Howard University School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

24.05% Howard University School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Howard University School of Law is 24.05% for the 2025-2026 admission. 2,428 students applied and 584 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 172 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 29.11%.

You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Howard University School of Law Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Howard University School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Howard University School of Law's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in District of Columbia, Howard University School of Law's acceptance rate is slightly lower than the average rate of 28%.

You can compare Howard University School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 20% and 30%

Howard University School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
Howard University School of Law	24.05%	29.11%	172	555
All Law Schools	36.09%	33.15%	213	737
Public	34.52%	34.44%	184	668
Private	37.29%	32.17%	236	791
District of Columbia Law Schools	28%	26.01%	343	1,298
Public	36.98%	25.99%	82	236
Private	26.54%	26.01%	395	1,510

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Howard University School of Law is March 15, 2026 (Regular Decision 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. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Howard University School of Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Howard University School of Law 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.

Timeline


Regular Decision Deadline	2026-03-15
Admission Contact
Phone	202-806-8008
Email	Husladmit@law.howard.edu
General Admission Information	http://law.howard.edu/content/admissions
Application Requirements	http://law.howard.edu/content/jd-application-and-information

Application Requirements


LSAT Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years GRE may be not accepted.
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.
Résumé	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Transcripts
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.

Data Source: http://law.howard.edu/content/jd-application-and-information

2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Howard University School of Law is 156 and GPA is 3.63 over 172 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Howard University School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in District of Columbia, Howard University School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 162.

You can compare Howard University School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 155 and 160

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 158 and the 25^th percentile is 153. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.7 and the 25^th percentile is 3.15.

2026 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
Howard University School of Law	156	3.63
All Law Schools	160	3.65
Public	160	3.69
Private	159	3.62
District of Columbia Law Schools	162	3.67
Public	151	3.28
Private	164	3.75

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2021	150	153	156
2022	152	154	158
2023	151	154	158
2024	153	155	158
2025	153	155	158
2026	153	156	160

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2021	3.13	3.41	3.58
2022	3.24	3.49	3.69
2023	3.23	3.49	3.71
2024	3.2	3.43	3.64
2025	3.15	3.47	3.7
2026	3.4	3.63	3.8

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