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Howard Law School

154
Median LSAT
3.49
Median GPA
31.2%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Howard Law School
  • Howard University
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Howard Law School is a law school located in Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.. The school was ranked 125 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Howard Law School is approximately 160.

Admissions website: http://law.howard.edu/content/admissions

Admissions email: Husladmit@law.howard.edu

Admissions phone: 202.806.8008​

Can I get into Howard Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Howard Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 151 154 158
GPA 3.23 3.49 3.71
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 1813 61
# Admissions offers 565 -
Class size 160 47
% Accepted 31.2% 74
% Yield 28.3% 44

During the 2023 application cycle, 1,813 people applied and 565 were offered admission.

Howard University has a 1L class size of 160, and yield of 28.32%. 160 out of 565 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 28.32% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Howard University has a median LSAT of 154. The 25th percentile LSAT is 151 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 158.

The median GPA is 3.49. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.23 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.71.

Howard Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 164 applicants for the 2022-2023 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.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Howard Law School cost per year?

$0.00
Tuition
$31,460.00
CoA
93.20%
Grads with debt
99th percentile
$58,534.00
Average debt
5th percentile
$95,000.00
Salary, 25th %
93rd percentile
$124,720.00
Salary
89th percentile
$62,572.00
PI Salary
70th percentile
63.70%
Employment rate
67th percentile
63.00%
Bar pass rate
8th percentile

Cost of attending Howard Law School

In 2023, tuition was $0 and the annual cost of attending was $31,460 (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.

Howard Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Howard University make $124,720 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $62,572.

48.3% of law graduates from Howard University go directly to work for law firms, while 11.9% clerk for a judge. 11.9% of graduates go into public interest.

63.0% of Howard University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Howard Law School

Howard is a national law school that embraces diversity and inclusiveness. Howard Law holds the distinction of graduating more African American attorneys than any other law school in the nation. And while we embrace and are poised to remain the flagship in producing attorneys of color, we seek to share the educational experience and richness that this institution offers with ethnically and culturally diverse individuals. Our approximately 500 students are comprised of people from all walks of life, varied socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and gender identities. We have students from almost every US state and many foreign nations. We have third-generation law students and those that will be the first in their families to hold a jurist doctorate. We hope to learn from the experiences of each and every member of the Howard family so our graduates can better foster positive change in society.

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13:22
so it's like.. did i get in or not?
GreasyThoughtfulDuck
13:43
go to the status checker through law hub! the status checker link on HU’s site won’t update
13:49
thanks!
@RainySordidStoat: Its definitely not! I would just apply ASAP
@GreasyThoughtfulDuck: wait so this whole time I've been going crazy about my status not changing on the HU portal was because that portal doesn't actually update?
I've had decision pending on my tracker since Friday and its driving me crazy
11:38
fingers crossed!!
9:49
@WhatItDoBaybeee: omg wait congrats!!
@dollworm: LMAO thank you thank thank you it was around the corner
I'm waiting for my application to be reviewed. I hope they make a decision soon!
im dying to know what order they're looking at these applications in
10:49
howard seems to move incredibly slow :(
10:50
(not that i can personally complain too much but still)
@dollworm: I'm so curious to know why some people who applied in January have gotten decisions but very few people who applied in December have heard back lol
14:28
@GoldStarKinkajou: absolutely no idea, i feel like AU is handling things similarly, something in that DC air...
FabricandoFabriFimus
21:31
I'm in the same boat being on an AU waitlist and still waiting to hear from Howard. If the opportunity comes to put down that $900 deposit, I'm absolutely ready, but it'll hurt a little more if/when the Howard acceptance comes in.
12:17
I applied to howard and au thinking I'd end up at one of them, but the random app I sent to UMD is the one that's really pulling me rn bc they are like...actually communicative
ella3nchanted
15:25
im literally only applying to appease my family ab going to an HBCU but the way howard is operating rn i really couldnt gaf about attending
Bruh Howard is annoying
Just got my A today. I pray yours is on the way as well.
9:24
is howard mad underrated or are people playing around
9:27
you mean for the rankings? I'd just ignore the rankings for Howard tbh, even more useless than usual
9:28
that being said their admin is MAD SLOW and that is always irritating
Any advice on how to get in touch with Howard?
13:46
pray
@SpiritualDailyBandit: you can attend office hours or drive down there
https://discord.gg/YpzN4xXw Here is the chat for those that have already been accepted and plan on attending Howard
I'm still waiting...
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