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Drake Law School

Rank 111 (USNWR 2022)
155
Median LSAT
3.5
Median GPA
66.5%
Acceptance rate

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 111 in 2022 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Drake Law School is approximately 120.

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Drake Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 152 155 158
GPA 3.21 3.5 3.75
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 537 8
# Admissions offers 357 -
Class size 120 11
% Accepted 66.5% 2
% Yield 33.3% 61

During the 2022 application cycle, 537 people applied and 357 were offered admission.

Drake University has a 1L class size of 120, and yield of 33.33%. 119 out of 357 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 33.33% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Drake University has a median LSAT of 155. The 25th percentile LSAT is 152 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 158.

The median GPA is 3.5. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.21 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.75.

Drake Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2021-2022

LSD has stats for 31 applicants for the 2021-2022 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.

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25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
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How much does Drake Law School cost per year?

$44,600.00
Tuition
41st percentile
$64,773.00
CoA
35th percentile
71.00%
Grads with debt
$114,356.00
Average debt
$55,000.00
Salary, 25th %
$65,000.00
Salary
$61,838.00
PI Salary
43.20%
Employment rate
84.80%
Bar pass rate

Cost of attending Drake Law School

In 2022, tuition was $44,600 and the annual cost of attending was $64,773 (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 $65,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $61,838.

47.7% of law graduates from Drake University go directly to work for law firms, while 8.1% clerk for a judge. 7.0% of graduates go into public interest.

84.8% of Drake University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

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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

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