Founded in 1911, Duquesne Kline School of Law, also known as Duquesne Law, is located in Pittsburgh, PA. Duquesne Kline School of Law' tuition & fees is $55,500 for first-year students in the academic year 2023-2024. 97.16% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $28,192. That could cover 50.80% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 55.43% and total of 169 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.55 and the average LSAT score is 156. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 83.33%.
Duquesne Kline School of Law's 2024 tuition & fees is $55,500 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 3.90% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $22,318. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Duquesne Kline School of Law is $77,818.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Duquesne Kline School of Law.
At Duquesne Kline School of Law, 97.16% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $28,192. 16.49% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 29.12% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received
376
Half or Less than Tuition
48.40%
Half to Full Tuition
32.98%
Full Tuition
17.55%
More than Full Tuition
1.06%
Part-time
Number Received
91
Half or Less than Tuition
79.12%
Half to Full Tuition
13.19%
Full Tuition
6.59%
More than Full Tuition
1.10%
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Duquesne Kline School of Law is 3.55 and the average LSAT score is 156. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 169 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 168 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Duquesne Kline School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.2
3.55
3.75
Full-Time
3.33
3.61
3.8
Part-Time
2.74
3.24
3.52
LSAT Scores
153
156
158
Full-Time
153
156
159
Part-Time
151
152
156
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 911 students have applied to Duquesne Kline School of Law and 505 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 169 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 55.43% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 33.47% at Duquesne Kline School of Law.
Duquesne Kline School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
911
Admitted
505
Enrolled
169
Acceptance Rate
55.43%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
33.47%
Pre-Admitted
0
Total Number of First-Year Students
169 79 men, 90 women 137 full-time, 32 part-time
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 121 students took the bar exam first time at Duquesne Kline School of Law. Among them, 100 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 82.64%. For reference, the average pass rate at Pennsylvania law schools is 73.46%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Duquesne Kline School of Law.
In 2023, 157 students graduated from Duquesne Kline School of Law. Of them, 126 graduates employed where bar passage required and 14 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 143 graduates employed as full-time and 5 employed as part-time status.
Duquesne Kline School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers