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

LSAT 160
GPA 3.64
Tuition & Fees $63,280
Acceptance Rate 34.63 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 84.47 %

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 2026 tuition & fees of Columbus School of Law is $63,280.
The acceptance rate of the school is 34.63% and yield is 28.74%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 160 and the average GPA is 3.64. Total 385 students are attending Columbus School of Law and 125 of them is first-year students. Last year 103 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 87 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 84.47%). 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

114 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 160 Columbus School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 111 submitters is 3.64. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Columbus School of Law 2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores155156158161160163
Undergraduate GPA3.413.393.633.633.753.73

Columbus School of Law 2026 Tuition & Fees

Columbus School of Law tuition & fees is $63,280 for the academic year 2025-2026. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Columbus School of Law is $58,378. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $25,570
Columbus School of Law Tuition & Fees
Columbus School of Law$63,280
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$25,740
Books & Supplies$1,950
Personal Expenses$2,980
Average Costs at The Catholic University of America
Undergraduate$58,378
Graduate$25,570

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,461 students applied to Columbus School of Law and 465 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 114 students finally enrolled to Columbus School of Law. The acceptance rate is 34.63% and yield (enrollment rate) is 29%.
Columbus School of Law 2025 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,461
Admitted465
Enrolled114
Acceptance Rate34.63%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)28.74%
Deferred / Previously Admitted0
Total First Year Class Enrollment114

Law Student Population

Columbus School of Law has total 385 students for the academic year 2023-2024. Of the total students, 389 students enrolled in JD program and 11 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Columbus School of Law
Total Enrollment400
JD Enrollment389
Non-JD Enrollment11
Columbus School of Law has 114 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 57 male and 55 female students. By attendance type, 93 students enrolled as full-time and 19 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
Total114 9319
Men57 4413
Women55 496

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 109 students have graduated from Columbus School of Law. Among them, 103 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 87 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Columbus School of Law is 84.47% where the average pass rate of District of Columbia is 79.26%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Columbus School of Law
Total Graduates109
First-time Bar Exam Taker103
(100 new graduates, 3 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker9 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate87 / 84.47%
Pass Rate at District of Columbia79.26%