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 2026 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 36.98% and yield is 25.99%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 151 and the average GPA is 3.28. Total 236 students are attending David A. Clarke School of Law and 82 of them is first-year students. Last year 61 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 40 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 65.57%). 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

83 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 151 at David A. Clarke School of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.28. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

David A. Clarke School of Law 2026 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	148	149	150	151	153	154
Undergraduate GPA	3.12	2.67	3.38	3.17	3.68	3.35

David A. Clarke School of Law 2027 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 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at David A. Clarke School of Law is $5,662 for District of Columbia residents and $12,514 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $9,604 for District of Columbia residents and $18,118 for out-of-state students

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	$30,035
Books & Supplies	$2,387
Personal Expenses	$4,000
Average Costs at University of the District of Columbia
Undergraduate	$5,662	$12,514
Graduate	$9,604	$18,118

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 749 students applied to David A. Clarke School of Law and 277 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 82 students finally enrolled to David A. Clarke School of Law. The acceptance rate is 36.98% and yield (enrollment rate) is 26%. With 1 deferred/pre-admitted students, David A. Clarke School of Law has 83 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.

David A. Clarke School of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	749
Admitted	277
Enrolled	82
Acceptance Rate	36.98%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.99%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	1
Total First Year Class Enrollment	83

Law Student Population

David A. Clarke School of Law has total 236 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 236 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at David A. Clarke School of Law
Total Enrollment	236
JD Enrollment	236
Non-JD Enrollment	0

David A. Clarke School of Law has 83 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 29 male and 54 female students. By attendance type, 51 students enrolled as full-time and 32 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	83	51	32
Men	29	16	13
Women	54	35	19

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 69 students have graduated from David A. Clarke School of Law. Among them, 61 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 40 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at David A. Clarke School of Law is 65.57% where the average pass rate of District of Columbia is 80.64%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at David A. Clarke School of Law
Total Graduates	69
First-time Bar Exam Taker	61 (50 new graduates, 11 from prior year and 1 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	19 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	40 / 65.57%
Pass Rate at District of Columbia	80.64%