Southern Methodist University Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2023 admissions cycle

164

LSAT

3.83

GPA

33.9%

Admit Rate

SMU Dedman School of Law is a prestigious JD program located in Dallas, Texas. In the competitive 2023 law school rankings, SMU Dedman School of Law was ranked 45 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2023 admissions cycle, SMU Dedman School of Law has an entering 1L class size of approximately 190 with an acceptance rate of 33.9%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

2175

JD application volume in 2023 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

33.9%

72nd percentile

JD Program Size

190

61st percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$112k

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Law School Admission Chances at SMU Dedman School of Law

About SMU Dedman School of Law

Founded in 1925, SMU Dedman School of Law is located on a magnificent tree-lined campus in a beautiful residential neighborhood just five miles north of downtown Dallas. SMU offers an intimate learning community within a vibrant urban center.

With a relatively small entering class size, an outstanding teaching faculty, and distinguished guest lecturers, SMU offers a scholarly community with fantastic opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. SMU also has a well-rounded, diverse student body from approximately 200 colleges and universities, 35 states, and over 20 countries.

Law School Campus

SMU offers a beautiful setting in which to pursue legal studies. The Law School Quadrangle, a six-acre, self-contained corner of the campus, offers students convenient access to all law school facilities. The larger SMU campus offers students a variety of housing options, a childcare facility, a health center, and a fitness/wellness center.

The law school has its own dining hall and a four-story parking garage with 500 spaces.

SMU Dedman School of Law Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 464 applications (187 accepted, 38 waitlisted, 24 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2023 admissions cycle at SMU Dedman School of Law, 2175 candidates submitted JD applications and 711 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 33.9%.

The JD program at SMU Dedman School of Law enrolls a first-year class of 190 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 26.3%. This means that of the 711 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 187 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to SMU Dedman School of Law, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	160	164	166
	78th percentile
GPA	3.67	3.83	3.91
	84th percentile

	Value
Applications	2175
	71st percentile
Admission Offers	711
Class Size	190
	61st percentile
Acceptance Rate	33.9%
	72nd percentile
Yield Rate	26.3%
	36th percentile

The above statistics show that SMU Dedman School of Law typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 160 (25th percentile) to 166 (75th percentile), with a median of 164.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.67 to 3.91, with a median of 3.83.

With an acceptance rate of 33.9%, SMU Dedman School of Law is considered a selective law school in terms of admissions.

What these numbers mean

Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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