Duke Law School

210 Science Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27708

Duke Law School enrolls approximately 227 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 171 and median GPA is 3.91. In the most recent reporting year, 98.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 74.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 10.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
227
Median LSAT
171
Median GPA
3.91
Bar-Required Jobs
98.9%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 172
50th Percentile 171
25th Percentile 169
75th Percentile 3.96
50th Percentile 3.91
25th Percentile 3.83

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
98.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
78.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
74.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
13.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
10.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
3.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
97.48%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.94%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+14.54%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
278
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 41
Less than ½ tuition 487
Half to full tuition 196
Full tuition 2
More than full tuition 0