Academics
Academics
Application Instructions
Applicants to Drake Law School must submit an application form accompanied by a personal statement. Applicants must also take the LSAT and subscribe to the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS). Visit www.LSAC.org for more details. Letters of recommendation, while not required, are strongly encouraged. Drake Law School is a participant in the LSDAS Recommender Service.The application priority deadline is April 1 of the year in which an applicant wishes to be considered for admission. Consideration for scholarship awards will be made on a funds available basis after this date. Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis. For this reason, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit application materials early. Because we do not evaluate an applicant’s file until the Office of Admission receives all the application materials, we highly recommend that applicants submit the application and make requests for supporting documents prior to the April 1 priority deadline.
Admission decisions are generally made within 4-6 weeks after an applicant’s file is complete. Late applications are considered for admission on a space-available basis; accordingly decisions on these applications may be delayed.
Separate application procedures are required of international, visiting, and transfer students.
Apply Electronically
The $50 application fee is waived for electronic applications submitted prior to April 1. Simply “request a fee waiver” during the online application process.
Some required items are not included in the electronic application. The following items must be received by the Admissions Office before your application is considered complete:
* Your Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) report
* Scholarship Form(s), if applicable
* Letters of recommendation (optional, but highly encouraged)
Request a Paper Application
To request a paper application, contact the Law School Office of Admission at 1-800-44-DRAKE x2782 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, e-mail law-admit@drake.edu, or download and print an application form.
Nondiscrimination Policy
Drake University does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran or veteran disability status in administration of its employment and personnel policies, educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs. Further, Drake University reserves the right to take affirmative action in connection with this policy in accordance with applicable law.
Drake University admits students, without regard to sexual orientation, to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to or made available to students at the University, and does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in administration of its employment and personnel policies, educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs, except when such discrimination is required by Federal or State law or regulations.
