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Contacts
Duke Law School
Office of Admissions
Science Drive and Towerview Road
Box 90393
Durham NC 27708-0393
Website: http://www.law.duke.edu/
Phone: (919) 613-7020
Admissions e-mail: admissions@law.duke.edu
Admission Requirements
Program Information
- JD Program:84 credits
- 3 years to complete
- 2014 class: 211 students enrolled from 6,099 applicants
- For dual degrees, click here
Criteria
Required classes
- Bachelors degree in any field in a regionally accredited university.
GPA
- No cut-off GPA is listed
- Class of 2014 median GPA: 3.75.
- GPA 25/75 percentile: 3.62/3.84
- Mean LSAT - 170
for more information click here
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
- All applicants must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
- All applicants must take the LSAT no later than December
- LSAT score must have be taken within the past five years
- Duke requires you to submit all LSAT score, and will tend to look at the average score unless you can provide a reason why your more recent score is higher, only then will greater weight be put on higher scores.
- If a score does not reflect your true ability, you may provide in an explanation in a separate attachment.
- Class of 2014 median LSAT score: 170
- Class 2014 LSAT score 25/75 percentile: 167/171
For more information click: here
Supporting Documents
- Application Form completed and signed electronically through LSAC
- Personal statement
- Essay (optional).
- Duke-specific Essay
- Diversity Essay
- $70 application fee
- Two academic recommendation letters submitted through LSAC
- Resumé
- Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work submitted to CAS
For more information here
Timeline 2012-2013
- Sept 2012: Applications for next year's entering class can be submitted through LSAC
- November 12, 2012 (Round I), January 7, 2013 (Round II): Early Decision application deadlines
- February 15, 2013: Regular Decision application deadline
- April 2013: All decisions made by the end of April, although most decisions made before March 1
Note: Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
For more information click here
Tuition
- Law School Budget for 2012-2011
- Academic Year Tuition $50,750
- Total $72,621
For more information click here
