Columbus School of Law

Washington, DC

Columbus School of Law is located in Washington, DC and enrolls approximately 182 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 161 and median GPA is 3.68. In the most recent reporting year, 82.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 9.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.4% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
182
Median LSAT
161
Median GPA
3.68
Bar-Required Jobs
82.5%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 163
50th Percentile 161
25th Percentile 158
75th Percentile 3.85
50th Percentile 3.68
25th Percentile 3.46

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
35.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
9.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
16.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
24.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
15.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
83.08%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.09%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.99%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
130
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 5
Less than ½ tuition 185
Half to full tuition 183
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 1