Self-study
Drake University Law School
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
Accepted: 1
Dec 2025
2
Dec 11
Accepted: 1
Dec 2
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
153
156
159
GPA
3.38
3.67
3.89
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
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
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
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 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
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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