Washington University School of Law (WashU Law)

St. Louis, MO

Washington University School of Law (WashU Law) is located in St. Louis, MO and enrolls approximately 261 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 175 and median GPA is 3.96. In the most recent reporting year, 93.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 46% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 9.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
261
Median LSAT
175
Median GPA
3.96
Bar-Required Jobs
93.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 176
50th Percentile 175
25th Percentile 165
75th Percentile 4
50th Percentile 3.96
25th Percentile 3.58

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
93.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
63.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
46%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
13.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
9.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
93.57%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.37%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+12.2%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
280
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 43
Less than ½ tuition 120
Half to full tuition 455
Full tuition 86
More than full tuition 77