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Contacts

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

Admission Requirements

Program Information

• Juris Doctor (JD)
• 3 years in length
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Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013: 5014
• Class size in 2013: 210

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Bachelors degree in any field in a regionally accredited university.

GPA

• Minimum grade/GPA: no cut off
• Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2013: 3.77

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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 2013
• LSAT score must have be taken within the past five years
• Submit all LSAT scores, 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 2016 median LSAT score: 169

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Supporting Documents

• Application Form completed and signed electronically through LSAC
• $70 non-refundable application fee
• Resume (Electronic attachment)
• Personal statement and optional essay
• Statement of purpose
• Two academic recommendation letters submitted through LSAC
• Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work submitted to CAS
• TOEFL (For International Students)

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Timeline 2013-2014

• September 1 2013: Applications for next year's entering class can be submitted through LSAC
• November 11, 2013 (Round I), January 10, 2014 (Round II): Early Decision application deadlines
• February 15, 2014: Regular Decision application deadline
• March 15: All required items should be submitted
• April 2014: 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.

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Tuition 2013-2014

• • Academic Year Tuition $52,620
  • Total $75,103

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