6. Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
Acceptance rate: 65.59%
LSAT score 50th percentile: 144
GPA range 50th percentile: 2.91
Tuition and fees for residents (full time): $15,802
Tuition and fees for non-residents (full time): $28,402
Tuition and fees for residents (part time): $13,958
Tuition and fees for non-residents (part time): $26,558
Bar passage rate: 53.19%
Employment: 84%
Southern University Law Center ranks 6th on our list of easiest law schools to get into in US. It was founded in 1947 after an African American student filed a lawsuit because he could not enroll at state law school. Today the school is the most diverse one in Louisiana, and African American account for the greatest percent of student population. Law program at the Southern University is the most affordable one on this ranking with tuition of $15,802 for residents and $28,402 for non-residents. The expenses are so low that only 8% of all students receive financial help. While it might be easy to enroll at Southern University law program (median LSAT score and GPA of 2017 class were among the lowest in the country), note that the school has very low bar passage rate which is well below state’s average.
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