Howard University

PrivateABA data · 2025

Median GPA

3.63

3.4–3.8 range

Median LSAT

156

153–160 range

Acceptance Rate

24.05%

584 of 2,428

Total Enrollment

555

176 first-year

Admissions

First-year class

Applications → Offers → Enrollees

Undergraduate GPA percentiles

LSAT percentiles

Enrollment

555 JD students · 155 degrees awarded

By class year

By gender

Men
Women
Unknown

By race / ethnicity

Cost & Financial Aid

Annual tuition

Scholarships & living costs

Receive grants

48%

261 students

Median grant (FT)

$23,657

$10,037–$32,364

Living on campus

$38,251

Living off campus

$38,251

Grant size as a share of tuition

Faculty & Curriculum

Faculty

Total faculty

104

Faculty of color

Women

Librarians

Curriculum & experiential learning

Clinic seats filled

147

246 available

Field placements

136

Simulation courses

237

281 available

Course titles

169

beyond 1L

Upper-level course sections by class size

Attrition & Transfers

Attrition by class year

Transfers

Transferred in

Transferred out

1L median GPA

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The Basics

School typePrivate

Application deadlineMarch 1, 2026

Application fee$60

Financial aid deadlineNo deadline

TermSemesters

Classes beginAugust

Degree conferredDecember, May and July