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 2024-2025, except bar passage and employment data for 2023-2024.
  • Both schools are private.
  • SMU Law tuition of $66,044 is more expensive than UR Law tuition of $55,550.
  • UR Law offers the better financial aid of $32,968 which is 59.35% of tuition amount.
  • SMU Law acceptance rate of 42.91% is lower than UR Law of 30.39%.
  • SMU Law's LSAT score of 165 is higher than UR Law of 164.
  • SMU Law's GPA of 3.86 is higher than UR Law of 3.75.
  • SMU Law with 717 students is larger than UR Law with 392 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.