George Washington University Law School Stats

By the Numbers

Established: 1865
Number of Students: 1,683

Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 24.1%
African-American: 6.5%
American Indian: 0.8%
Asian-American: 10.4%
Hispanic: 6.4%
International: 0.2%

Men: 56.9%
Women: 43.1%

Number of Professors: 92
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 15 to 1

Tuition: $40,100
Number of Applicants: 8,966
Number of Acceptances: 2,087
Yield: 25%

% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Government: 12.8%
Public Interest: 2.7%
Judicial Clerks: 11.0%
Academia: 0.9%
Law Firms: 62.6%
Business/Industry: 8.9%

Bar Passage Rate: 90%

Contact

J.D. Admissions Office
The George Washington University Law School
700 20th Street, N.W., Lower Level
Washington, D.C. 20052
Admissions phone: (202) 994-7230
Admissions e-mail: jdadmit@law.gwu.edu

Academics

Specialized programs: Munich Intellectual Property Law Center LLM Program

Special institutes or centers: Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies; Institute for Constitutional Studies; International Institute for Corporate Governance and Accountability; James F. Humphreys Complex Litigation Center