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Georgetown University Law Center

District of Columbia · Private · School ID: georgetown-university

Georgetown University Law Center is a private law school in District of Columbia. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 93.0% first-time bar passage rate (state average 83.3%). 95.9% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 59.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $83,576 per year; a median grant of $35,000 brings median net tuition to about $48,576. The median LSAT is 171 with a 15.8% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)166 / 171 / 173
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.75 / 3.93 / 3.98
Acceptance rate15.8%
Applications received13,924
Offers extended2,193
1L enrollment672
Total JD enrollment2,266
GRE-only takers12
Transfers in / out120 / 1

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$83,576
Non-resident tuition$83,576
Mandatory fees
Living-expense estimate$33,905
Median grant$35,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$25,000 / $47,500
No-grant share39.5%
< half-tuition grants34.7%
Half-to-full grants23.1%
Full-tuition grants1.9%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.7%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)93.0%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar95.1%
State average (same exam)83.3%
Difference vs. state+9.7 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates703
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)95.9%
Bar-required jobs91.6%
MegaLaw 500+54.9%
BigLaw 251–5004.1%
Mid 101–2502.6%
Small 2–1004.8%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships9.2%
Government5.5%
Public interest10.2%
Business / industry2.4%
Academia2.6%
Seeking employment1.4%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment940 (42.0%)
Female enrollment1,298 (58.0%)
White1,280
Black153
Hispanic171
Asian356
Two or more races84
Other / unreported222

Faculty

Total faculty752
Full-time218
Faculty of color159

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$238,990

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Georgetown University Law Center?

Georgetown University Law Center reported a 93.0% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 83.3% state average.

How much does Georgetown University Law Center cost?

Resident tuition at Georgetown University Law Center is $83,576 per year (about $250,728 over three years). The median grant is $35,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $48,576 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Georgetown University Law Center?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Georgetown University Law Center is 171 and the median GPA is 3.93; the acceptance rate is 15.8%.

What are the job outcomes at Georgetown University Law Center?

95.9% of Georgetown University Law Center graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 59.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 1.4% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in District of Columbia

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Georgetown University, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.