Drake University Law School

Ranked #84
2025 US News rankings
Des Moines, Iowa

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.67
Median LSAT
156
Acceptance rate
55%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Feb 4
Feb 2026
1
Feb 4
Dec 2025
2
Dec 11
Dec 2
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
153
156
159
GPA
3.38
3.67
3.89
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
788
100%
Accepted
432
55%
Matriculated
141
18%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
91%
Full-time non-legal
3%
Unemployed
6%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Iowa
72
Minnesota
4
Missouri
4
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
51%
1-25
26%
26-500
18%
501+
7%
Business & industry
4%
Government
16%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
14%
Federal
1%
State
13%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
6%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$49,438
Estimated 3 years: $148,314
Cost of living (off-campus)
$20,792
Estimated 3 years
$62,376
Total cost
$70,102
Estimated 3 years
$210,306
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,000
25th percentile: $22,000
75th percentile: $36,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
30%
50-100%
59%
100%
8%
>100%
4%

Demographics

Out of 349 students in 2024, 54% were women, and 15% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
46%
Women
54%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
53%
Women
47%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
85%
Black
4%
Asian
4%
Hisp
5%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
2%
Unk
0.9%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
90%
Black
4%
Asian
1%
Hisp
4%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
1%
Unk
0%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
88%
PoC
12%
Part-time faculty
White
89%
PoC
11%
Drake student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
160
-
18
27
Women
189
-
16
27
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
296
90
30
48
Asian
13
1
-
-
Hispanic
16
4
-
-
Black
13
4
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
8
1
-
-
Other
3
0
-
-
People of Color
53
10
4
6
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