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 — 2024-2025
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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $58,504 | $7,540 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $58,504 | $7,540 |
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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$22,638
- Living off campus$14,888
- Living at home$7,478
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$58,504
- Mandatory fees$7,540
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$14,888
PreLaw Advisor total$80,932
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 (2024–2025 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 655 | 655 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 629 | 629 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 96% | 96% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 461 | 461 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 136 | 136 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 32 | 32 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $32,000 | 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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2023-20246 received · 1 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-20236 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-20225 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.