Southern University Law Center
About
- Type
- Public, 4-year
- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Website
- www.sulc.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- Baton Rouge, about 7 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 70 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Alvin Washington (Chancellor)
- Phone
- 2257712552
- City
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Address
- Baton Rouge, LA 70813
School and Program Rankings
U.S. News school and program rankings · Click a school to see its programs, and a program for its full ranking
Graduate Rankings · 2026 edition
Law School12 programs#175▲3
- Legal Writing#127
- International Law#148▲24
- Contracts Law#154▲16
- Business/Corporate Law#156▲20
- Intellectual Property Law#166▲11
- Tax Law#169▲3
- Health Care Law#171▼14
- Constitutional Law#172▲8
- Environmental Law#175▼5
- Clinical Training#176
- Criminal Law#180▼25
- Trial Advocacy#194▼16
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Ranks in blue are top 10 · ▲▼ change from the previous edition · “—” means no overall ranking for that school · Medical schools are ranked in tiers since the 2025 edition
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$34.1M
Expenses$36.1M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 29 law schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge · 7.6 mi
U.S. News #202
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Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans · 75.7 mi
U.S. News #59
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · 246.7 mi
U.S. News #208
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University of HoustonHouston · 254.1 mi
U.S. News #137
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University of St. Thomas (TX)Houston · 256.7 mi
U.S. News #202
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Rice UniversityHouston · 257.5 mi
U.S. News #16
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University of MississippiUniversity · 282.5 mi
U.S. News #179
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The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · 283.4 mi
U.S. News #156
Peer median 0.0 · all 29 law schools in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Southern University Law Center include Murphy J. Foster (53rd Governor of Louisiana), Cleo Fields (US Representative from Louisiana) and Claire Babineaux-Fontenot (CEO of Feeding America).
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Murphy J. Foster 1930–2020
53rd Governor of Louisiana
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Cleo Fields 1962–
US Representative from Louisiana
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Claire Babineaux-Fontenot 1964–
CEO of Feeding America
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Kip Holden 1952–2025
Mayor-President of Baton Rouge from 2005 to 2016
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Jonathan Perry 1973–
Judge on Louisiana Court of Appeal
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Ledricka Thierry 1978–
Louisiana state representative and lawyer
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Jesse N. Stone 1924–2001
Louisiana attorney and judge on the state Supreme Court pro tempore
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Randal Gaines 1955–
Lawyer and Louisiana state legislator
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Marcus Hunter 1979–
Louisiana judge and attorney
More alumni (6, by field)
Politics and law
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Rick Gallot 1966–
President of the University of Louisiana System
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Sherman Q. Mack 1972–
Former Louisiana state representative and lawyer
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Jeff Cox 1962–
Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal
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Meshea Poore 1975–
Lawyer and West Virginia state delegate
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Annette Eddie-Callagain 1953–
First African American attorney to practice law in Japan
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Anthony Henderson 1966–
U.S. Marine Corps major general
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.