Founded in 1870, Georgetown University Law Center, also known as Georgetown Law, is located in Washington, DC. Georgetown University Law Center' tuition & fees is $79,672 for first-year students in the academic year 2024-2025. 64.13% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $35,000. That could cover 43.93% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 19.57% and total of 570 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.91 and the average LSAT score is 171. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 90.51%.
Georgetown University Law Center's 2025 tuition & fees is $79,672 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 4.90% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $33,778. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Georgetown University Law Center is $113,450.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Georgetown University Law Center.
Georgetown University Law Center 2025 Tuition & Fees
2024
2025
% Changed
Law School Tuition
$75,950
$79,672
4.90%
Living Costs
$32,250
$33,778
4.74%
Room & Board
$27,385
$28,778
Books & Supplies
$1,400
$1,445
Personal Expenses
$3,465
$3,555
COA
$108,200
$113,450
4.85%
Grants / Scholarships
$35,000
$35,000
COA after receiving aid
$73,200
$78,450
Grants and Scholarships
At Georgetown University Law Center, 64.13% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $35,000. 2.33% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 55.21% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received
1,187
Half or Less than Tuition
39.43%
Half to Full Tuition
58.21%
Full Tuition
2.36%
More than Full Tuition
0.00%
Part-time
Number Received
99
Half or Less than Tuition
78.79%
Half to Full Tuition
19.19%
Full Tuition
2.02%
More than Full Tuition
0.00%
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Georgetown University Law Center is 3.91 and the average LSAT score is 171. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 588 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 566 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Georgetown University Law Center Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.7
3.91
3.97
Full-Time
3.7
3.91
3.97
Part-Time
3.7
3.86
3.99
LSAT Scores
166
171
173
Full-Time
166
171
173
Part-Time
163
168
171
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 10,827 students have applied to Georgetown University Law Center and 2,119 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 570 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 19.57% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 26.90% at Georgetown University Law Center. With 34 pre-admitted students, total 604 first-year students enrolled in Georgetown University Law Center.
Last year, total 681 students took the bar exam first time at Georgetown University Law Center. Among them, 624 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 91.63%. For reference, the average pass rate at District of Columbia law schools is 78.97%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Georgetown University Law Center.
In 2023, 672 students graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. Of them, 568 graduates employed where bar passage required and 39 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 630 graduates employed as full-time and 9 employed as part-time status.
Georgetown University Law Center Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate
652
First-time Takers
681 66 from prior year
No Exam Takers
0
First-time Bar Exam Passer
624
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate
91.63%
Average Pass Rate at District of Columbia Law Schools