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Last updated: September 30, 2026
Contents
- 1 LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- 1.1 LSU Law at a Glance
- 1.2 Introduction
- 1.3 Rankings and Reputation
- 1.4 Admissions: What It Takes to Get In
- 1.5 Cost, Scholarships, and Debt
- 1.6 Employment Outcomes
- 1.7 Academics and Programs
- 1.8 Student Life and Location
- 1.9 How LSU Law Compares
- 1.10 The TLS Verdict
- 1.11 Frequently Asked Questions
- 1.11.1 How hard is it to get into LSU Law?
- 1.11.2 What LSAT score is competitive for LSU Law?
- 1.11.3 What GPA do LSU Law applicants typically have?
- 1.11.4 Does LSU Law give scholarships?
- 1.11.5 Are LSU Law scholarships conditional?
- 1.11.6 What is LSU Law's bar passage rate?
- 1.11.7 Is LSU Law good for BigLaw?
- 1.11.8 Does LSU Law offer a part-time or evening J.D.?
- 1.11.9 What is LSU Law best known for?
- 1.11.10 Who is the dean of LSU Law?
- 1.12 Contact and Key Links
- 1.13 TLS Forum Links
- 1.14 Sources
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center ("LSU Law") is the public law school of the Louisiana State University System, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that enrolled a first-year class of 230 students in Fall 2025 from 1,253 completed applications, with a median LSAT of 157 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.74. It is ranked #85 (tie) in the 2026 U.S. News rankings, and its graduates posted the highest pass rate of any Louisiana law school on the July 2025 Louisiana Bar Examination — 89% of first-time takers and 86.8% of all takers. The central decision issue for admitted applicants is that LSU Law pairs comparatively low resident tuition and the state's strongest bar outcomes with the only required curriculum in the United States that teaches both civil law and common law, at a 2026–27 cost of attendance of $53,000.40 for Louisiana residents and $68,440.40 for non-residents.
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LSU Law at a Glance
| Category | Latest information |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1906 |
| Type | Public |
| ABA approval or accreditation | ABA approved (Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar); AALS member since 1924 |
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Latest U.S. News rank | #85 tie (2026 edition) |
| Latest completed applications | 1,253 (Fall 2025, 2025 509 report) |
| Latest acceptance rate | 38.55% (Fall 2025; computed from 483 offers ÷ 1,253 applications) |
| Latest LSAT median | 157 (Fall 2025; 159 for the Fall 2026 entering class) |
| Latest GPA median | 3.74 (Fall 2025; 3.75 for the Fall 2026 entering class) |
| Latest entering class | 230 (Fall 2025; all full-time) |
| Current tuition | $25,966.40 Louisiana resident; $41,406.40 non-resident, including required fees (2026–27) |
| Current estimated cost of attendance | $53,000.40 resident; $68,440.40 non-resident (2026–27) |
| Latest first-time bar passage | 84.92% (2024 graduates, all jurisdictions, ABA bar passage report); 89% first-time on the July 2025 Louisiana Bar |
| Latest bar-required employment | 89% of the Class of 2025 employed within 10 months of graduation (school-reported); 81.4% full-time long-term bar-required for the Class of 2024 (ABA/ILRG) |
| Current dean | Caprice L. Roberts (Interim Dean since September 22, 2025) |
The admissions figures are drawn from LSU Law's 2025 ABA Standard 509 Information Report (1,253 completed applications, 483 offers, 230 enrolled — all full-time — total J.D. enrollment 635, transfers in 1). LSU Law's own reporting for the Fall 2026 entering class cites more than 1,300 applications and 232 enrolled, with a median LSAT of 159 and a median GPA of 3.75; the small differences reflect different reporting years and counting methods, and this profile uses the standardized 509 figures for Fall 2025 while noting the school-reported Fall 2026 numbers. Tuition and cost data are from LSU Law's published 2026–27 tuition and cost-of-attendance schedule. Caprice L. Roberts, the J.Y. Sanders Professor of Law, became Interim Dean on September 22, 2025 following the resignation of Dean Alena M. Allen, and will serve until a national search yields a permanent dean; Roberts previously served as Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Research.
