Duke University

Ranked #6
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #1 in Above the Law 2025
Durham, North Carolina

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.89
Median LSAT
170
Acceptance rate
14%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
168
170
171
GPA
3.79
3.89
3.96
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
5395
100%
Accepted
749
14%
Matriculated
237
4%

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

Location
Jobs
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
$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%

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