Des Moines, Iowa
Drake University Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1923
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 156
- Median GPA
- 3.67
- Resident tuition
- $50,920
- First-year class
- 141
- Bar-required jobs
- 86%
- First-time bar passage
- 77.2%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2018-2019
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $20,756 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $20,756 | Not reported |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$22,140
- Living off campus$22,140
- Living at home$10,515
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$20,756
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$22,140
PreLaw Advisor total$42,896
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2018–2019 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 312 | 312 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 233 | 233 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 77 | 77 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 117 | 117 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 30 | 30 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 9 | 9 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $26,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $33,000 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-201835 received · 24 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-201741 received · 25 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-201644 received · 21 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.