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UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Also known as
- UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
- University of the District of Columbia
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- UDC
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law is a law school located in Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.. The school was ranked 178 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for UDC David A. Clarke School of Law is approximately 86.
Admissions website: https://law.udc.edu/admission/
Admissions email: lawadmission@udc.edu
Admissions phone: 202.274.7341
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 147 | 151 | 153 |
| GPA | 2.92 | 3.27 | 3.55 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 530 | 9 |
| # Admissions offers | 235 | - |
| Class size | 86 | 5 |
| % Accepted | 44.3% | 46 |
| % Yield | 34.0% | 70 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 530 people applied and 235 were offered admission.
University of the District of Columbia has a 1L class size of 86, and yield of 34.04%. 80 out of 235 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 34.04% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at University of the District of Columbia has a median LSAT of 151. The 25th percentile LSAT is 147 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 153.
The median GPA is 3.27. The 25th percentile GPA is 2.92 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.55.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 28 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does UDC David A. Clarke School of Law cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
In 2024, tuition was $25,873 and the annual cost of attending was $55,073 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law employment outcomes
JD graduates from University of the District of Columbia make $80,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $57,500.
22.6% of law graduates from University of the District of Columbia go directly to work for law firms, while 9.4% clerk for a judge. 13.2% of graduates go into public interest.
33.9% of University of the District of Columbia graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law evolved from two predecessor schools: the Antioch School of Law and the District of Columbia School of Law. Antioch School of Law was created in 1972 by Edgar S. and Jean Camper Cahn who championed the rights of low-income people and minorities. The school was also committed to training public interest lawyers and pioneered a comprehensive clinical legal education model, adopted now, in small part, in nearly every law school in the country.
UDC Law is the only public law school in the Nation's Capitol and one of only six Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Law Schools in the nation.