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Duke Law School

210 Science Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27708
Median LSAT
171
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (170) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.91
0.02 vs. Class of 2024 (3.89) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
99.6%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
174171169166 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 171 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.91 (up 0.02) 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

94% of the school's 726 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT169 – 171 – 172
160180
Undergraduate GPA3.83 – 3.91 – 3.96
3.44.0
1L Class Size
227
Annual Tuition
$80,100
App. Deadline
2/15
App. Fee
$85

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
99.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
78.7%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
13.9%
Public Interest
4.8%
Government
2.2%
Business & Industry
0%
Education
0%
JD Advantage
0%
Unemployed, Seeking
0%

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

Scholarship Distribution

726 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
41
Less than ½ tuition
487
Half to full tuition
196
Full tuition
2
More than full tuition
0

Bars scale to share of all 726 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School97.48%
ABA Weighted Avg82.94%

Based on 278 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#7
2026 Overall Rank
↓1 spot
2025 · #6
2026 · #7