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Mississippi College School of Law

Mississippi · Private · School ID: mississippi-college

Mississippi College School of Law is a private law school in Mississippi. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 63.4% first-time bar passage rate (state average 79.7%). 92.2% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 1.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $37,980 per year; a median grant of $22,000 brings median net tuition to about $15,980. The median LSAT is 152 with a 59.8% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)148 / 152 / 155
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.03 / 3.37 / 3.73
Acceptance rate59.8%
Applications received806
Offers extended482
1L enrollment179
Total JD enrollment401
GRE-only takers0
Transfers in / out1 / 1

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$37,980
Non-resident tuition$37,980
Mandatory fees$1,662
Living-expense estimate$26,100
Median grant$22,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$14,000 / $32,000
No-grant share35.5%
< half-tuition grants28.5%
Half-to-full grants25.9%
Full-tuition grants10.1%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)63.4%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar85.6%
State average (same exam)79.7%
Difference vs. state-16.3 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates103
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)92.2%
Bar-required jobs90.3%
MegaLaw 500+0.0%
BigLaw 251–5001.0%
Mid 101–2502.9%
Small 2–10053.4%
Solo1.0%
Clerkships14.6%
Government14.6%
Public interest1.9%
Business / industry1.9%
Academia1.0%
Seeking employment5.8%

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Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment191 (47.6%)
Female enrollment210 (52.4%)
White271
Black61
Hispanic22
Asian10
Two or more races4
Other / unreported33

Faculty

Total faculty56
Full-time22
Faculty of color8

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$100,660

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Mississippi College School of Law?

Mississippi College School of Law reported a 63.4% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.7% state average.

How much does Mississippi College School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Mississippi College School of Law is $37,980 per year (about $113,940 over three years). The median grant is $22,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $15,980 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Mississippi College School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Mississippi College School of Law is 152 and the median GPA is 3.37; the acceptance rate is 59.8%.

What are the job outcomes at Mississippi College School of Law?

92.2% of Mississippi College School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 1.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 5.8% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in Mississippi

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Mississippi College, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.