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, 79.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 14.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.8% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2022

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
79.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
38.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
14.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
22.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
18.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
0.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
13.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.5%
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