Introduction
The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, founded in 1906 with nineteen students, is the law school of Louisiana State University and sits on LSU's main campus at 1 East Campus Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana's capital. It has been approved by the American Bar Association and a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1924, and was renamed in honor of Dean Paul M. Hebert (1907–1977), the longest-serving dean of the law school, who led it with brief interruptions from 1937 until his death in 1977.
LSU Law's identity rests on three pillars: a curriculum that is unique in American legal education because Louisiana is a civil law state, requiring students to study both the civil law and the common law; a dominant record of bar-exam performance within Louisiana; and the role of flagship public law school in a state with a distinct legal tradition, which produces a strongly regional alumni network — LSU Law alumni practice in all 50 states, three U.S. territories, and more than 33 foreign countries, but a majority of each class remains in Louisiana.
Until voting in April 2015 to realign itself as an academic unit of Louisiana State University, the Paul M. Hebert Law Center was an autonomous school. Its designation as a "Law Center" rather than a "Law School" derives both from that former independent campus status and from the concentration on its campus of J.D., post-J.D., graduate, and foreign programs, including European programs in France and Belgium, and the direction of the Louisiana Law Institute and the Louisiana Judicial College.
Rankings and Reputation
LSU Law is ranked #85 (tie) in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools rankings, with an overall score of 67. Its most distinctive national advantage is not a U.S. News specialty ranking but its curriculum: LSU Law is the only law school in the United States that requires study of both the civil and common law systems, which gives graduates a credential that is portable to civil law jurisdictions and valued by Louisiana employers.
Overall ranking
| U.S. News edition | LSU Law rank |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 (tie) of 194 (overall score 67) |
| 2025 | 84 (reported; not re-verified in the sources reviewed this cycle) |
| 2024 | 91 (tie) |
Applicants should treat movement of a few positions in this band as immaterial to LSU Law's practical outcomes, which are driven by bar passage and in-state employment rather than rank position.
Specialty and independent rankings
LSU Law's Legal Writing program is ranked #16 in the country in the 2026 U.S. News specialty rankings, according to the school's announcement of the results, which it describes as a rise of more than 45 spots. That rank was not independently confirmed against the U.S. News specialty table in the sources reviewed. Independent rankings by the Internet Legal Research Group place LSU Law at #67 in GPA composite (3.72), #107 in LSAT composite (157.3), #107 in selectivity (38.6% acceptance rate), #80 in first-time bar passage (84.9%, +10.4 points above Louisiana's rate), #89 in federal clerkships (1.6%), #102 in bar-required employment (81.4%), and #129 in overall employment at 10 months (91.4%). LSU Law received an "A−" grade in preLaw Magazine's 2025 Best Value Law Schools ranking.
Admissions: What It Takes to Get In
Entering class (Fall 2025)
| Admissions metric | Fall 2025 |
|---|---|
| Completed applications | 1,253 |
| Offers of admission | 483 |
| Acceptance rate | 38.55% |
| Enrollees | 230 |
| First-year class size | 230 (full-time 230; part-time 0) |
| Yield (enrollees / offers) | 47.62% |
| Total J.D. enrollment | 635 |
| Transfers in | 1 |
The Fall 2026 entering class (the school's own profile) reports 232 enrolled students from more than 1,300 applications, drawn from over 70 colleges and universities, 23 states or countries, and 51 different undergraduate degrees, with the most common majors being political science, mass communication, English, psychology, and accounting; 30 students are enrolled through LSU's 3+3 program, which admits eligible LSU undergraduates to the Law Center before they complete their bachelor's degree.
LSAT and GPA
| Statistic | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSAT (Fall 2025) | 155 | 157 | 160 |
| Undergraduate GPA (Fall 2025) | 3.48 | 3.74 | 3.93 |
LSU Law admits students to what the school calls the J.D./C.L. program — the J.D. together with the comparative-law credential that recognizes training in both systems. LSU Law does not publish a GRE-based admissions path in the sources reviewed; the LSAT is required, and scores remain valid for five years.
