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Washington College of Law Law School at American University

LSAT 162
GPA 3.61
Tuition & Fees $63,088
Acceptance Rate 33.77 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 73.02 %

Washington College of Law Overview

Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
Established in 1896, Washington College of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at American University. The 2025 tuition & fees of Washington College of Law is $63,088.
The acceptance rate of the school is 33.77% and yield is 20.94%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 162 and the average GPA is 3.61. Total 1,457 students are attending Washington College of Law and 393 of them is first-year students. Last year 308 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 253 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 73.02%). You may want to check the general academic information of Washington College of Law at American University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

406 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 162 Washington College of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 402 submitters is 3.61. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Washington College of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores158157161161163163
Undergraduate GPA3.383.53.573.63.723.7

Washington College of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Washington College of Law tuition & fees is $63,088 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Washington College of Law is $56,543. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $33,239
Washington College of Law Tuition & Fees
Washington College of Law$63,088
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$21,638
Books & Supplies$1,800
Personal Expenses$1,800
Average Costs at American University
Undergraduate$56,543
Graduate$33,239

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 6,737 students applied to Washington College of Law and 1,882 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 402 students finally enrolled to Washington College of Law. The acceptance rate is 33.77% and yield (enrollment rate) is 21%. With 7 deferred/pre-admitted students, Washington College of Law has 409 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Washington College of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants6,737
Admitted1,882
Enrolled402
Acceptance Rate33.77%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)20.94%
Deferred / Previously Admitted7
Total First Year Class Enrollment409

Law Student Population

Washington College of Law has total 1,457 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 1,113 students enrolled in JD program and 347 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Washington College of Law
Total Enrollment1,460
JD Enrollment1,113
Non-JD Enrollment347
Washington College of Law has 409 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 146 male and 267 female students. By attendance type, 354 students enrolled as full-time and 59 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Washington College of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Washington College of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total409 35459
Men146 11828
Women267 23631

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 375 students have graduated from Washington College of Law. Among them, 308 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 253 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Washington College of Law is 73.02% where the average pass rate of District of Columbia is 77.44%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Washington College of Law
Total Graduates375
First-time Bar Exam Taker308
(270 new graduates, 38 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker105 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate253 / 82.14%
Pass Rate at District of Columbia77.44%