Drexel University (Kline)

3320 Market Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 895-1529

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#24 in Presence of Female Faculty

Drexel Law is tied for #24 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (48.5%).

#26 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Drexel Law ranks #26 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (20.1%).

#46 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Drexel Law is tied for #46 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.0:1).

#53 in Private Sector Salary

Drexel Law is tied for #53 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($85,000).

#58 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#134 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Drexel Law ranks #58 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (81.5%) and #134 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (34.7%) .

#88 in Median LSAT

Drexel Law is tied for #88 in terms of the median LSAT score (156) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#99 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Drexel Law ranks #99 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.43) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#103 in Acceptance Rate

Drexel Law ranks #103 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 48.6% among those who applied for admission.

#109 in Highest Tuition

Drexel Law ranks #109 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($44,195). 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.

#120 in Presence of Minority Students

Drexel Law ranks #120 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (28.3%).

#121 in Bar Passage Rate

Drexel Law ranks #121 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (76.1%), and it underperforms by -3.5% the state of Pennsylvania’s overall bar passage rate of 79.6%. (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.)

#151 in Public Sector Salary

Drexel Law is tied for #151 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($48,500).

#183 in Library Size

Drexel Law ranks #183 in terms of library size with 72,956 volumes or equivalents.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: August 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 48.6% 53.6%
LSAT Score (Median) 156 156
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 153-158 153-158
GPA (Median) 3.43 3.29
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.08-3.61 3.00-3.57

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: PA PA
School's bar passage rate: 76.1% 85.8%
State overall bar passage rate: 79.6% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -3.5% +5.0%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 34.7% 32.6%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 81.5% 70.2%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $44,195 N/A
Room and Board: $13,828 $13,828
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 96.8% 97.7%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $28,905 $18,696
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $81,575 $100,362
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 79.1% 81.3%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 431 386
Men: 48.3% 51.0%
Women: 51.5% 49.0%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 71.7% N/A
Black: 6.3% N/A
Hispanic: 5.3% N/A
Asian: 5.1% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 134 N/A
Male: 51.5% N/A
Female: 48.5% N/A
Minority: 20.1% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $85,000 $65,000
Public Sector (Median): $48,500 $46,096
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 72,956 68,250