St. Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1924
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 157
- Median GPA
- 3.61
- Resident tuition
- $55,260
- First-year class
- 222
- Bar-required jobs
- 87.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 89.1%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $48,040 | $774 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $48,040 | $774 |
| Part-time · resident | $35,060 | $470 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $35,060 | $470 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$22,100
- Living off campus$22,100
- Living at home$18,660
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$48,040
- Mandatory fees$774
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$22,100
PreLaw Advisor total$70,914
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 (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 581 | 521 | 60 |
| Receiving grants | 566 | 513 | 53 |
| % receiving grants | 97% | 98% | 88% |
| Less than half tuition | 273 | 235 | 38 |
| Half to full tuition | 252 | 239 | 13 |
| Full tuition | 39 | 37 | 2 |
| More than full tuition | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $13,000 | $5,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $24,000 | $9,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $34,000 | $17,500 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-20220 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-20210 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.