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ABA 509 report for HUSL can be found Overall Statistics 2023

University housing options can be located here within the Student Affairs department.

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2023 Class Profile

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No, only a full-time day program that can be completed in 3 years without interruption.

Yes, a JD/MBA Program which can be completed in 4 years without interruption.

Approximately 450 students across all years (1L, 2L and 3L’s and LLM students)

HUSL student can participate in the Clinical Law Center offers nine (9) live-client clinical experiences: the Criminal Justice Clinic (CJC), the Fair Housing Clinic (FHC), the Civil Rights Clinic (CRC), the Investor Justice and Education Clinic (IJEC), the Intellectual Property Patent Clinic (IPPC), the Intellectual Property Trademark Clinic (IPTC), Movement Lawyering Clinic (MLC), Reentry Clinic (RC) and the Child Welfare Clinic (CWC). Additional information can be found The Clinical Law Center | Howard University School of Law.

No. Similar to most ABA law schools, your 1L schedule is created for you and your are placed into a track for your 1L year.

To participate in a Howard University-sponsored study abroad program, students must have a cumulative weighted grade point average of 75.00 at the time of application to be eligible to participate. For more information about the Howard University School of Law study abroad programs, consult the Office of Academic Affairs and the director of each program.

Prospective students must submit applications online via LSAC website. Additional admission information can be found here.

HUSL application process begins November 1st, 

(For the 2024 application cycle, the application opened on November 1, 2023.)

a. A complete application consists of the following:

i. Application

ii. LSAT (Law School Admissions Test)

iii. Personal State

iv. 2 letters of recommendation

v. Resume

vi. Transcripts

November. All prospective students are encouraged to submit and complete their applications as early as possible but no later than March 15th. Applications submitted after the deadline may not be reviewed.
(For the 2024 application cycle, the committee began reviewing applications in January.)

Decisions will be rendered every two weeks starting in December. 
All decisions will be rendered electronically.
HUSL reviews files on a rolling admissions basis.

The priority deadline for scholarship consideration is December 15th.
ALL FILES MUST BE RECEIVED by March 15th.

No, however, HU is a CLEO founding member school and a supporter of the program.

The application fee is $60.00

Howard University School of Law will not be offering application fee waivers for the 2023-2024 application cycle.  Nor do we offer LSAC fee waivers.  

Transfer and Visiting students can apply for the fall and spring terms.  First year students can only apply and start during the fall term.

No. The admissions office will provide a timeline of when to expect a final decision. Prospective students can always check their application status in LSAC. There is a progress bar on both the Active Applications page, under the selected school, and also on the Application Home page that will show you your progress with both a visual guide and a numerical percentage. Individual sections that are completed are check marked.

Depending on the document or item type, you will send an updated document with your LSAC number at the top, label to document accordingly, i.e. updated résumé or updated personal statement, etc. to husladmit@law.howard.edu

If it is an updated transcript, updated letter of recommendation, or an update to your LSAT score, you will have to request that information be sent directly from LSAC to the Law School Admissions office.

No HUSL does not conduct interviews for prospective students.

No, application fees for HUSL are non-refundable.

Yes, HUSL will provide deferral but on a case-by-case basis. Accepted students in need of a deferral should reach out to the admissions department for further information.

We encourage applicants to take the LSAT when they have given themselves enough time to prepare.    For some applicants, this is 3-6 months.  For others, is 6 -12 months.  It is important to remember that the LSAT is not an intelligence test.  It is an aptitude test.  To develop a skill, you must practice over and over and over again. LSAC Prep materials, KHAN Academy, commercial prep courses and/or private tutors are methods utilized to prepare for the LSAT.  Lastly, for the fall entering class, February is the last LSAT date we formally accept.  If you chose to apply by the stated deadline but plan to sit for the April LSAT administration, please note that the available seats and available scholarship funding may be limited by the time your application is completed.

155 (LSAT) 3.5 (UGPA)

No.  HUSL applicants must take the LSAT. 

We will review all scores that are submitted. We report the highest score for accreditation purposes and annual surveys.

LSAT scores remains on file for 5 years.

It depends. These are two factors that every candidate will have in common but the major, minor, life and work experience, letters of recommendation, etc can influence the weight of one these two indicators.

Yes, HUSL has Merit Scholarships. They are awarded based on the careful review of the academic performance of the student (LSAT, GPA) and the quality of the application.

Cost of attendance for HUSL can be found here

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Please reach out to our financial aid office for any questions at Finaidlaw@Howard.edu