Interpreting the numbers
LSU Law's numbers describe a mid-selectivity national profile with a much stronger state-level outcome. The median LSAT of 157 and median GPA of 3.74 place LSU below the top tier nationally, but selectivity has tightened sharply: ILRG's comparison of the 2025 and 2019 entering classes shows the acceptance rate falling from 61.5% to 38.6%, the median LSAT rising from 154 to 157, and the median GPA rising from 3.46 to 3.74. The Admissions Committee weighs the LSAT and GPA equally and also considers grade trends, course selection, leadership, time management, the personal statement, letters of recommendation, work and life experience, and obstacles overcome. No LSAT or GPA guarantees admission.
Application timing
The application fee is $50, but LSU Law waives it for new J.D./D.C.L. applications submitted before the June 1 deadline and for transfer or readmission applications submitted on or before June 1. Admissions is rolling, with decisions beginning in late fall, and LSU Law recommends submitting a complete application by the March 1 priority deadline; the final deadline for the Fall 2027 entering class is June 1, 2027. LSU Law does not offer a binding early-decision program. The personal statement must not exceed three pages, and the school does not conduct evaluative interviews unless the admissions committee specifically requests one.
Cost, Scholarships, and Debt
Tuition
Tuition and required fees for the 2026–27 academic year (full-time, 12 or more hours) are $25,966.40 for Louisiana residents and $41,406.40 for non-residents. LSU Law is a public institution, so this is a genuine resident/non-resident differential of $15,440.00 per year. The school's admissions FAQ quotes the entering-class figures as $22,054 for residents and $37,494 for non-residents; the non-resident figure equals tuition plus the non-resident fee but excludes the remaining required fees. U.S. News reports lower figures ($23,665 in-state and $39,105 out-of-state), consistent with an earlier tuition cycle.
Cost of attendance
| Expense | Louisiana resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $25,966.40 | $41,406.40 |
| Room and board | $12,050.00 | $12,050.00 |
| Books and supplies | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 |
| Personal expenses and food | $9,444.00 | $9,444.00 |
| Transportation | $3,840.00 | $3,840.00 |
| Total (Fall and Spring) | $53,000.40 | $68,440.40 |
The per-semester fee schedule for 2026–27 comprises tuition of $11,027.00 plus a building use fee ($48.00), operational fee ($219.00), academic excellence fee ($120.00), dedicated fees ($658.45 fall / $661.95 spring), registration fee ($10.00), student technology fee ($60.00), and student excellence fee ($839.00); non-residents add a $7,720.00 per-semester non-resident fee. International students are assessed an additional $10.00 per semester for the International Cultural Center.
Financial aid
LSU Law awards a mix of merit and need-based aid, and first-year students are automatically considered for scholarships upon admission; more than 75% of the Fall 2026 entering class received merit-based aid ranging from partial to full tuition, according to the school. Per the 2025 Standard 509 report, 492 students received grants — about 77% of the 635-student J.D. population — with a median grant of $19,750, a 25th percentile of $9,937, and a 75th percentile of $20,600. The median grant equals the annual resident tuition figure reported in the same 509 report. The school also maintains a Hardship Tuition Waiver program, through which current students with significant financial need may apply for tuition increase waiver grants. The 509 report lists a May 1, 2026 financial aid deadline, while U.S. News lists the financial aid application deadline as June 15 and the financial aid contact as Director Amy Marix, (225) 578-3103.
Conditional scholarships
| Academic year | Conditional scholarships granted | Reduced or eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | 163 | 34 (20.9%) |
| 2023–2024 | 175 | 41 (23.4%) |
| 2022–2023 | 178 | 59 (33.1%) |
LSU Law is one of the schools where a large share of the class holds conditional awards, and a fifth to a third of those awards has been reduced or eliminated in each of the last three reported years. Applicants comparing scholarship offers should treat the retention conditions attached to an LSU Law award as a material term of the offer.
