David A. Clarke School of Law

David A. Clarke School of Law Overview

Established in 1972, David A. Clarke School of Law is a public law school at University of the District of Columbia-David A Clarke School of Law. The 2025 tuition & fees of David A. Clarke School of Law is $13,438 for District of Columbia residents and $25,873 for out-of-state students.

The acceptance rate of the school is 50.29% and yield is 30.23%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.15. Total 221 students are attending David A. Clarke School of Law and 78 of them is first-year students. Last year 67 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 43 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 33.85%). You may want to check the general academic information of David A. Clarke School of Law at University of the District of Columbia-David A Clarke School of Law academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

73 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 150 David A. Clarke School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 73 submitters is 3.15. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

David A. Clarke School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile		50^th Percentile		75^th Percentile
	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
LSAT Scores	147	148	149	150	153	153
Undergraduate GPA	2.74	2.83	3.05	3.2	3.27	3.64

David A. Clarke School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

David A. Clarke School of Law tuition & fees is $13,438 for District of Columbia residents and $25,873 for non-residents for the academic year 2022-2023.

David A. Clarke School of Law Tuition & Fees
	In-State	Out-of-State
David A. Clarke School of Law	$13,438	$25,873
Average Living Costs
Living Costs	$22,700
Books & Supplies	$2,000
Personal Expenses	$4,000

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 548 students applied to David A. Clarke School of Law and 231 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 74 students finally enrolled to David A. Clarke School of Law. The acceptance rate is 50.29% and yield (enrollment rate) is 30%.

David A. Clarke School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	548
Admitted	231
Enrolled	74
Acceptance Rate	50.29%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	30.23%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	0
Total First Year Class Enrollment	74

Law Student Population

David A. Clarke School of Law has total 221 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 227 students enrolled in JD program and 2 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at David A. Clarke School of Law
Total Enrollment	229
JD Enrollment	227
Non-JD Enrollment	2

David A. Clarke School of Law has 74 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 26 male and 52 female students. By attendance type, 56 students enrolled as full-time and 22 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at David A. Clarke School of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at David A. Clarke School of Law
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	74	56	22
Men	26	18	8
Women	52	38	14

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 78 students have graduated from David A. Clarke School of Law. Among them, 67 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 43 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at David A. Clarke School of Law is 33.85% where the average pass rate of District of Columbia is 77.66%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at David A. Clarke School of Law
Total Graduates	78
First-time Bar Exam Taker	67 (56 new graduates, 11 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	22 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	43 / 64.18%
Pass Rate at District of Columbia	77.66%