The George Washington University Law School

2000 H Street NW, Washington DC 20052

The George Washington University Law School enrolls approximately 612 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 168 and median GPA is 3.86. In the most recent reporting year, 86.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 28.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.6% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
612
Median LSAT
168
Median GPA
3.86
Bar-Required Jobs
89.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 170
50th Percentile 168
25th Percentile 162
75th Percentile 3.93
50th Percentile 3.86
25th Percentile 3.55

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
86.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
28.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
9.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
90.22%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.71%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+7.51%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
511
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 383
Less than ½ tuition 879
Half to full tuition 389
Full tuition 27
More than full tuition 1