Study at Southern University Law Center

 Profile of Southern University Law Center

The main campus of Southern University Law Center is in Baton Rouge, LA (a medium-sized city). The school is a public school.

Course Topics

Southern University Law Center tends to concentrate its instruction in a few key disciplines. The school students most commonly major in a field related to law.

Southern University Law Center Selectivity

Southern University Law Center does not accept everyone who applies.

Faculty

The school's faculty/student ratio compares favorably with most colleges. Southern University Law Center offers tenure to reward and retain some professors. Salaries for full-time faculty at the school are higher than most, allowing the school to afford quality teaching.

Student Enrollment

In 2007, Southern University Law Center had 493 enrolled students. The school has a larger minority student population than most schools.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The Southern University Law Center is dedicated to offering students from diverse backgrounds a quality legal education in civil and common law that will prepare them to be highly effective, competent, ethnical professionals who possess a deep sense of community. The Law Center reaffirms its historical commitment of providing legal educational opportunities to under-represented racial, ethnic, and economic groups in pursuit of the Juris Doctor Degree."