Comparing SMU Law and UR Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Dedman School of Law (SMU Law) and University of Richmond School of Law (UR Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage and employment data for 2022-2023.
  • Both schools are private.
  • SMU Law tuition of $63,502 is more expensive than UR Law tuition of $55,500.
  • UR Law offers the better financial aid of $30,000 which is 54.05% of tuition amount.
  • SMU Law acceptance rate of 41.46% is lower than UR Law of 32.69%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 164 of 164.
  • SMU Law's GPA of 3.83 is higher than UR Law of 3.75.
  • SMU Law with 725 students is larger than UR Law with 408 students.
  • SMU Law has higher bar exam pass rate than UR Law.
  • UR Law founded in 1870 is older than SMU Law founded in 1911.