Howard University School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

33.55% Howard University School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Howard University School of Law is 33.55% for the academic year 2023-2024. 1,827 students applied and 613 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 178 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 29.04%.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Howard University School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Howard University School of Law's acceptance rate is lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in District of Columbia, Howard University School of Law's acceptance rate is similar to the average rate of 32%.

You can compare Howard University School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 30% and 40%

Howard University School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
Howard University School of Law	33.55%	29.04%	178	488
All Law Schools	42.35%	31.09%	187	714
Public	41.36%	31.47%	161	636
Private	43.11%	30.79%	207	774
District of Columbia Law Schools	32%	26.20%	310	1,279
Public	44.34%	34.04%	80	248
Private	29.87%	24.63%	356	1,485

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2024 fall term class, the application deadline at Howard University School of Law is February 28, 2024 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Howard University School of Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Howard University School of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Regular Decision Deadline	2024-02-28
Admission Contact
Phone	202-806-8008
Email	Husladmit@law.howard.edu
General Admission Information	http://law.howard.edu/content/admissions
Application Requirements	http://law.howard.edu/content/jd-application-and-information

Application Requirements


LSAT Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years GRE may be not accepted.
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.
Résumé	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Transcripts
CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.

Data Source: http://law.howard.edu/content/jd-application-and-information

2024 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Howard University School of Law is 155 and GPA is 3.43 over 178 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Howard University School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in District of Columbia, Howard University School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 161.

You can compare Howard University School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 155 and 160

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 158 and the 25^th percentile is 151. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.71 and the 25^th percentile is 3.23.

2024 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
Howard University School of Law	155	3.43
All Law Schools	159	3.61
Public	159	3.64
Private	158	3.58
District of Columbia Law Schools	161	3.62
Public	151	3.27
Private	163	3.69

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2019	149	151	155
2020	149	152	156
2021	150	153	156
2022	152	154	158
2023	151	154	158
2024	153	155	158

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2019	3.01	3.24	3.54
2020	3.09	3.33	3.58
2021	3.13	3.41	3.58
2022	3.24	3.49	3.69
2023	3.23	3.49	3.71
2024	3.2	3.43	3.64

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