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Denver Law School
Also known as
- Denver Law School
- University of Denver
- DENVER, UNIVERSITY OF
- DU Sturm
Denver Law School is a law school located in Denver, Colorado. The school was ranked 88 in 2025 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Denver Law School is approximately 272.
Admissions website: https://www.law.du.edu/admissions
Admissions email: admissions@law.du.edu
Admissions phone: 303.871.6135
Denver Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 156 | 160 | 162 |
| GPA | 3.31 | 3.58 | 3.75 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 2156 | 70 |
| # Admissions offers | 1086 | - |
| Class size | 272 | 85 |
| % Accepted | 50.4% | 36 |
| % Yield | 24.6% | 26 |
During the 2025 application cycle, 2,156 people applied and 1,086 were offered admission.
University of Denver has a 1L class size of 272, and yield of 24.59%. 267 out of 1,086 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 24.59% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at University of Denver has a median LSAT of 159. The 25th percentile LSAT is 155 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 162.
The median GPA is 3.65. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.43 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.81.
Denver Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 258 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 Denver Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Denver Law School
In 2025, tuition was $59,792 and the annual cost of attending was $87,476 (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.
Denver Law School employment outcomes
JD graduates from University of Denver make $100,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $69,500.
50.0% of law graduates from University of Denver go directly to work for law firms, while 13.1% clerk for a judge. 14.8% of graduates go into public interest.
81.7% of University of Denver graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about Denver Law School
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law opened its doors in 1892 and has been breaking ground in legal education ever since. Our faculty prides itself in training students for successful careers as legal practitioners by offering a variety of challenging and exciting courses in addition to experiential learning opportunities through our Student Law Office, externships with law firms, and clerkships with judges. Our new building, with over 181,000 square feet spanning four stories, is the first law building to be awarded the Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the US Green Building Council. Downtown Denver—where the state legislature, courthouses, regional federal agencies, state agencies, and law firms are found—is 10 minutes away by Light Rail, and the Rocky Mountains are just a short drive to the west.
This school also has a spring start term.