Founded in 1896, Washington College of Law, also known as AU Law, is located in Washington, DC. Washington College of Law' tuition & fees is $65,556 for first-year students in the academic year 2024-2025. 71.82% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $40,000. That could cover 61.02% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 35.69% and total of 405 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 162. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 74.85%.
Washington College of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $65,556 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 3.91% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $31,154. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Washington College of Law is $96,710.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Washington College of Law.
At Washington College of Law, 71.82% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $40,000. 14.99% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 64.21% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received
701
Half or Less than Tuition
21.97%
Half to Full Tuition
62.48%
Full Tuition
15.41%
More than Full Tuition
0.14%
Part-time
Number Received
126
Half or Less than Tuition
14.29%
Half to Full Tuition
73.81%
Full Tuition
11.90%
More than Full Tuition
0.00%
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Washington College of Law is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 162. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 401 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 399 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Washington College of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.43
3.63
3.75
Full-Time
3.46
3.64
3.75
Part-Time
3.24
3.6
3.73
LSAT Scores
156
162
163
Full-Time
156
162
163
Part-Time
156
161
164
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 5,368 students have applied to Washington College of Law and 1,916 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 405 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 35.69% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 21.14% at Washington College of Law. With 3 pre-admitted students, total 408 first-year students enrolled in Washington College of Law.
Last year, total 315 students took the bar exam first time at Washington College of Law. Among them, 230 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 73.02%. For reference, the average pass rate at District of Columbia law schools is 78.02%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Washington College of Law.
In 2023, 411 students graduated from Washington College of Law. Of them, 280 graduates employed where bar passage required and 71 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 345 graduates employed as full-time and 7 employed as part-time status.
Washington College of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate
315
First-time Takers
315 49 from prior year
No Exam Takers
49
First-time Bar Exam Passer
230
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate
73.02%
Average Pass Rate at District of Columbia Law Schools
