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University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Columbia, SC · Public
162 160–164 3.67 3.43–3.86 $20,322 Nonresident $38,100 90.0% Save University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Compare University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law University of Southern California Gould School of Law Los Angeles, CA · Private
169 165–170 3.91 3.73–3.97 $84,034 94.1% Save University of Southern California Gould School of Law Compare University of Southern California Gould School of Law University of Tennessee Winston College of Law Knoxville, TN · Public
164 160–166 3.89 3.67–3.95 $16,696 Nonresident $35,140 85.6% Save University of Tennessee Winston College of Law Compare University of Tennessee Winston College of Law University of Washington School of Law Seattle, WA · Public
165 162–167 3.76 3.60–3.86 $45,927 Nonresident $57,810 92.6% Save University of Washington School of Law Compare University of Washington School of Law University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI · Public
167 161–169 3.81 3.61–3.93 $36,526 Nonresident $53,640 75.0% Save University of Wisconsin Law School Compare University of Wisconsin Law School Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
153 149–156 3.27 2.84–3.57 $50,320 68.0% Save Western New England University School of Law Compare Western New England University School of Law William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
160 156–162 3.76 3.39–3.88 $31,518 Nonresident $46,040 83.5% Save William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Compare William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Admissions: fall 2025 entering class · Tuition: 2025-2026 · Bar passage: 2025 graduates. Bars show the 25th–75th percentile band and median on a common scale (LSAT 140–180, GPA 2.80–4.10). A school’s own profile states the year of each of its figures.
University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Columbia, SC · Public
Median LSAT 162 160–164
Median GPA 3.67 3.43–3.86
Resident tuition $20,322 Nonresident $38,100
First-time bar 90.0% Save University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Compare University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law University of Southern California Gould School of Law Los Angeles, CA · Private
Median LSAT 169 165–170
Median GPA 3.91 3.73–3.97
Resident tuition $84,034
First-time bar 94.1% Save University of Southern California Gould School of Law Compare University of Southern California Gould School of Law University of Tennessee Winston College of Law Knoxville, TN · Public
Median LSAT 164 160–166
Median GPA 3.89 3.67–3.95
Resident tuition $16,696 Nonresident $35,140
First-time bar 85.6% Save University of Tennessee Winston College of Law Compare University of Tennessee Winston College of Law University of Washington School of Law Seattle, WA · Public
Median LSAT 165 162–167
Median GPA 3.76 3.60–3.86
Resident tuition $45,927 Nonresident $57,810
First-time bar 92.6% Save University of Washington School of Law Compare University of Washington School of Law University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI · Public
Median LSAT 167 161–169
Median GPA 3.81 3.61–3.93
Resident tuition $36,526 Nonresident $53,640
First-time bar 75.0% Save University of Wisconsin Law School Compare University of Wisconsin Law School Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 153 149–156
Median GPA 3.27 2.84–3.57
Resident tuition $50,320
First-time bar 68.0% Save Western New England University School of Law Compare Western New England University School of Law William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 160 156–162
Median GPA 3.76 3.39–3.88
Resident tuition $31,518 Nonresident $46,040
First-time bar 83.5% Save William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Compare William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas LSAT and GPA figures are the published medians of each school’s most recent entering class, with the 25th and 75th percentiles beneath. Each dataset states its own year. They describe a past class and are not an admissions prediction. Results are in the order you choose; the directory does not rank schools. Other law schools in the United States, including closed ones, are listed separately without profiles.
