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Drake Law School
Also known as
- Drake Law School
- Drake University
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY
Drake Law School is a law school located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school was ranked 84 in 2025 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Drake Law School is approximately 113.
Drake Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 151 | 154 | 157 |
| GPA | 3.29 | 3.49 | 3.77 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 497 | 7 |
| # Admissions offers | 345 | - |
| Class size | 113 | 15 |
| % Accepted | 69.4% | 6 |
| % Yield | 32.8% | 63 |
During the 2025 application cycle, 497 people applied and 345 were offered admission.
Drake University has a 1L class size of 113, and yield of 32.75%. 113 out of 345 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 32.75% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Drake University has a median LSAT of 156. The 25th percentile LSAT is 153 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 159.
The median GPA is 3.56. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.27 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.78.
Drake Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 77 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does Drake Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Drake Law School
In 2025, tuition was $48,410 and the annual cost of attending was $69,202 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
Drake Law School employment outcomes
JD graduates from Drake University make $77,500 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $58,656.
62.2% of law graduates from Drake University go directly to work for law firms, while 7.1% clerk for a judge. 9.2% of graduates go into public interest.
90.6% of Drake University graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about Drake Law School
Drake University Law School can trace its history back to 1865, making it one of the nation’s 25 oldest law schools. Accredited by the ABA, Drake Law School provides a personal education with a low (11:1) student-to-faculty ratio. Our commitment to an education that balances theory and practice has earned Drake Law School a reputation for training proven practitioners.
Drake Law School is the only law school in Iowa’s capital city. The close relationship between Drake Law School and the greater Des Moines area legal community provides students with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government; the federal courts; federal and state administrative agencies; and a wide array of law firms and businesses.
Application opens: September 1
Application deadline: April 1
Admissions website: https://www.drake.edu/law/future/apply/
Admissions Email: lawadmit@drake.edu
Admissions Phone: 515-271-2782