Dedman School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

32.69% Dedman School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Dedman School of Law is 32.69% for the academic year 2023-2024. 2,175 students applied and 711 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 187 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 26.30%.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Dedman School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Dedman School of Law's acceptance rate is lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in Texas, Dedman School of Law's acceptance rate is similar to the average rate of 30%.

You can compare Dedman School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 30% and 40%

Dedman School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
Dedman School of Law	32.69%	26.30%	187	725
All Law Schools	42.35%	31.09%	187	714
Public	41.36%	31.47%	161	636
Private	43.11%	30.79%	207	774
Texas Law Schools	30%	29.05%	208	804
Public	28.27%	28.32%	190	830
Private	32.61%	30.15%	235	766

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2024 fall term class, the application deadline at Dedman School of Law is March 1, 2022 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Dedman School of Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Dedman School of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Application Open	2023-09-01
Regular Decision Deadline	2023-03-01
Admission Contact
Phone	888-768-5291
Email	lawadmit@smu.edu
General Admission Information	https://www.smu.edu/law/admissions
Application Requirements	https://www.smu.edu/Law/Admissions/How-to-Apply

Application Requirements


CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
LSAT Or GRE Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years Additional GRE scores may be optional.
Two Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.

Data Source: https://www.smu.edu/Law/Admissions/How-to-Apply

2024 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Dedman School of Law is 164 and GPA is 3.83 over 187 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Dedman School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in Texas, Dedman School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159.

You can compare Dedman School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 160 and 165

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 165 and the 25^th percentile is 160. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.87 and the 25^th percentile is 3.35.

2024 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
Dedman School of Law	164	3.83
All Law Schools	159	3.61
Public	159	3.64
Private	158	3.58
Texas Law Schools	159	3.61
Public	160	3.63
Private	158	3.58

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2019	155	161	163
2020	155	161	163
2021	156	162	164
2022	158	163	164
2023	160	164	165
2024	160	164	166

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2019	3.43	3.68	3.8
2020	3.33	3.7	3.83
2021	3.44	3.73	3.84
2022	3.43	3.76	3.89
2023	3.35	3.71	3.87
2024	3.67	3.83	3.91

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