Washington College of Law

The law school of American University, known as Washington College of Law, is a Private, 4 years school in Washington, DC. The law school tuition & fees at Washington College of Law is $65,556. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 162 and the average GPA is 3.63 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 1,635 students are attending the law school and 405 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 162
Tuition & Fees (JD): $65,556
LLM Tuition & Fees: $63,088
Acceptance Rate: 35.69%
Student Population: 1,635
First-Year Student: 405

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2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 tuition & fees at Washington College of Law is $65,556 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.91% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $21,638 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 Washington College of Law 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 Washington College of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the District of Columbia law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2025 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Washington College of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	2025
Washington College of Law	$60,994	$63,088	$65,556
District of Columbia Law Schools	$53,823	$55,283	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$47,510	$48,063	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 162 and the average GPA is 3.63 at Washington College of Law.

The LSAT score of Washington College of Law 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 Washington College of Law 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

Washington College of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Washington College of Law		District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	156	156	156	155
50^th percentile	162	161	161	159
75^th percentile	163	164	163	161

Washington College of LawGPA distribution
	Washington College of Law		District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.46	3.24	3.36	3.33
50^th percentile	3.64	3.6	3.62	3.61
75^th percentile	3.75	3.73	3.76	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 5,368 students have applied to Washington College of Law. Among them, 1,916 students have accepted to admit and 405 have enrolled into Washington College of LawThe acceptance rate is 35.69% and the yield is 21%.

The acceptance rate of Washington College of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of District of Columbia law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Washington College of Law.

Washington College of Law Admission Statistics
	Washington College of Law	District of Columbia Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	5,368	28,323	414,758
Admitted	1,916	7,735	130,837
Enrolled	405	1,861	36,756
Acceptance Rate	35.69%	32.28%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	21.14%	26.19%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,635 students enrolled to Washington College of Law. Among them 1,231 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 404 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 405 students newly joined to to Washington College of Law. By gender, there are 149 men , 252 women, and 2 other/unknown gender first-time students at Washington College of Law. By attending status, 340 students enrolled as full-time and 63 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Washington College of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	1,457	1,635
JD Enrollment	1,167	1,231
Non-JD Enrollment	290	404

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	393	346	46	405	339	62
Men	153	121	14	149	118	31
Women	257	225	32	252	221	31
Other	0	0	0	2	1	1

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 74.85% where 326 students took the exam and 244 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of District of Columbia law schools (79.94%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	315	321
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	315	326
New Graduates	266	289
Prior Year Graduates	49	37
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	49	30
Exam Passer	230	244
Exam Pass Rate	73.02%	74.85%
District of Columbia Pass Rate	78.02%	79.94%