Howard University School of Law

Washington, DC

Howard University School of Law is located in Washington, DC and enrolls approximately 176 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 156 and median GPA is 3.63. In the most recent reporting year, 69% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 36.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
176
Median LSAT
156
Median GPA
3.63
Bar-Required Jobs
87.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 160
50th Percentile 156
25th Percentile 153
75th Percentile 3.8
50th Percentile 3.63
25th Percentile 3.4

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
69%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
44.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
36.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
21.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
76.77%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.24%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-5.47%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
155
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 278
Less than ½ tuition 99
Half to full tuition 135
Full tuition 25
More than full tuition 2