University of the District of Columbia (Clarke)

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Washington, DC 20008
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#2 in Public Sector Salary

UDC Law is tied for #2 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($78,500).

#4 in Presence of Minority Students

UDC Law ranks #4 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (74.5%).

#5 in Presence of Female Faculty

UDC Law is tied for #5 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (56.7%).

#7 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UDC Law ranks #7 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (44.8%).

#51 in Acceptance Rate

UDC Law ranks #51 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 35.4% among those who applied for admission.

#72 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#166 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
UDC Law ranks #72 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (52.1%) and #166 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (63.4%).

#95 in Private Sector Salary

UDC Law is tied for #95 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($70,000).

#185 in Median LSAT

UDC Law is tied for #185 in terms of the median LSAT score (147) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#189 in Bar Passage Rate

UDC Law ranks #189 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (38.5%), and it underperforms by -31.6% the District of Columbia’s overall bar passage rate of 70.1%. (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.)

#192 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UDC Law ranks #192 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (2.92) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#232 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#277 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UDC Law ranks #232 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $24,674, and it ranks #277 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $12,838. 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. Room and board expenses average N/A per year.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $35

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 35.4% 30.0%
LSAT Score (Median) 147 148
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 145-150 145-151
GPA (Median) 2.92 2.99
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.72-3.17 2.65-3.32

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: DC MD
School's bar passage rate: 38.5% 52.2%
State overall bar passage rate: 70.1% 76.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -31.6% -24.0%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 52.1% N/A
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 63.4% 44.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $12,838 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $24,674 N/A
Room and Board: N/A $20,200
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 100.0% 59.6%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $8,637 $5,500
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: N/A $108,095
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: N/A 70.6%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 247 156
Men: 32.5% 37.2%
Women: 67.5% 62.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 25.5% N/A
Black: 40.5% N/A
Hispanic: 12.1% N/A
Asian: 10.1% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: N/A N/A
Total Faculty: 67 N/A
Male: 43.3% N/A
Female: 56.7% N/A
Minority: 44.8% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $70,000 $63,000
Public Sector (Median): $78,500 N/A
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: N/A 225,909