University of Denver

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

2,214

Offers of admission

915

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

41.3%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

156 / 160 / 162

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.36 / 3.66 / 3.80

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$63,390 tuition + $422 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$63,390 tuition + $422 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$191,436

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$191,436

Living costs (estimate)

$27,260 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

78%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$23,000 / $30,000 / $41,000 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 178 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, none had it reduced or eliminated.A conditional scholarship can be reduced or eliminated if your grades fall below the school's cutoff.

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

285

Employed

257

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

77.2% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

8.1% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.4% of graduates

State and local clerkships

7.7% of graduates

Government

10.2% of graduates

Public interest

10.2% of graduates

Education

0.4% of graduates

Business and industry

7.4% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

286

First-time pass rate

81.5%

ABA state average

80.3%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+1.2 points

Two-year pass rate

96.0%