Charleston School of Law vs Pace University
Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.
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The short version
- Pace places more graduates in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 5.7% of the Class of 2025, against 1.4% at Charleston.
- Charleston costs about $19K less over three years after the average scholarship: $173K against $192K, and more of its students get a scholarship (95% vs 93%).
- Pace is harder to get into: a 154 median LSAT and a 44.1% acceptance rate, against 154 and 50.2% at Charleston.
- Charleston has the higher first time bar pass rate: 77.4% against 65.2%.
Charleston
vs
Pace
Where graduates go
Pace leads 3 of 5
1.4%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
✓5.7%
1.0%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
✓5.4%
✓0.5%
Federal clerkships
0.4%
84.3%
Graduates employed
✓90.8%
✓77.4%
First time bar passage
65.2%
What it costs
Even, 2 each
✓$173K
Three year net cost
$192K
✓95%
Students receiving a scholarship
93%
$20,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
✓$29,000/yr
$19,649/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
✓$27,177/yr
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Charleston 50.2% · Pace 44.1%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
Charleston
152154157
Pace
151154157
148150152154156158160
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
Charleston
3.263.513.75
Pace
3.313.543.74
3.203.303.403.503.603.703.80
Charleston School of Law
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Frequently asked questions
Is Charleston or Pace better for BigLaw?
Pace placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 5.7% against 1.4%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Charleston placed 1.0% and Pace placed 5.4%. Federal clerkships were 0.5% at Charleston and 0.4% at Pace.
Which is harder to get into, Charleston or Pace?
Charleston's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 154 and a median GPA of 3.51, with a 50.2% acceptance rate. Pace's had 154 and 3.54, with 44.1%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Charleston or Pace?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $173K at Charleston and $192K at Pace, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Charleston or Pace?
95% of Charleston students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $20,000 a year among recipients. 93% of Pace students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $29,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
77.4% of Charleston's first time takers passed in 2025, against 65.2% at Pace. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Charleston or Pace?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.
What a higher LSAT changes
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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology