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 — 2025-2026
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $48,600 | $1,084 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $48,600 | $1,084 |
| Part-time · resident | $39,000 | $1,084 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $39,000 | $1,084 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$27,752
- Living at home$27,752
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$48,600
- Mandatory fees$1,084
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$27,752
PreLaw Advisor total$77,436
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 (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 697 | 697 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 661 | 661 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 95% | 95% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 405 | 405 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 236 | 236 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 19 | 19 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 1 | 1 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $13,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $28,500 | Not applicable |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2024-20250 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-20240 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.