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Age range. The median age of first-year students at the Charleston School of Law is 24 years. But the school is home to students who range from 20 to 67.

In-state vs. out-of-state. Slightly over three-quarters (77 percent) of the School's students are South Carolina residents.

Gender split. Males outnumber females at the school by a 56 percent to 44 percent margin.

Class of 2008 profile

Class of 2007 profile

Students in the first class (Class of 2007) of the Charleston School of Law have scores that exceed the national median on standardized tests and college achievement which, as Associate Dean John Benfield says is "amazing for an unaccredited, brand new school."

Applications/acceptance

Total Applications: 952
Offers of Acceptance: 308
Number Enrolled: 138

Scores/grades

The following chart highlights LSAT scores and grade point averages for the Class of 2007:

LSAT
GPA
75th percentile
155
3.48
Median
152
3.08
25th percentile
150
2.79

(75th percentile means the top 25 percent of the entering class had a score of 155 or better.)


Colleges represented

Students at the Charleston School of Law come from 45 colleges and universities:

Colleges with 10 or more students at the Charleston School of Law:

College of Charleston (35)
University of South Carolina (33)
Clemson University (26)
The Citadel (15)

Colleges with 5 - 9 students at CSOL:

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (6)
University of Georgia (6)
Wofford (5)

Colleges with 2 - 4 students at CSOL:

Furman University (4)
University of the South (Sewanee): (3)
Winthrop University (3)
NC State University (3)
Davidson College (2)
Converse College (2)
Univ. of North Carolina-Asheville (2)
East Carolina University (2)
Presbyterian College (2)
Winthrop (2)
Hampden-Sydney (2)
Gardner-Webb (2)
Florida State University (2)
Coastal Carolina University (2)

Other colleges and universities:

Allegheny College
Auburn University
Bentley College
Charleston Southern University
College of Saint Mary
Columbia College
Elon University
Emory University
Francis Marion University
Franklin College
George Mason University
Hartwick
Hobart William Smith College
Hunter College
Indiana University-Bloomington
Limestone College
Louisiana State University
Middle Tennessee State University
MUSC
Ohio State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Southern Wesleyan University
Texas Christian University
University of Alabama
University of Bucharest
University of Cincinnati
University of Florida
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Mississippi
University of Nigeria
University of Notre Dame
University of South Carolina-Aiken
University of Southern Maine
University of Virginia
U.S. Naval Academy
Valparaiso University
Wake Forest University
Washington University
Washington and Lee University
West Virginia University


For More Information

For more information, contact our Office of Admissions at 843-329-1000.

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