Drake University Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

54.82% Drake University Law School Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Drake University Law School is 54.82% for the 2025-2026 admission. 788 students applied and 432 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 141 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 32.64%.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Drake University Law School Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Drake University Law School

Compared to law schools in U.S., Drake University Law School's acceptance rate is much higher than the average rate of 36%.
You can compare Drake University Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 50% and 60%
Drake University Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Drake University Law School54.82%32.64%141421
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Drake University Law School is April 1, 2026 (Priority Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, April 1, 2026. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Drake University Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Drake University Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Priority Deadline2026-04-01
Admission Contact
Phone515-271-2782
Emaillawadmit@drake.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://www.drake.edu/law/future/apply/
Application Requirementshttps://www.drake.edu/law/future/apply/application/
Personal Statement
  • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
CAS Report
  • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
  • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
LSAT Scores
  • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
  • GRE may be not accepted.
Transcripts
    Letters Of Recommendation
    • Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general
    • May require right of access to recommendations.
    Data Source: https://www.drake.edu/law/future/apply/application/

    2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

    The LSAT score at Drake University Law School is 156 and GPA is 3.67 over 141 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
    Compared to law schools in U.S., Drake University Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.
    You can compare Drake University Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 155 and 160
    The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 159 and the 25th percentile is 153. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.78 and the 25th percentile is 3.27.
    2 matriculated applicants, 1.65% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
    LSAT ScoresGPA
    Drake University Law School1563.67
    All Law Schools1603.65
    Public1603.69
    Private1593.62
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    2021152155158
    2022152155158
    2023151154157
    2024151154157
    2025153156159
    2026153156159
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    20213.173.463.73
    20223.213.53.75
    20233.293.553.77
    20243.293.493.77
    20253.273.563.78
    20263.383.673.89
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    Number of Submitters2
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