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Law Schools in South Carolina

Are you are looking to go to one of the law schools in South Carolina? There are 2 ABA accredited law schools in South Carolina.

The highest ranked law school in South Carolina is University of South Carolina, which was ranked 60 by US News in 2023. The school has an LSAT median of 159 and a GPA median of 3.61.

The best law school in South Carolina depends on what you're looking for. Every law school is different, just like every person is different.

Other schools in South Carolina include Charleston School of Law. If you want to go to law school in South Carolina, you should consider these schools.

ABA accredited law schools in South Carolina

  1. University of South Carolina School of Law
  2. Charleston School of Law

You can also check out law schools in the states that border South Carolina: Georgia, North Carolina.

Detailed information on South Carolina law schools

University of South Carolina School of Law

Columbia, South Carolina
Rank 60 (US News 2023)
  • Ranked: 60 by US News in 2023.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 156/159/161
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.35/3.61/3.83
  • Acceptance rate: 37.6
  • Bar passage rate: 82.0

Charleston School of Law

Charleston, South Carolina
Rank 180 (US News 2023)
  • Ranked: 180 by US News in 2023.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 149/152/154
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.12/3.41/3.65
  • Acceptance rate: 56.6
  • Bar passage rate: 59.4

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jb2028
13:45
Cornell's "eventually clerk" number is 20%. It's not as high as some other schools (their "eventually clerk" % is also higher than the "right after graduation" figure) but not super different from other T14s either
jb2028
13:45
Per: https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/careers/judicial-clerkships/
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
13:46
Jb can I do California big law from cornell
jb2028
13:52
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: Hard to say for sure. CA is Cornell's #3 destination (per https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EQSummaryReport-4-3-2024.pdf), but that's a small share of the class - 8 grads out of 174 compared to 111 in New York. Probably some self-selection (a lot of people looking at NYC biglaw), but you'd likely need to get good grades and put serious effort into networking. Not a layup like Cornell to NYC.
Blackbelt2b2
13:53
Did NYU have another E wave yesterday?
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
13:53
Okay thank you for the detailed explanation. Looks like NYC it is. Betting on 8 out of 174 is hubris
jb2028
13:58
Worth noting it's probably not 8 out of 174 people with CA as their goal - if someone goes to Cornell, they're almost certainly interested in NYC or open to it - but maybe 8 of a couple dozen that apply to CA
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
13:59
Alright, there’s probably some self selection but it’s not nearly as consistent as. Cornell—>NYC
AngelHairScreenager
14:30
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: how do you know? asking for a friend..
AngelHairScreenager
14:31
^^that a ton of people are getting off GULC WL
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
14:38
Gulc pulls a huge amount of people from waitlist every year
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
14:38
Gulc waitlist is the only good waitlist to be on with Harvard a distant second
TruthTheX
15:29
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: do you have any easy to understand stats to show what you’re talking about? I know a lot of the data on here will show it if you’re smart enough to understand it… but alas I am not
TruthTheX
15:30
Like approximately how many people get pulled, maybe specifics of off what lists (I’ve heard blanket statements of 33, 33, 33 and 50, 25, 25)
LegalUsername
15:32
Does anyone know if GULC decisions ever come out on the weekends?
TruthTheX
15:33
Cuz all I’ve been able to tell from the last few years data vs this year is there’s FAR more people on the WL and far less Rs. So I’d assume the odds this year aren’t gonna be nearly as good as previous years
TruthTheX
15:35
@LegalUsername: I believe I have seen a couple people that said they had decisions on Saturdays but I haven’t seen a wave on Saturdays or anything on Sundays
LegalUsername
15:36
Ah thanks for clarifying
Ijustwannagetinman
15:56
@jb2028: do you have discord? I wanted to ask you a question about something app related that is too specific to ask on here
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
15:56
https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/s/l6qxlcUJkV
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
15:56
Looks like roughly 5% of waitlisted applicants input As on lsd
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
15:57
That is deflated because not everyone who gets waitlisted updates after waitlist and Gulc filters their waitlist pretty heavily early on
TruthTheX
15:59
What do you mean by filters early on?
TruthTheX
15:59
Sorry I’m honestly really unfamiliar with their process so I appreciate your knowledge
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
15:59
You have to accept WL, attend their WL zoom, and pretty sure you need to write an loci too
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
16:00
So a ton of people with the WL decision will not be on the WL
TruthTheX
16:00
do they release people from the WL commonly? Like send them a WL R basically
TruthTheX
16:01
Or is it just internal
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
16:01
Yes they release a ton of people early on
TruthTheX
16:02
Gotcha Ty! I ask mainly because I’m planning to ride out to at least August 1st in the hopes my odds improve so glad to hear my plan is at least feasible
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