Drake University

2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311
(515) 271-2782

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#34 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Drake Law is tied for #34 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.7:1).

#82 in Public Sector Salary

Drake Law is tied for #82 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($55,000).

#83 in Presence of Female Faculty

Drake Law is tied for #83 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (41.1%).

#84 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Drake Law ranks #84 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.46) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#86 in Bar Passage Rate

Drake Law ranks #86 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (81.5%), and it underperforms by -4.3% the state of Iowa’s overall bar passage rate of 85.8%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#102 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#115 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Drake Law ranks #102 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (43.2%) and #115 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (74.7%).

#115 in Median LSAT

Drake Law is tied for #115 in terms of the median LSAT score (153) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#122 in Library Size

Drake Law ranks #122 in terms of library size with 359,454 volumes or equivalents.

#127 in Highest Tuition

Drake Law ranks #127 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($41,512). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#140 in Private Sector Salary

Drake Law is tied for #140 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($61,500).

#154 in Acceptance Rate

Drake Law ranks #154 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 59.2% among those who applied for admission.

#174 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Drake Law ranks #174 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (7.8%).

#181 in Presence of Minority Students

Drake Law ranks #181 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (17.9%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 59.2% 74.7%
LSAT Score (Median) 153 151
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 151-156 148-154
GPA (Median) 3.46 3.28
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.18-3.75 3.00-3.56

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: IA IA
School's bar passage rate: 81.5% 84.0%
State overall bar passage rate: 85.8% 84.4%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -4.3% -0.4%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 43.2% 35.4%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 74.7% 77.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $41,512 $38,866
Room and Board: $18,710 $11,826
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 76.1% 67.2%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $26,000 $20,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $111,961 $107,649
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 87.3% 83.5%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 312 305
Men: 51.6% 50.8%
Women: 48.4% 49.2%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 82.1% N/A
Black: 6.4% N/A
Hispanic: 4.8% N/A
Asian: 1.0% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5.7 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 90 N/A
Male: 58.9% N/A
Female: 41.1% N/A
Minority: 7.8% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $61,500 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $55,000 $52,540
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 359,454 358,371