65	2.98	3.33
	Full-time	2.84	3.12	3.42
	Part-time	2.36	2.68	3.07
2022	Overall	2.72	3.03	3.39
	Full-time	2.81	3.1	3.44
	Part-time	2.55	2.85	3.23
2023	Overall	2.8	3.13	3.43
	Full-time	2.93	3.22	3.5
	Part-time	2.52	2.87	3.17
2024	Overall	2.8	3.12	3.48
	Full-time	2.9	3.23	3.51
	Part-time	2.49	2.79	3.37
2025	Overall	2.82	3.15	3.53
	Full-time	2.9	3.24	3.57
	Part-time	2.59	2.85	3.19
2026	Overall	2.86	3.15	3.48
	Full-time	2.91	3.19	3.52
	Part-time	2.59	2.89	3.24

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