Duquesne University School of Law is a private law school in Pennsylvania. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 88.74% first-time bar passage rate (state average 80.1%). 90.1% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 9.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $58,898 per year; a median grant of $30,000 brings median net tuition to about $28,898. The median LSAT is 157 with a 43.2% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo, Academia. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school88.74%
State avg80.1%
first-time +8.6 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 95.12% · class of 2025 first-time 89.66% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 157
155160
uGPAmedian 3.62
3.353.85
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied1,432
Offered619
Enrolled 1L184
Offer rate 43% · yield 30%.
Grant distribution
No grant 4.1%Under half 52.7%Half to full 26.7%Full 15.9%Stipend 0.6%
Demographics
Women 53%Men 47%
White
450
Black
16
Hispanic
24
Asian
14
Two or more
8
Other / unreported
16
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$58,898
Non-resident
$58,898
Mandatory fees
$1,220
Living estimate
$24,318
Median grant
$30,000
Grant 25 / 75
$20,000 / $43,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
107
Full-time faculty
38
Faculty of color
11
Total JD enrollment
528
Graduates
152
Mean attorney salary · state
$150,780
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
155 / 157 / 160
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.35 / 3.62 / 3.85
Acceptance rate
43.2%
Applications received
1,432
Offers extended
619
1L enrollment
184
Total JD enrollment
528
GRE-only takers
6
1L attrition (academic / other)
7 / 0
Transfers in / out
1 / 5
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$58,898
Non-resident tuition
$58,898
Mandatory fees
$1,220
Living-expense estimate
$24,318
Median grant
$30,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$20,000 / $43,000
No-grant share
4.1%
< half-tuition grants
52.7%
Half-to-full grants
26.7%
Full-tuition grants
15.9%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.6%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
30
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
152 / 155 / 158
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
2.80 / 3.19 / 3.61
Part-time tuition
$45,264
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
88.74%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
95.12%
State average (same exam)
80.1%
Difference vs. state
+8.6 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Duquesne University School of Law?
Duquesne University School of Law reported a 88.74% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 80.1% state average.
How much does Duquesne University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Duquesne University School of Law is $58,898 per year (about $176,694 over three years). The median grant is $30,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $28,898 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Duquesne University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Duquesne University School of Law is 157 and the median GPA is 3.62; the acceptance rate is 43.2%.
What are the job outcomes at Duquesne University School of Law?
90.1% of Duquesne University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 9.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 7.2% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.