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Contacts

Duke Law School
Science Drive and Towerview Road
Durham NC 27708

Website: http://www.law.duke.edu/
Phone: (919) 613-7020
Admissions e-mail: admissions@law.duke.edu

Admission Requirements

General Notes

• The JD program requires 84 credits and is completed in three years.
• Students completing the joint degree program earn both a JD and master's degree in three years and one summer.
• The best way to apply is electronically via LSAC.
• Duke Law School requires that foreign transcripts also be submitted through the LSAC JD Credential Assembly Service (JD CAS).

Criteria

Required classes

• Must receive a bachelor’s degree prior to enrollment

GPA

No cut-off GPA is listed, but the entering class of 2007 had a median GPA of 3.74.

Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

• All applicants must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
• Provide the dates you sat or will sit for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
• All applicants must take the LSAT no later than December 2007.
• All scores are reviewed; greater weight may be put on higher scores.
• If a score does not reflect your true ability, you may provide in an explanation in a separate attachment.
  

Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.duke.edu/admis/apply/jd/procedure#application

Supporting Documents

• Application Form
• Personal statement
• Essay (optional).
• $70 application fee
• Two academic recommendation letters.
• Resumé

Admission

• Reviewing process starts in October
• Decisions made on a rolling basis; most admissions made before March 15
• All decisions finalized by April

Deadlines

• The application deadline for JD candidates is February 15, 2008.
• Applicants to the JD and Joint Degree programs can start submitting on September 1, 2007.
• Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

http://www.law.duke.edu/admis/apply/jd

Tuition

• Law School Budget for 2008-2009
  • Academic Year Tuition $42,160
  • TOTAL $60,588, including fees, boarding, transportation and books

Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.duke.edu/admis/tuition

Statistics

For entering class of 2007

• 207 JD students comprising 39 different states, 5 countries, and 97 undergraduate institutions
• Median GPA: 3.74
• GPA 75/25 percentiles: 3.82/3.61
• Median LSAT: 169
• LSAT 75/25 percentiles: 170/167

Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.duke.edu/admis/classprofile