Columbus School of Law Stats

The Columbus School of Law is a part of the Catholic University of America, a private, Catholic school in a residential community of Northeast Washington, D.C.

By the Numbers

Established: 1897
Number of Students: 920

Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 19.5%
African-American: 4.6%
American Indian: 0.7%
Asian-American: 9.6%
Mexican-American: 0.1%
Puerto-Rican: 0.0%
Hispanic: 4.6%
International: 0.7%

Average Age: 24
Men: 52.3%
Women: 47.7%

Number of Professors: 45
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 14.8 to 1

Tuition: $36,535
Number of Applicants: 3,031
Number of Acceptances: 1,099
Yield: 30%

% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Government: 23.5%
Public Interest: 4%
Judicial Clerks: 13.9%
Academia: 0.8%
Law Firms: 39.8%
Business/Industry: 17.5%

Bar Passage Rate: 76%

Contact

School of Law
Columbus School of Law
Office of Admissions
The Catholic University of America
Cardinal Station
Washington, D.C. 20064
Admissions phone: (202) 319-5151
Admissions e-mail: admissions@law.edu

Academics

Specialized programs: Program on Law and Religion; Law and Public Policy Program; Securities Law Program

Special institutes or centers: Communications Law Institute; Comparative and International Law Institute; Center for Law, Philosophy and Culture

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