Howard University School of Law is located in Washington DC. As one of the leading law programs, Howard University School of Law has a high average LSAT score of 150-156 when recruiting new students. As a return, the median starting salary for law graduates reaches $160,000 per year. See the following table for detailed admissions information and career profiles of Howard University School of Law.
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
160
Number of full-time program applicants
2,132
Number of full-time program acceptances
443
Full-time acceptance rate
20.8%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
160
Number of part-time program applicants
N/A
Number of part-time program acceptances
N/A
Part-time acceptance rate
N/A
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
N/A
Fall 2019 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
2.92-3.51
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
150-156
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
2.92-3.51
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
150-156
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
N/A
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
N/A
Careers: Howard University
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2018 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
MD
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
64.1%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
85.4%
Class of 2018 Graduates
Total graduates
152
Graduates employed at graduation
72.4%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
85.5%
Starting Salaries of 2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$105,000
Median private sector starting salary
$160,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$160,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
60%
Median public service starting salary
$52,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2018)
Percent employed in academia
0.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
10.0%
Percent employed in government
16.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
16.0%
Percent employed in law firms
50.0%
Percent employed in public interest
3.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
5.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
3.2%
2018 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
36%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
0%
Number of states where graduates are employed
21
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
1.7%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
22.5%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
4.2%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
1.7%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
60.7%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0.8%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
1.7%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
5.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.7%
Employment location unknown
0.0%
Career Services
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
Career services operations
Career Services provides comprehensive placement services with seminars and workshops to assist students with assessing their career goals, preparing for and securing employment. An on-campus recruitment program is held with over 300 representatives from law firms, corporations, and government agencies. A special program with over 50 public interest/service recruiters is conducted every February.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
80.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
8.0%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
2.0%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
