The George Washington University Law School

The George Washington University Law School is a Private, 4 years school in Washington, DC. The law school tuition & fees at The George Washington University Law School is $69,740. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 168 and the average GPA is 3.85 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 1,870 students are attending the law school and 514 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 168
Tuition & Fees (JD): $69,740
LLM Tuition & Fees: $58,800
Acceptance Rate: 28.72%
Student Population: 1,870
First-Year Student: 514

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at The George Washington University Law School is $69,740 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.50% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $24,500 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in District of Columbia is $53,211 for District of Columbia residents and $55,283 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of The George Washington University Law School is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of District of Columbia law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the The George Washington University Law School tuition & fees and compare it to the District of Columbia law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

The George Washington University Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
The George Washington University Law School	$65,420	$67,380	$69,740
District of Columbia Law Schools	$52,269	$53,823	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 168 and the average GPA is 3.85 at The George Washington University Law School.

The LSAT score of The George Washington University Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of District of Columbia law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of The George Washington University Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of District of Columbia law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

The George Washington University Law School LSAT scores distribution
	The George Washington University Law School		District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	161	157	156	155
50^th percentile	169	160	161	159
75^th percentile	170	169	163	161

The George Washington University Law SchoolGPA distribution
	The George Washington University Law School		District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.54	3.35	3.36	3.33
50^th percentile	3.85	3.81	3.62	3.61
75^th percentile	3.91	3.89	3.76	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 8,310 students have applied to The George Washington University Law School. Among them, 2,387 students have accepted to admit and 514 have enrolled into The George Washington University Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 28.72% and the yield is 22%.

The acceptance rate of The George Washington University Law School is lower than the acceptance rate of District of Columbia law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at The George Washington University Law School.

The George Washington University Law School Admission Statistics
	The George Washington University Law School	District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	8,310	28,323	414,758
Admitted	2,387	7,735	130,837
Enrolled	514	1,861	36,756
Acceptance Rate	28.72%	32.28%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	21.53%	26.19%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,870 students enrolled to The George Washington University Law School. Among them 1,679 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 191 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 514 students newly joined to to The George Washington University Law School. By gender, there are 238 men and 279 women first-time students at The George Washington University Law School. By attending status, 492 students enrolled as full-time and 25 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

The George Washington University Law School Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	1,968	1,870
JD Enrollment	1,692	1,679
Non-JD Enrollment	276	191

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	506	487	25	514	492	25
Men	231	222	16	241	227	11
Women	274	265	9	279	265	14

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 86.09% where 489 students took the exam and 421 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of District of Columbia law schools (80.88%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	565	551
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	509	489
New Graduates	509	482
Prior Year Graduates	0	7
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	5	3
Exam Passer	438	421
Exam Pass Rate	86.05%	86.09%
District of Columbia Pass Rate	78.96%	80.88%