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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 completed and signed
- Personal statement - should include significant personal experiences beyond what is reflected in your transcripts and resume. Should also reflect your career and academic ambitions. No required length.
- Essay (optional).
- Duke-specific Essay: describe why you why you want to attend law school and why you choose to apply to Duke.
- Diversity Essay: reflect on how your life experiences and acquired perspectives would contribute to intellectual life at Duke.
- $70 application fee
- Two academic recommendation letter - should be written by professors who have personal knowledge of your academic ability and potential. If you have been out of school for some time, letters may be written by employers or others familiar with your personal traits and intellectual potential.
- Resumé - All honors and rewards should be included, as well as dates. No required length.
Click this link for more information: http://www.law.duke.edu/admis/apply/jd/procedure#application
Admission
- Reviewing process starts in October
- Decisions made on a rolling basis; most admissions made before March 1
- All decisions finalized by end of April
Click this link for more information: http://www.law.duke.edu/admis/apply/jd
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
