University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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The University of Akron School of Law
131

The University of Alabama School of Law
40

Albany Law School
120

University of Alberta
–

American University Washington College of Law
108

Appalachian School of Law
175+

The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
70

Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
44

Ave Maria School of Law
164

University of Baltimore School of Law
136

Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
175+

Baylor University School of Law
34

Belmont University College of Law
85

University of California, Berkeley
16

Boston College Law School
20

Boston University School of Law
24

The University of British Columbia
–

Brooklyn Law School
105

Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
24

University of Calgary
–

California Western School of Law
175+

Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
131

Capital University Law School
175+

Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
59

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
100

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
70

Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
112

Charleston School of Law
171

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law
105

University of Cincinnati College of Law
82

Cleveland State University - Marshall College of Law
136

University of Colorado Law School
54

Columbia Law School
9

Cornell Law School
13

Creighton University School of Law
144

CUNY School of Law
171

Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
–

University of Dayton School of Law
112

University of Denver Sturm College of Law
91

DePaul University College of Law
131

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
142

Drake University Law School
91

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
82

Duke University Law School
7

Duquesne University School of Law
85

Elon University School of Law
144

Emory University School of Law
40

Florida International University College of Law
77

Florida A&M University College of Law
175+

Fordham University School of Law
42

Florida State University College of Law
34

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
32

Georgetown Law School
18

The George Washington University Law School
26

University of Georgia School of Law
26

Gonzaga University School of Law
144

Georgia State University College of Law
77

Harvard Law School
6

University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
91

Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
117

University of Houston Law Center
54

Howard University School of Law
117

University of Idaho College of Law
148

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
167

University of Illinois College of Law
46

Indiana University Maurer School of Law
49

Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
175+

University of Iowa College of Law
32

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
124

Jacksonville University College of Law
–

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
175+

Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
164

The University of Kansas School of Law
46

University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
70

Lakehead University
–

University of La Verne College of Law
–

Lewis & Clark Law School
112

Liberty University School of Law
144

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
175+

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
124

Loyola University Chicago School of Law
77

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Law School
70

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
135

Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
85

University of Maine School of Law
91

University of Manitoba
–

Marquette University Law School
59

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
62

McGill University
–

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
140

Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
108

University of Miami School of Law
70

University of Michigan Law School
9

Michigan State University College of Law
108

University of Minnesota Law School
22

The University of Mississippi School of Law
124

Mississippi Christian University School of Law
161

University of Missouri School of Law
59

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
100

Mitchell Hamline School of Law
152

University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law
90

Nashville School of Law
–

North Carolina Central University School of Law
175+

University of Nebraska College of Law
62

University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
91

University of New Brunswick
–

New England Law | Boston
168

University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
136

New York Law School
112

Northern Illinois University College of Law
161

Northeastern University School of Law
77

Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law
131

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
9

University of Notre Dame Law School
20

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
175+

New York University School of Law
7

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
30

University of Oklahoma College of Law
62

Oklahoma City University School of Law
156

Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
175+

University of Oregon School of Law
91

University of Ottawa
–

Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
142

University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
152

Penn State Dickinson Law
62

Penn State Law
62

Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
46

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
77

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
175+

University of Puerto Rico School of Law
175+

Queen’s University
–

Quinnipiac University School of Law
136

Regent University School of Law
91

University of Richmond School of Law
