HU Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Howard University School of Law's 2027 tuition & fees is $41,412 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is not increased and stayed same last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $36,366. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Howard University School of Law is $77,778.

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

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The average GPA is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 156 for 2027 Howard University School of Law admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 172 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 176 students.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 2,428 students have applied to Howard University School of Law and 584 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 172 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 24.05% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 29.11% at Howard University School of Law. With 4 pre-admitted students, total 176 first-year students enrolled in Howard University School of Law.

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At Howard University School of Law, 48.42% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $35,991. 10.34% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 51.72% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

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

Howard University School of Law enrolled 177 first-year students in total. Among them, 86.44% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 8 White, 2 Asian, 138 Black or African American, 2 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 43 male and 107 female students enrolled at Howard University School of Law.

By race and ethnicity, Black or African American has the most enrollment share at 77.97%, followed by Unknown with 13.56%.

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Last year, total 133 students took the bar exam first time at Howard University School of Law. Among them, 87 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 65.41%. For reference, the average pass rate at District of Columbia law schools is 79.17%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Howard University School of Law.

In 2025, 132 students graduated from Howard University School of Law. Of them, 115 graduates employed where bar passage required and 3 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 119 graduates employed as full-time and 0 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Howard University School of Law employement summary page.