Debt perspective
The average indebtedness of 2025 J.D. graduates who incurred law school debt is $87,493, with 72.2% of graduates borrowing. LSU Law does not offer a loan repayment assistance program for graduates. Because resident tuition and the Baton Rouge cost of living are modest by national standards, total borrowing at LSU Law is materially lower than at most private peer schools, but the absence of an LRAP makes public-interest and government careers more difficult to finance than at schools with such a program.
Employment Outcomes
Employment (Class of 2025)
LSU Law reported that 89% of the Class of 2025 was employed within 10 months of graduation, with more than half of graduates practicing in Louisiana. That employment rate is the school's headline outcome for the most recent class; the ABA employment-summary line items for the Class of 2025 (bar-required versus J.D.-advantage breakdown, firm-size distribution, clerkship counts, and unemployment) were not retrieved in machine-readable form for this profile and are therefore not reproduced here. Applicants should consult LSU Law's Class of 2025 ABA Employment Summary for those line items.
| Employment metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Employed within 10 months of graduation (Class of 2025) | 89% (school-reported) |
| Graduates practicing in Louisiana (Class of 2025) | More than half |
| Overall employment at 10 months (Class of 2024) | 91.4% (ABA data via ILRG) |
| Full-time, long-term bar-required positions (Class of 2024) | 81.4% |
| Federal judicial clerkships (Class of 2024) | 1.6% |
| Bar-required percentage, Class of 2025 | Not independently confirmed |
| Median salaries by sector | Not independently confirmed |
What these numbers mean
LSU Law's employment profile is regional rather than national. Roughly eight in ten graduates of the most recent reported class hold a full-time, long-term position requiring bar passage, and the school's own reporting confirms that a majority of graduates accept positions in Louisiana, where the LSU network and the civil law credential carry the most weight. Federal clerkship placement (1.6%) is below the top tier, and the school's ILRG overall-employment rank (#129) sits well below its bar-passage rank (#80) — the pattern of a school whose graduates are highly competitive on the bar exam and inside their home market rather than in national large-firm hiring. Applicants targeting New York or Washington large-firm practice should compare LSU Law's placement data directly against schools in those markets.
Bar passage
| Bar statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| First-time bar passage, all jurisdictions (2024 graduates, ABA bar passage report) | 84.92% |
| ABA weighted average for those same jurisdictions (2024 graduates) | 74.57% (+10.35 points) |
| July 2025 Louisiana Bar, first-time takers | 89% — #1 among Louisiana law schools |
| July 2025 Louisiana Bar, all takers | 86.8% — #1 among Louisiana law schools |
| Louisiana first-time pass rate (2024 graduates) | 84.35%, against 73.24% for all ABA-approved schools in Louisiana (+11.11 points) |
| First-time passage (2023 graduates) | 92.00% (+18.55 points above the 73.45% ABA weighted average) |
| First-time passage (2022 graduates) | 83.87% (+10.33 points) |
| Ultimate bar admission, two-year (2022 graduates) | 93.64% |
| Ultimate bar admission, two-year (2021 / 2020 graduates) | 91.67% / 99.64% |
LSU Law's first-time pass rate has exceeded the ABA weighted average for graduates sitting the same exams by 10 to 18 points in each of the last three reported administrations, and the school leads all Louisiana law schools on both first-time and overall pass rates for the July 2025 exam. Interim Dean Caprice Roberts responded to the July 2025 results by noting that the school "will carefully examine the results as we continually work to enhance our bar passage outcomes and prepare all of our graduates to achieve success and fulfill their career goals."
Where graduates go
Graduates overwhelmingly enter practice in Louisiana — more than half of the Class of 2025 — with the remainder spread across Texas and other jurisdictions; LSU Law alumni practice in all 50 states, three U.S. territories, and more than 33 foreign countries. The school's Civil Law/Common Law curriculum allows graduates to sit for any state bar examination, and the school notes that its graduates are prepared to sit for the bar anywhere. Exact state-by-state counts for the Class of 2025 were not published in machine-readable form in the sources reviewed.