62

Roger Williams University School of Law
171

Rutgers Law School
100

Samford University Cumberland School of Law
122

Santa Clara University School of Law
150

University of Saskatchewan (USask)
–

Seattle University School of Law
128

Seton Hall University School of Law
70

Southern Illinois University School of Law
175+

Saint Louis University School of Law
91

University of South Carolina School of Law
62

University of South Dakota School of Law
122

Southern University Law Center
175+

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
42

South Texas College of Law Houston
138

Southwestern Law School
154

Stanford Law School
1

Stetson University College of Law
91

St. John's University School of Law
62

St. Mary's University School of Law
150

St. Thomas University School of Law
168

University of St. Thomas School of Law
105

Suffolk University Law School
128

University at Buffalo School of Law
82

Syracuse University College of Law
100

Temple University Beasley School of Law
49

University of Tennessee College of Law
57

Texas A&M University School of Law
22

Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
175+

Texas Tech University School of Law
85

Thompson Rivers University
–

The University of Toledo College of Law
149

University of Toronto
–

Toronto Metropolitan University
–

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
164

Tulane University Law School
70

The University of Tulsa College of Law
120

University of Arkansas School of Law
100

University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
140

University of California, Davis School of Law
52

University of Chicago Law School
2

University of California, Irvine School of Law
34

University of California, Los Angeles
13

UC Law San Francisco
85

University of Connecticut School of Law
58

University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
175+

University of Florida Levin College of Law
34

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law
171

University of North Carolina School of Law
18

University of North Dakota School of Law
156

The University of New Mexico School of Law
117

University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law
159

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
4

University of Southern California Gould School of Law
26

University of San Diego School of Law
54

University of San Francisco School of Law
156

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
44

University of Texas at Austin School of Law
16

University of Virginia School of Law
4

University of Washington School of Law
52

Vanderbilt University Law School
12

Vermont Law School
154

University of Victoria
–

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
49

Wake Forest University School of Law
30

Washburn University School of Law
108

Washington and Lee University School of Law
34

Washington University School of Law
13

Wayne State University Law School
62

Western University
–

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
175+

Western New England University School of Law
159

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
175+

Widener University Delaware Law School
154

Widener University Commonwealth Law School
175+

Willamette University College of Law
168

William & Mary Law School
34

Wilmington University Farnan School of Law
–

University of Windsor Faculty of Law
–

University of Wisconsin Law School
26

West Virginia University College of Law
124

University of Wyoming College of Law
112

Yale Law School
2

York University
–

Ranked #91
law.du.edu
Denver, Colorado

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE

Offers part-time

Median GPA

3.7

Median LSAT

161

Acceptance rate

41%

LSAT vs GPA

Chances Medians

Safety (over 70%) Target (35–70%) Reach (5–35%) Super-reach (under 5%)

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Entering class stats

Based on data from ABA and Denver

LSAT

157

161

163

GPA

3.42

3.7

3.83

Admissions funnel

Based on data from ABA and Denver

Applications

2214

100%

Accepted

915

41%

Matriculated

283

13%

Your chances

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Trends

Denver acceptance rate trend

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Denver rankings trend

Based on data from US News and World Report

Denver LSAT trend

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Denver GPA trend

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Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment

81%

Full-time non-legal

11%

Unemployed

Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Colorado

175

District Of Columbia

Illinois

International

Jobs by employer type

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Law firms

47%

1-25

25%

26-500

14%

501+

Business & industry

Government

11%

Public interest

Clerkship

11%

Federal

State

11%

Tribal

International

Education

Unemployed

Tuition & costs

Tuition

Annual tuition, 2026-2027

$63,390

Estimated 3 years: $190,170

Cost of living (off-campus)

$27,260

Estimated 3 years

$81,780

Total cost

$91,072

Estimated 3 years

$273,216

Tuition progression

Scholarships

Median scholarship

$30,000

25th percentile: $22,000

75th percentile: $40,000

Scholarship amounts

<50%

47%

50-100%

38%

100%

11%

>100%

Demographics

Out of 864 students in 2024, 58% were women, and 27% were racial or ethnic minorities.

By gender

Students

Men

35%

Women

58%

Other

Full-time faculty

Men

47%

Women

53%

Other

Part-time faculty

Men

62%

Women

38%

Other

By race/ethnicity

Students

White

73%

Black

Asian

Hisp

11%

0.1%

0.5%

Unk

Graduates

White

75%

Black

Asian

Hisp

10%

Unk

Full-time faculty

White

79%

PoC

21%

Part-time faculty

White

94%

PoC

Denver student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Men

306

Women

503

Other gender

White

627

181

Asian

Hispanic

Black

Pacific Islander

American Indian

2+ races

Other

People of Color

237

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