Duke Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Duke University School of Law's 2027 tuition & fees is $85,074 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 3.97% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $26,822. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Duke University School of Law is $111,896.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Duke University School of Law.

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The average GPA is 3.91 and the average LSAT score is 171 for 2027 Duke University School of Law admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 220 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 223 students.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 6,240 students have applied to Duke University School of Law and 804 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 222 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 12.88% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.61% at Duke University School of Law. With 5 pre-admitted students, total 227 first-year students enrolled in Duke University School of Law.

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At Duke University School of Law, 94.35% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $38,281. 0.29% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 28.61% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Duke University School of Law costs and financial aid page.

Duke University School of Law enrolled 227 first-year students in total. Among them, 98.24% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 139 White, 34 Asian, 15 Black or African American, 27 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 103 male and 118 female students enrolled at Duke University School of Law.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 61.23%, followed by Asian with 14.98%.

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Last year, total 216 students took the bar exam first time at Duke University School of Law. Among them, 202 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 93.52%. For reference, the average pass rate at North Carolina law schools is 77.21%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Duke University School of Law.

In 2025, 238 students graduated from Duke University School of Law. Of them, 226 graduates employed where bar passage required and 3 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 232 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Duke University School of Law employement summary page.