Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 2006
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 154
- Median GPA
- 3.51
- Resident tuition
- $48,600
- First-year class
- 241
- Bar-required jobs
- 76.2%
- First-time bar passage
- 77.4%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2017-2018
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $41,548 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $41,548 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $33,570 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $33,570 | Not reported |
The school reports a tuition guarantee program.
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$22,636
- Living off campus$22,636
- Living at home$22,636
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$41,548
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$22,636
PreLaw Advisor total$64,184
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2017–2018 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 417 | 364 | 53 |
| Receiving grants | 374 | 336 | 38 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 295 | 271 | 24 |
| Half to full tuition | 79 | 65 | 14 |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | $9,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $12,000 | $12,500 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $20,000 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2016-20170 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-201614 received · 3 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2014-201568 received · 15 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.