Drake University Law School

Des Moines, IA

Drake University Law School is located in Des Moines, IA and enrolls approximately 141 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 156 and median GPA is 3.67. In the most recent reporting year, 87% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
141
Median LSAT
156
Median GPA
3.67
Bar-Required Jobs
87%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 159
50th Percentile 156
25th Percentile 153
75th Percentile 3.89
50th Percentile 3.67
25th Percentile 3.38

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
51%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
14%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
16%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
85.71%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
83.73%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.98%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
105
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 63
Less than ½ tuition 76
Half to full tuition 179
Full tuition 22
More than full tuition 9