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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

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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

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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

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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

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Admission

• Reviewing process starts in October.
• Decisions made on a rolling basis; most admissions made before March 1. Therefore it is suggested to apply as soon as possible.
• All decisions finalized by end of April.

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Deadlines

• Application become available in august and may be submitted from the 1st of September 2010.
• The application deadline for JD candidates is February 15, 2011.
• Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
• Early decision deadlines are November 5th, 2010 (Round I) and January 7th, 2011 (Round II).

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Tuition

• Law School Budget for 2010-2011
  • Academic Year Tuition $46,930
  • Total $63,938, including fees, boarding, transportation and books

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