Academics and Programs
Curriculum and special strengths
Because Louisiana is a civil law jurisdiction, LSU Law's required curriculum includes both civil law and common law courses, and graduation requires 94 credit hours — reported as the most of any law school in the United States. Since the Fall 2002 entering class, LSU Law has described itself as the only law school in the United States, and one of only two in the Western Hemisphere, offering a course of study leading to simultaneous conferring of the J.D. and the Diploma in Comparative Law (D.C.L.); the school's current admissions materials refer to the same course of study as the J.D./C.L. program. Students may spend a semester abroad at partner institutions in Europe or South America, including France, England, and Argentina, and the Law Center directs European programs at the Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 School of Law in France and the University of Louvain in Belgium.
Dual-degree options include the J.D./M.M.C. (Master of Mass Communication), J.D./M.S.W. (Master of Social Work), J.D./M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), J.D./M.S.F. (Master of Science in Finance), and J.D./M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration); applicants must apply separately to each program. LSU Law also offers an LL.M. program, and undergraduate LSU students may enter through the 3+3 program. The Law Center publishes the Louisiana Law Review (the flagship law review for the State of Louisiana), the Journal of Civil Law Studies, and the student-edited LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources.
Clinics and experiential learning
LSU Law operates an extensive clinical program. Students in clinics represent real clients in local courts and before administrative agencies under the supervision of licensed attorneys, and third-year students may be certified to practice under Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XX. Participation is by application, and most clinics run in both fall and spring. The clinics include:
- Appellate and Parole Advocacy Clinic — in partnership with the Louisiana Parole Project, students represent incarcerated individuals in criminal conviction appeals, parole hearings, and pardon matters (5 credits; 2Ls and 3Ls; 8 students per semester).
- Civil Mediation Clinic — students conduct mediation conferences for real litigants referred from Baton Rouge City Court in small-claims and regular civil dockets, and shadow professional mediators in six-figure disputes (3 credits; 2Ls and 3Ls, 3L preference; 6 students).
- Low-Income Tax Clinic — students interview and represent low-income taxpayers in disputes with the IRS, including Tax Court representation (3 credits; 2Ls and 3Ls, 3L preference; 8 students; requires Income Taxation I).
- Prosecution Clinic — certified students serve as Special Assistant District Attorneys for the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office, handling witness interviews, victim contact, defense negotiations, grand jury preparation, and misdemeanor prosecutions (3 credits; 3Ls only; 8 students).
- Russel J. Stutes Small Business and Community Development Clinic — transactional representation of community entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profits, covering entity formation, tax-exempt applications, regulatory compliance, employment law, contracts, and intellectual property (5 credits; 2Ls and 3Ls; 8 students; requires Business Associations).
- Veterans Legal Clinic — students represent veterans in appeals of denied VA disability benefits, incorrect disability ratings, and military discharge upgrades before the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense (3 credits; 2Ls and 3Ls, 3L preference; 4 students).
- Wrongful Conviction Clinic — a partnership with Innocence & Justice Louisiana (formerly Innocence Project New Orleans) in which students conduct prison visits, litigate post-conviction matters, and consult with experts on DNA and investigative issues (3 credits; 2Ls and 3Ls; 8 students).
- Youth Defense Clinic — third-year students defend youth in juvenile court delinquency proceedings, with second-year students assisting, through integrated seminar and fieldwork components (5 credits for 3Ls, 4 for 2Ls; 2Ls and 3Ls; 8 students).
The Law Center also emphasizes litigation training: it sponsors student participation in national trial and appellate competitions throughout the academic year, and graduation requires completion of the Trial Advocacy program. Transfer credit is accepted up to 32 credits from ABA-accredited schools, and LSU students may cross-register at Southern University Law Center through the LSU-Southern Co-Op Program.
