Top District Of Columbia Law Schools Comparison

There are 6 ABA-accredited law schools in District Of Columbia. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. The schools are ranked based on test scores, tuition, bar pass rate, and employment statistics. You can search all law schools in District Of Columbia at District Of Columbia law school search page.
The following list compares 5 schools with important law school statistics - Georgetown University Law Center, The George Washington University Law School, Columbus School of Law, Washington College of Law, Howard University School of Law.
  • All 5 schools are private.
  • Georgetown University Law Center's tuition is the most expensive ($87,588) and Howard University School of Law's tuition is the lowest ($41,412).
  • Howard University School of Law offers the best financial aid of $23,657 which is 57.13% of tuition amount.
  • Georgetown University Law Center has the lowest acceptance rate of 15.75%) and Washington College of Law has the highest rate of 33.28%).
  • Georgetown University Law Center has the highest LSAT score of 171 and Howard University School of Law has the lowest score of 156.
  • Georgetown University Law Center has the highest GPA of 3.93 and Washington College of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.63.
  • Georgetown University Law Center is the largest school with 3,028 enrolled students and Columbus School of Law is the smallest school with 446 students.
  • Georgetown University Law Center has the highest bar exam pass rate of 93.05% and Howard University School of Law has the lowest rate of 76.77%.
  • The George Washington University Law School is the oldest school founded in 1865 and Columbus School of Law is the most recently founded in 1897.
  • Georgetown University Law Center requires the most expensive application fees of $85.