2026 CLASS PROFILE AND ABA 509 DATA
Charleston Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2026)
50.2% of Charleston's applicants got in last cycle. The median LSAT is 154, the median GPA a 3.5. The number that matters more is the bar pass rate: just 65.6% of the 2024 class passed on the first try.
The 2026 entering class
Charleston Law School's 2026 entering class had a median LSAT of 155, up 1 from 154 in 2025. The median GPA was 3.56. The school hasn't published its 25th and 75th percentiles yet.
Source: the school's own 2026 class profile, as of September 26, 2026. These numbers can shift until the 2026 ABA 509 reports publish. Everything below this section is 2025 ABA 509 data.
What it takes to get in
These are the school's own reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT and GPA numbers from its ABA Standard 509 filing, the same disclosure every accredited law school has to file each year. The 50th percentile is the median: half the admitted class scored above it, half below.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 152 | 154 | 157 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 146 | 148 | 151 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2015 | 143 | 146 | 149 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
The median LSAT is up 6 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.4. The bar moved here.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 82% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 9.4% |
| Federal clerkships | 0% |
| Government + public interest | 17.2% |
| Bar pass rate | 65.6% |
82.0% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, but a 65.6% bar pass rate is the number that should give anyone paying the $145,800 3-year sticker real pause.
Your odds
A 157 LSAT and up puts you in Charleston's top quarter, 154 sits you right at the median, and 152 or below drops you into the bottom 25% of the admitted class. At a 50.2% acceptance rate, most applicants who clear that LSAT floor get an offer. Run your own numbers through the calculator before you spend a filing fee guessing.
See where you land: the LSAT Unplugged law school chances calculator. What is 1 LSAT point worth here? See the scholarship math.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $48,600/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $145,800 |
| Pays full sticker | 5.2% |
| Gets some grant | 94.8% |
94.8% of Charleston's class gets some grant money and only 5.2% pays full sticker, so a score above the 157 75th percentile puts you in the strongest position to push for more.
Schools like Charleston
These 6 are the closest match by median LSAT, then median GPA, out of all 196 schools in the 509 master (as of 2026). Use them as your realistic comparison set, not the list of "reach" schools everyone starts with.
FAQ
What LSAT score do you need for Charleston Law School?
The median LSAT for Charleston's 2025 class is 154. The 25th percentile is 152 and the 75th is 157, up sharply from a 148 median back in 2019.
What GPA do you need for Charleston Law School?
The median GPA is 3.5. The 25th percentile is 3.3 and the 75th is 3.8, a big jump from the 3.1 median in 2019.
What is Charleston Law School's acceptance rate?
50.2% for the 2025 cycle, based on 1,112 offers out of 2,215 applications. It's one of the more accessible acceptance rates on this list.
How much does Charleston Law School cost with and without aid?
Sticker tuition is $48,600 a year, or $145,800 over 3 years before living costs. 94.8% of the class gets some grant, and only 5.2% pays that full sticker price.
What jobs do Charleston Law School graduates get?
82.0% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 9.4% went to firms with 101 or more lawyers, and no one in that class reported a federal clerkship. The bar pass rate for that class was 65.6%.
Is Charleston worth it at sticker?
That 65.6% bar pass rate is the number to sit with before signing on for $145,800 in tuition. 94.8% of the class does get some grant money, which changes the math considerably. At full sticker with a below-median score, the risk here is real.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
