Howard University School of Law Stats
Part of the historically black, nonsectarian Howard University, the Howard School of Law is a private institution in northwest Washington, D.C.
By the Numbers
Established: 1869Number of Students: 454
Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 85.9%
African-American: 76.2%
American Indian: 0.9%
Asian-American: 5.5%
Mexican-American: 0.9%
Puerto-Rican: 0.9%
Hispanic: 1.5%
International: 7.5%
Men: 38.5%
Women: 61.5%
Number of Professors: 20
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 18.6 to 1
Tuition: $23,370
Number of Applicants: 2,070
Number of Acceptances: 497
Yield: 28%
% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Government: 15.1%
Public Interest: 5.0%
Judicial Clerks: 14.3%
Academia: 1.7%
Law Firms: 47.1%
Business/Industry: 15.1%
Bar Passage Rate: 71%
Contact
Admissions Office
2900 Van Ness Street, NW
219 Holy Cross Hall
Washington, D.C. 20008
Admissions phone: (202) 806-8009
Admissions e-mail: admissions@law.howard.edu
Academics
Specialized program: Summer Exchange Program in Comparative at International Law
Special institutes or centers: Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
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