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, 83.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 0% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.9% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
57%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
10.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.5%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
7.9%
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