Comparing South Texas Law and SMU Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Dedman School of Law (SMU Law) and South Texas College of Law (South Texas 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 South Texas Law tuition of $41,110.
  • SMU Law offers the better financial aid of $25,000 which is 39.37% of tuition amount.
  • SMU Law acceptance rate of 44.04% is lower than South Texas Law of 32.69%.
  • SMU Law's LSAT score of 164 is higher than South Texas Law of 153.
  • SMU Law's GPA of 3.83 is higher than South Texas Law of 3.36.
  • South Texas Law with 1,036 students is larger than SMU Law with 725 students.
  • SMU Law has higher bar exam pass rate than South Texas Law.
  • SMU Law founded in 1911 is older than South Texas Law founded in 1923.
  • SMU Law requires more expensive application fees than South Texas Law.