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, 99.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 73% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 11.7% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
99.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
78.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
73%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
13.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
11.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
2.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0%
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