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Duke University School of Law (also known as Duke Law School or Duke Law ) is the law school and a constituent academic unit of Duke University. Durham, North Carolina. United States. One of Duke's 10 schools and colleges, the School of Law began as the Trinity College School of Law in 1868. In 1924, following the renaming of Trinity College to Duke University, the school was renamed the Duke University School of Law. Notable alumni include former U.S. President Richard Nixon .

On average, 95% of students are employed at graduation, with a median starting salary in the private sector of over $160,000. [ 2 ] According to U.S. News Report, Duke Law is ranked the #8 law school in the entire United States.

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Duke Law is routinely ranked within the top 14 law schools in the country, and is a member of the "T-14" law schools, a prestigious group of 14 schools that have national recognition. Duke Law along with only two other T-14 schools (Harvard and Yale) has graduated a President of the United States. In , law firm recruiters ranked Duke Law as the 8th best law school in the country. [ 3 ] In addition, Duke Law was ranked by Forbes as having graduated lawyers with the 2nd highest median mid-career salary amount. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Over 400 law firms annually offer positions to Duke Law students. [citation needed ]

In the Above The Law Rankings, Duke Law ranks within the top ten law schools at #6 based on long-term employment data, large firm placement, and federal clerkship placements. [ 6 ] It currently is ranked the #8 best law school by the 2015 U.S. News Rankings [ 7 ] and has remained in the T-14 since U.S. News began ranking law schools.

Duke Law has the highest New York Bar Exam pass rate of all US law schools. A reported 97% of students that take the exam pass at first sitting. Duke's overall student pass rate (based on two attempts) is 100%. This record is compared with all law schools across the nation, where on average 77% of students pass the New York Bar exam on their first sitting. [ 8 ]

The law school is also well known for the strength of its alumni network. The law school's career services office regularly keeps in contact with Duke Law alumni, fostering concrete relationships between students, alums, and faculty.

Duke Law is one of the most selective law schools in the United States. The law school is one of few that have actually experienced an increase in law school applications despite an overall national decline of applications in recent years. For the class entering in the fall of , 221 students enrolled out of 5,358 applicants. The 25th and 75th LSAT percentiles for the entering class were 166 and 170, respectively, with a median of 169 (top 3% of test takers worldwide). The 25th and 75th undergraduate GPA percentiles were 3.66 and 3.85, respectively, with a median of 3.77. [ 9 ] The School has approximately 640 J.D. students and 75 students in the LL.M. and S.J.D. programs.