Self-study
Duke University Law School
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.91
Median LSAT
171
Acceptance rate
13%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 6
Feb 2026
1
Feb 6
Waitlisted: 1
Jan 2026
5
Jan 30
Rejected: 2
Jan 28
Accepted: 1
Jan 23
Waitlisted: 1
Jan 4
Accepted: 1
Dec 2025
4
Dec 22
Accepted: 1
Dec 10
Rejected: 1
Waitlisted: 1
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
169
171
172
GPA
3.83
3.91
3.96
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
6240
100%
Accepted
804
13%
Matriculated
222
4%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
98%
Full-time non-legal
2%
Unemployed
0%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
New York
111
District Of Columbia
29
California
25
International
2
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
79%
1-25
0.4%
26-500
10%
501+
68%
Business & industry
0.4%
Government
3%
Public interest
4%
Clerkship
13%
Federal
10%
State
3%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
0%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$77,100
Estimated 3 years: $231,300
Cost of living (off-campus)
$25,506
Estimated 3 years
$76,518
Total cost
$78,774
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$236,322
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$32,000
25th percentile: $25,000
75th percentile: $38,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
72%
50-100%
27%
100%
0.7%
>100%
0%
Demographics
Out of 726 students in 2024, 54% were women, and 48% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
45%
Women
54%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
53%
Women
47%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
56%
Women
43%
Other
0.8%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
52%
Black
8%
Asian
20%
Hisp
11%
PI
0%
AI
0.1%
2+
4%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
61%
Black
7%
Asian
18%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
1%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
77%
PoC
23%
Part-time faculty
White
89%
PoC
11%
Duke student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
327
-
52
69
Women
395
-
46
53
Other gender
0
-
0
1
White
378
172
75
110
Asian
146
50
-
-
Hispanic
77
27
-
-
Black
59
19
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
32
8
-
-
Other
33
4
-
-
People of Color
348
108
23
13
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