Student Life and Location
Living in Baton Rouge
LSU Law is located at 1 East Campus Drive on LSU's main campus in Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana and home to state government, the state legislature, and the courts that apply Louisiana's civil law system — a setting that gives students unusual access to state-level legal practice relative to schools in purely commercial markets. Baton Rouge is a mid-sized Southern city with a materially lower cost of living than coastal legal markets, which is reflected in the school's $12,050 room-and-board and $3,840 transportation budget lines. Baton Rouge's legal market is small and regional, so students pursuing large-firm or out-of-state careers travel for interviews and summer programs, and the school's alumni network outside Louisiana, while genuine, is thinner than in-state. LSU's flagship campus setting also brings big-university amenities, including SEC athletics.
Student body
With a total J.D. enrollment of 635 and a first-year class of 230, LSU Law is a mid-sized law school by national standards and is effectively a full-time, residential program — the school offers no part-time or evening division, and the Fall 2025 509 report lists zero part-time first-year students. The student body reported by ILRG is 55.3% women, 44.4% men, and 0.3% non-binary. The school states that it hosts more than 40 student-run organizations and encourages participation in them alongside moot court, trial, and appellate competition teams. Faculty total 120 by ILRG's count, which matches the 509 report's 43 full-time and 77 non-full-time faculty, with 40.0% women and 15.0% minority faculty reported; ILRG ranks the student-faculty ratio at 14.8:1 while U.S. News reports 9.1:1.
How LSU Law Compares
Choose LSU Law if
- You intend to practice in Louisiana — LSU Law had the highest pass rate of any Louisiana law school on the July 2025 bar exam for both first-time (89%) and all takers (86.8%).
- You want the only American legal education that combines the civil law and the common law, with the J.D./C.L. credential that comes with it.
- You are a Louisiana resident seeking a low-cost flagship legal education: $25,966.40 in tuition and fees, and a $53,000.40 total cost of attendance.
- You want strong grant coverage (492 recipients; median grant $19,750) and automatic scholarship consideration upon admission, with no separate scholarship application.
Consider alternatives if
- You are targeting national large-firm practice in New York, Washington, or California — LSU Law's placement is regional, with federal clerkship placement at 1.6% for the last fully reported class.
- You are a non-resident comparing total cost: non-residents pay $41,406.40 in annual tuition and fees and a $68,440.40 cost of attendance, which narrows the school's value advantage considerably.
- You need a part-time or evening J.D. — LSU Law is full-time only.
- You want a loan repayment assistance program for a public-interest career — LSU Law offers none, against $87,493 in average graduate indebtedness.
- You are weighing a conditional scholarship: 163 LSU Law students held conditional awards in 2024–25 and 34 saw them reduced or eliminated.
The TLS Verdict
LSU Law is the value play in Louisiana legal education and the state's clear bar-exam leader: the highest first-time and overall pass rates among Louisiana law schools on the July 2025 exam, an 89% employment rate at ten months for the Class of 2025, and a resident cost of attendance just above $53,000 — all built on a curriculum that exists nowhere else in the United States, because LSU Law teaches both the civil law and the common law. The trade-offs are structural rather than incidental: placement is concentrated in Louisiana, federal clerkship and national large-firm outcomes are modest, non-residents face a $68,440.40 annual cost of attendance with no LRAP behind it, a meaningful share of students hold conditional scholarships that have been reduced or eliminated at rates between 21% and 33% in recent years, and the school is currently led by an interim dean pending a national search. For applicants who intend to practice in Louisiana and can attend as residents, LSU Law is among the strongest choices available at any price; for applicants targeting coastal large-firm practice, the numbers argue for comparison against schools in those markets before committing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How hard is it to get into LSU Law?
Moderately selective: for Fall 2025, LSU Law received 1,253 completed applications and made 483 offers, an acceptance rate of 38.55%, with a yield of 47.62%.
What LSAT score is competitive for LSU Law?
The median LSAT for the Fall 2025 entering class was 157, with a middle-50% range of 155 to 160; the Fall 2026 entering class median rose to 159. Scores above 157 are competitive, but no score guarantees admission given the holistic review, and the school weighs the LSAT and GPA equally.
What GPA do LSU Law applicants typically have?
The median undergraduate GPA for the Fall 2025 entering class was 3.74, with a middle-50% range of 3.48 to 3.93; the Fall 2026 median was 3.75.
