GWU Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

The George Washington University Law School's 2027 tuition & fees is $78,060 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 3.50% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $32,550. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of The George Washington University Law School is $110,610.

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The average GPA is 3.86 and the average LSAT score is 168 for 2027 The George Washington University Law School admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 576 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 573 students including both full-time and part-time status.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 9,718 students have applied to The George Washington University Law School and 2,644 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 595 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 27.21% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.50% at The George Washington University Law School. With 17 pre-admitted students, total 612 first-year students enrolled in The George Washington University Law School.

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At The George Washington University Law School, 77.90% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $31,360. 2.16% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 30.02% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at The George Washington University Law School costs and financial aid page.

The George Washington University Law School enrolled 610 first-year students in total. Among them, 92.95% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 348 White, 96 Asian, 48 Black or African American, 52 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 259 male and 303 female students enrolled at The George Washington University Law School.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 57.05%, followed by Asian with 15.74%.

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Last year, total 509 students took the bar exam first time at The George Washington University Law School. Among them, 438 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 86.05%. For reference, the average pass rate at District of Columbia law schools is 78.96%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at The George Washington University Law School.

In 2025, 550 students graduated from The George Washington University Law School. Of them, 495 graduates employed where bar passage required and 22 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 523 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at The George Washington University Law School employement summary page.