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Durham, North Carolina

Duke Law School

Accreditation
ABA approved since 1931
Institution type
Private
J.D. formats
Full-time J.D.
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Median LSAT
171
Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA
3.91
Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition
$80,100
Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class
227
Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs
98.7%
Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage
98.2%
2025 graduates

Latest verified values from ABA required disclosures. Each dataset describes a different class, as labelled. The job share is PreLaw Advisor’s arithmetic (full-time, long-term bar-passage-required positions ÷ total graduates), not an ABA-published figure.

Current cycle (2026-2027)

Requirements are recorded per application cycle, so a new cycle never overwrites an older one. The 2026-2027 cycle is for students starting law school in fall 2027.

From the school’s official admissions pages

Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
Duke Law School — Juris Doctor Application Information | Duke University School of Law
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 29, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 29, 2026
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Deadlines

  • Early Decision Round IBindingNovember 6, 2026No time published
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Duke Law School — Juris Doctor Application Information | Duke University School of Law
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)
  • Early Decision Round IIBindingJanuary 8, 2027No time published
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Duke Law School — Juris Doctor Application Information | Duke University School of Law
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)
  • Regular Decision deadlineFebruary 15, 2027No time published
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Duke Law School — Juris Doctor Application Information | Duke University School of Law
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)
Application fee
Not reported
Fee waivers
Not reported
LSAC CAS required
Yes
Résumé
Required
Interviews
Since we are unable to offer interviews due to the large application volume, you are invited to write a short essay that tells us what you would hope to share if you were meeting with us on campus that we have not already learned elsewhere in your application.
Rolling admissions
Yes
International applicants
Not reported
Transfer applicants
Not reported

Admission tests

  • LSAT: accepted
  • GRE: accepted

Letters of recommendation: 2 required.

Essays & statements

  • Personal statementRequired3 page limit
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Duke Law School — Juris Doctor Application Information | Duke University School of Law
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
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  • Why this schoolOptional
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Duke Law School — Juris Doctor Application Information | Duke University School of Law
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)
  • AddendumOptional
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Duke Law School — JD Admissions Frequently Asked Questions | Duke University School of Law
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)

As reported to the ABA

The ABA report that would cover the 2026-2027 cycle (report year 2026) has not been published or verified yet.