Does LSU Law give scholarships?
Yes, broadly. Per the 2025 ABA 509 report, 492 students received grants, with a median grant of $19,750 (25th percentile $9,937; 75th percentile $20,600), and the school reports that more than 75% of the Fall 2026 entering class received merit-based aid ranging from partial to full tuition. First-year students are automatically considered upon admission.
Are LSU Law scholarships conditional?
Some are. The 2025 509 report shows 163 conditional scholarships granted in 2024–2025, of which 34 were reduced or eliminated; 175 were granted in 2023–2024 (41 reduced or eliminated) and 178 in 2022–2023 (59 reduced or eliminated). The school states that it reduces rather than revokes conditional awards for failure to meet retention requirements, and that no student who remains enrolled in good standing loses an award entirely.
What is LSU Law's bar passage rate?
For 2024 graduates, the first-time pass rate across all jurisdictions was 84.92%, against an ABA weighted average of 74.57% in the same jurisdictions. On the July 2025 Louisiana Bar, 89% of first-time takers and 86.8% of all takers passed — the highest rate of any Louisiana law school. The two-year ultimate bar admission rate for 2022 graduates was 93.64%.
Is LSU Law good for BigLaw?
It is not a national BigLaw pipeline. About 81.4% of the last fully reported class (Class of 2024) held full-time, long-term bar-required positions, federal clerkship placement was 1.6%, ILRG ranks the school #129 in overall employment at 10 months, and a majority of graduates of the Class of 2025 practice in Louisiana. The school's strength is the regional Louisiana market, including state government, judgeships, and Louisiana firms.
Does LSU Law offer a part-time or evening J.D.?
No. LSU Law does not offer a part-time or evening program; the J.D. is full-time, and the school enrolled zero part-time first-year students in Fall 2025.
What is LSU Law best known for?
LSU Law is best known for the only combined civil law and common law curriculum in the United States (the 94-credit J.D./C.L. program), for the highest bar passage rate among Louisiana law schools, and for being the state's public flagship law school on LSU's main campus in Baton Rouge.
Who is the dean of LSU Law?
Caprice L. Roberts, the J.Y. Sanders Professor of Law, has served as Interim Dean since September 22, 2025, following the resignation of Dean Alena M. Allen, who led the school from July 2023 to September 2025 and remains a Professor of Law. A national search for a permanent dean is under way.
Contact and Key Links
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
1 East Campus Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1000
Admissions Phone: 225-578-8646
Admissions Email: [email protected]
Dean's Office: 400 Law Center, 225-578-8491
Financial Aid: Amy Marix, Director, 225-578-3103
Law Registrar: [email protected]
Official links
- LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Official Website
- J.D. Admissions
- Admissions FAQ
- 2025 ABA Standard 509 Information Report
- ABA Required Disclosures (509 reports, employment summaries, bar passage data)
- ABA Bar Passage Outcomes Report
- Employment and Salary Statistics
- Student Demographics and Class Profile
- Tuition, Fees and Cost of Attendance
- Clinics and Experiential Learning
- Directory and Dean's Office
TLS Forum Links
Sources
- LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Official Website
- ABA — LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center 2025 Standard 509 Information Report
- ABA — LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center 2025 Bar Passage Outcomes Report
- LSU Law — ABA Required Disclosures
- LSU Law — Admissions Frequently Asked Questions
- LSU Law — Cost of Attendance, Tuition, and Fees 2026–2027
- LSU Law — Student Demographics and Entering Class Profile
- LSU Law — Clinics
- LSU Law — "LSU Law graduates achieve highest pass rate on July 2025 Louisiana Bar Exam" (October 3, 2025)
- LSU Law — "Associate Dean Caprice Roberts named Interim LSU Law Dean" (September 22, 2025)
- LSU Law — "Alena Allen named dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center" (February 27, 2023)
- LSU Law — Directory profile, Alena M. Allen
- LSU Law — preLaw Magazine 2025 Best Value Law Schools ("A−") (October 28, 2025)
- U.S. News — LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Profile (2026 edition)