Washington, District of Columbia
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1991
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 151
- Median GPA
- 3.28
- Resident tuition
- $12,438
- First-year class
- 83
- Bar-required jobs
- 52.5%
- First-time bar passage
- 57.9%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2025-2026
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $12,438 | $1,000 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $24,874 | $1,000 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $422 | $1,000 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$34,035
- Living off campus$34,035
- Living at home$34,035
- Living on a military base$12,381
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$12,438
- Mandatory fees$1,000
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$34,035
PreLaw Advisor total$47,473
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 (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 247 | 156 | 91 |
| Receiving grants | 172 | 108 | 64 |
| % receiving grants | 70% | 69% | 70% |
| Less than half tuition | 91 | 52 | 39 |
| Half to full tuition | 75 | 50 | 25 |
| Full tuition | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $5,458 | $3,093 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $8,292 | $4,922 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $12,436 | $7,252 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2024-20250 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-202443 received · 31 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-202330 received · 9 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.