Drake Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2024 Tuition & Fees

Drake University Law School's 2024 tuition & fees is $48,410 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 5.44% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $19,685. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Drake University Law School is $68,095.

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Drake University Law School 2024 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$45,912	$48,410	5.44%
Living Costs	$19,685	$19,685	-
Room & Board	$17,685	$17,685
Books & Supplies	$2,000	$2,000
Personal Expenses	-	-
COA	$65,597	$68,095	3.81%
Grants / Scholarships	$32,000	$32,000
COA after receiving aid	$33,597	$36,095

Grants and Scholarships

At Drake University Law School, 82.46% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $32,000. 16.42% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 60.07% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$32,000
Number Received	268
Half or Less than Tuition	63 (23.51%)
Half to Full Tuition	161 (60.07%)
Full Tuition	33 (12.31%)
More than Full Tuition	11 (4.10%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Drake University Law School is 3.49 and the average LSAT score is 154. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 113 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Drake University Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.29	3.49	3.77
LSAT Scores	151	154	157

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 497 students have applied to Drake University Law School and 345 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 113 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 69.42% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.75% at Drake University Law School.

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Drake University Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	497
Admitted	345
Enrolled	113
Acceptance Rate	69.42%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	32.75%
Pre-Admitted	0
Total Number of First-Year Students	113 46 men, 67 women All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 103 students took the bar exam first time at Drake University Law School. Among them, 91 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 88.35%. For reference, the average pass rate at Iowa law schools is 81.67%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Drake University Law School.

In 2023, 100 students graduated from Drake University Law School. Of them, 76 graduates employed where bar passage required and 16 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 94 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status.

Drake University Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	96
First-time Takers	103 19 from prior year
No Exam Takers	12
First-time Bar Exam Passer	91
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	88.35%
Average Pass Rate at Iowa Law Schools	81.67%