Washington, District of Columbia
Howard University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1931
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 156
- Median GPA
- 3.63
- Resident tuition
- $39,780
- First-year class
- 176
- Bar-required jobs
- 71%
- First-time bar passage
- 78%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $37,496 | $1,116 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $37,496 | $1,116 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$31,286
- Living off campus$31,286
- Living at home$31,286
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$37,496
- Mandatory fees$1,116
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$31,286
PreLaw Advisor total$69,898
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 (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 464 | 464 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 220 | 220 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 47% | 47% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 145 | 145 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 66 | 66 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 9 | 9 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $7,447 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $13,090 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $27,475 | 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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2022-202387 received · 5 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022122 received · 14 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-202194 received · 10 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.