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Drake University Law School

Des Moines, IA
Median LSAT
156
No change vs. Class of 2024 (156) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.67
0.11 vs. Class of 2024 (3.56) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.3%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
158155151148 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 156 (unchanged) and median GPA is 3.67 (up 0.11) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

82% of the school's 349 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the half to full tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT153 – 156 – 159
145170
Undergraduate GPA3.38 – 3.67 – 3.89
3.04.0
1L Class Size
141
Annual Tuition
$50,920
App. Deadline
April 1
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
57%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
10.5%
Government
10.5%
Unemployed, Seeking
7.9%
Business & Industry
6.1%
Public Interest
5.3%
JD Advantage
3.5%
Education
1.8%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

349 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
63
Less than ½ tuition
76
Half to full tuition
179
Full tuition
22
More than full tuition
9

Bars scale to share of all 349 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School85.71%
ABA Weighted Avg83.73%

Based on 105 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#91
2026 Overall Rank
↓7 spots
2025 · #84
2026 · #91