Dallas, Texas
SMU Dedman School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1927
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 167
- Median GPA
- 3.81
- Resident tuition
- $60,844
- First-year class
- 254
- Bar-required jobs
- 94.7%
- First-time bar passage
- 97.8%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $24,702 | $3,202 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $24,702 | $3,202 |
| Part-time · resident | $18,525 | $2,402 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $18,525 | $2,402 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$29,370
- Living off campus$26,100
- Living at home$9,570
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$24,702
- Mandatory fees$3,202
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$26,100
PreLaw Advisor total$54,004
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 (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 705 | 679 | 26 |
| Receiving grants | 653 | 628 | 25 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 508 | 487 | 21 |
| Half to full tuition | 114 | 110 | 4 |
| Full tuition | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | $9,864 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $21,364 | $13,364 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $27,000 | $20,364 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-20186 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-201710 received · 1 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-20168 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.