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2023 Tuition & Fees

Duncan School of Law's 2023 tuition & fees is $41,310 for its first-year students. The 2023 tuition was increased by 2.76% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $22,590. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Duncan School of Law is $63,900.

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Duncan School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$40,200	$41,310	2.76%
Living Costs	$22,590	$22,590	-
Room & Board	$18,740	$18,740
Books & Supplies	$2,250	$2,250
Personal Expenses	$1,600	$1,600
COA	$62,790	$63,900	1.77%
Grants / Scholarships	$18,495	$18,495
COA after receiving aid	$44,295	$45,405

Grants and Scholarships

At Duncan School of Law, 95.31% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $18,495. 2.15% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 42.15% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$18,495
Number Received	325
Half or Less than Tuition	181 (55.69%)
Half to Full Tuition	137 (42.15%)
Full Tuition	1 (0.31%)
More than Full Tuition	6 (1.85%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Duncan School of Law is 3.49 and the average LSAT score is 151. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 146 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 144 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Duncan School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.14	3.49	3.75
Full-Time	3.14	3.51	3.78
Part-Time	3.04	3.34	3.7
LSAT Scores	148	151	153
Full-Time	148	150	153
Part-Time	149	152	153

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 621 students have applied to Duncan School of Law and 324 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 146 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 52.17% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 45.06% at Duncan School of Law. With 1 pre-admitted students, total 147 first-year students enrolled in Duncan School of Law.

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Duncan School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	621
Admitted	324
Enrolled	146
Acceptance Rate	52.17%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	45.06%
Pre-Admitted	1
Total Number of First-Year Students	147 54 men, 93 women 124 full-time, 23 part-time

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 82 students took the bar exam first time at Duncan School of Law. Among them, 51 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 62.2%. For reference, the average pass rate at Tennessee law schools is 72.3%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Duncan School of Law.

In 2023, 80 students graduated from Duncan School of Law. Of them, 53 graduates employed where bar passage required and 10 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 60 graduates employed as full-time and 9 employed as part-time status.

Duncan School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	82
First-time Takers	82 12 from prior year
No Exam Takers	12
First-time Bar Exam Passer	51
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	62.2%
Average Pass Rate at Tennessee Law Schools	72.3%