American University Washington College of Law

Washington, DC

American University Washington College of Law is located in Washington, DC and enrolls approximately 405 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 162 and median GPA is 3.63. In the most recent reporting year, 76.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 15.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.8% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
405
Median LSAT
162
Median GPA
3.63
Bar-Required Jobs
76.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 163
50th Percentile 162
25th Percentile 157
75th Percentile 3.75
50th Percentile 3.63
25th Percentile 3.32

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
76.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
34.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
15.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
13.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
12%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
81.28%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.98%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-0.7%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
374
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 500
Less than ½ tuition 161
Half to full tuition 493
Full tuition 68
More than full tuition 10