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Howard University School of Law

Washington, DC
Median LSAT
156
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (155) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.63
0.16 vs. Class of 2024 (3.47) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
69%
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 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.63 (up 0.16) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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A minority of students receive a scholarship

48% of the school's 539 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT153 – 156 – 160
145170
Undergraduate GPA3.40 – 3.63 – 3.80
3.04.0
1L Class Size
176
Annual Tuition
$39,780
App. Deadline
March 1
App. Fee
$60

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
69%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
44.5%
Unemployed, Seeking
21.3%
Public Interest
10.3%
Government
9%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
5.2%
Business & Industry
2.6%
JD Advantage
1.9%
Education
0.6%

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

Scholarship Distribution

539 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
278
Less than ½ tuition
99
Half to full tuition
135
Full tuition
25
More than full tuition
2

Bars scale to share of all 539 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School76.77%
ABA Weighted Avg82.24%
-5.47 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 155 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#117
2026 Overall Rank
↑10 spots
2025 · #127
2026 · #117