George Washington University Law School is located in Washington DC. As one of the leading law programs, George Washington University Law School has a high average LSAT score of 163-168 when recruiting new students. As a return, the median starting salary for law graduates reaches $160,000 per year. See the following table for detailed admissions information and career profiles of George Washington University Law School.
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
506
Number of full-time program applicants
8,906
Number of full-time program acceptances
2,029
Full-time acceptance rate
22.8%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
456
Number of part-time program applicants
686
Number of part-time program acceptances
116
Part-time acceptance rate
16.9%
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
50
Fall 2019 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.41-3.86
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
163-168
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.45-3.86
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
163-168
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
3.16-3.83
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
162-167
Careers: George Washington University
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2018 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
NY
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
95.1%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
80.7%
Class of 2018 Graduates
Total graduates
529
Graduates employed at graduation
93.4%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
98.9%
Starting Salaries of 2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$145,000
Median private sector starting salary
$160,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$160,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
87%
Median public service starting salary
$55,731
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2018)
Percent employed in academia
2.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
7.0%
Percent employed in government
12.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
9.0%
Percent employed in law firms
66.0%
Percent employed in public interest
4.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
3.2%
2018 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
52%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
0%
Number of states where graduates are employed
26
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
3.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
17.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
3.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
0.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
64.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
1.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
1.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
6.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
2.0%
Employment location unknown
3.0%
Career Services
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
Career services operations
10 counselors (all former attorneys, various specialties) provide individual counseling, employment market insight, interview preparation. 700+ employers participate in recruitment programs; on-site Resource Library, Simplicity Job Bank/Judge Database, frequent portal/e-mail opportunity announcements; clerkship director and dedicated faculty/staff; active alumni network, strong D.C. connections.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
92.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
2.0%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
2.0%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
