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Duke University School of Law

LSAT 170
GPA 3.85
Tuition & Fees $75,618
Acceptance Rate 10.74 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 93.52 %

Duke University School of Law Overview

Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC
Established in 1904, Duke University School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Durham, North Carolina. The 2025 tuition & fees of Duke University School of Law is $75,618.
The acceptance rate of the school is 10.74% and yield is 30.40%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 170 and the average GPA is 3.85. Total 898 students are attending Duke University School of Law and 204 of them is first-year students. Last year 197 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 192 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 93.52%). You may want to check the general academic information of Duke University School of Law at Duke University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

280 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 170 Duke University School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 277 submitters is 3.85. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Duke University School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores167170172
Undergraduate GPA3.73.823.91

Duke University School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Duke University School of Law tuition & fees is $75,618 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Duke University School of Law is $65,805. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $63,985
Duke University School of Law Tuition & Fees
Duke University School of Law$75,618
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$16,454
Books & Supplies$1,838
Personal Expenses$3,852
Average Costs at Duke University
Undergraduate$65,805
Graduate$63,985

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 7,255 students applied to Duke University School of Law and 1,048 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 282 students finally enrolled to Duke University School of Law. The acceptance rate is 10.74% and yield (enrollment rate) is 30%. With 3 deferred/pre-admitted students, Duke University School of Law has 285 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Duke University School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants7,255
Admitted1,048
Enrolled282
Acceptance Rate10.74%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)30.40%
Deferred / Previously Admitted3
Total First Year Class Enrollment285

Law Student Population

Duke University School of Law has total 898 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 744 students enrolled in JD program and 104 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Duke University School of Law
Total Enrollment848
JD Enrollment744
Non-JD Enrollment104
Duke University School of Law has 285 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 131 male and 157 female students. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Duke University School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Duke University School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total285 2880
Men131 1310
Women157 1570

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 215 students have graduated from Duke University School of Law. Among them, 197 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 192 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Duke University School of Law is 93.52% where the average pass rate of North Carolina is 79.69%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Duke University School of Law
Total Graduates215
First-time Bar Exam Taker197
(190 new graduates, 7 from prior year and 2 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker25 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate192 / 97.46%
Pass Rate at North Carolina79.69%