Drake University Law School
Drake University Law School, part of Drake University, is located in Des Moines, IA, founded in 1865. Drake University Law School' tuition & fees is $45,912 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 82.14% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $29,000. That could cover 63.16% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 66.48% and total of 119 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.50 and the average LSAT score is 155. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 84.79%.
2023 Tuition & Fees
Drake University Law School's 2023 tuition & fees is $45,912 for its prospective studets.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $19,685. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Drake University Law School is $65,597.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Drake University Law School.
Grants and Scholarships
At Drake University Law School, 82.14% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $29,000. 14.13% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 57.97% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Drake University Law School costs and financial aid page.
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Drake University Law School is 3.5 and the average LSAT score is 155. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 120 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 537 students have applied to Drake University Law School and 357 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 119 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 66.48% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 33.33% at Drake University Law School. With 1 pre-admitted students, total 120 first-year students enrolled in Drake University Law School.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 92 students took the bar exam first time at Drake University Law School. Among them, 78 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 84.79%. For reference, the average pass rate at Iowa law schools is 0%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Drake University Law School.
In 2022, 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. Check more employment statistics at Drake University Law School employement summary page.
