Carbondale, Illinois
Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1974
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 149
- Median GPA
- 3.38
- Resident tuition
- $547 / credit
- First-year class
- 133
- Bar-required jobs
- 73%
- First-time bar passage
- 74.2%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2020-2021
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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $8,752 | $3,510 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $13,128 | $3,510 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $547 | $3,510 |
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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$17,551
- Living off campus$17,551
- Living at home$17,551
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$8,752
- Mandatory fees$3,510
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$17,551
PreLaw Advisor total$29,813
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 (2020–2021 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 254 | 254 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 233 | 233 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 127 | 127 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 98 | 98 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 8 | 8 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $6,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | 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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-20200 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-20190 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.