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Columbus School of Law Law School at The Catholic University of America

LSAT 159
GPA 3.61
Tuition & Fees $58,436
Acceptance Rate 33.33 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 78.15 %

Columbus School of Law Overview

Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC
Established in 1897, Columbus School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at The Catholic University of America. The 2025 tuition & fees of Columbus School of Law is $58,436.
The acceptance rate of the school is 33.33% and yield is 24.86%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 159 and the average GPA is 3.61. Total 417 students are attending Columbus School of Law and 131 of them is first-year students. Last year 79 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 70 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 78.15%). You may want to check the general academic information of Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

160 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 159 Columbus School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 158 submitters is 3.61. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Columbus School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores155153158157160160
Undergraduate GPA3.373.143.513.413.683.66

Columbus School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Columbus School of Law tuition & fees is $58,436 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Columbus School of Law is $55,834. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $53,220
Columbus School of Law Tuition & Fees
Columbus School of Law$58,436
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$23,986
Books & Supplies$1,822
Personal Expenses$2,780
Average Costs at The Catholic University of America
Undergraduate$55,834
Graduate$53,220

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,493 students applied to Columbus School of Law and 593 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 159 students finally enrolled to Columbus School of Law. The acceptance rate is 33.33% and yield (enrollment rate) is 25%. With 2 deferred/pre-admitted students, Columbus School of Law has 161 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Columbus School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,493
Admitted593
Enrolled159
Acceptance Rate33.33%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)24.86%
Deferred / Previously Admitted2
Total First Year Class Enrollment161

Law Student Population

Columbus School of Law has total 417 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 406 students enrolled in JD program and 9 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Columbus School of Law
Total Enrollment415
JD Enrollment406
Non-JD Enrollment9
Columbus School of Law has 161 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 64 male and 97 female students. By attendance type, 122 students enrolled as full-time and 39 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Columbus School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Columbus School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total161 12239
Men64 4618
Women97 7621

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 96 students have graduated from Columbus School of Law. Among them, 79 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 70 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Columbus School of Law is 78.15% where the average pass rate of District of Columbia is 76.65%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Columbus School of Law
Total Graduates96
First-time Bar Exam Taker79
(74 new graduates, 5 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker22 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate70 / 88.6%
Pass Rate at District of Columbia76.65%