University of Washington School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

19.61% University of Washington School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at University of Washington School of Law is 19.61% for the 2025-2026 admission. 3,412 students applied and 669 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 202 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 30.19%.

You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at University of Washington School of Law Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for University of Washington School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., University of Washington School of Law's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 36%.

You can compare University of Washington School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 10% and 20%

University of Washington School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
University of Washington School of Law	19.61%	30.19%	202	770
All Law Schools	36.09%	33.15%	213	737
Public	34.52%	34.44%	184	668
Private	37.29%	32.17%	236	791

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at University of Washington School of Law is July 15, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, July 15, 2026. Check detailed explanation about application time line at University of Washington School of Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to University of Washington School of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Priority Deadline	2026-03-15
Regular Decision Deadline	2026-07-15
Admission Contact
Phone	206-543-4078
Email	lawadm@uw.edu
General Admission Information	https://www.law.uw.edu/admissions
Application Requirements	https://www.law.uw.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/first-year

Application Requirements


CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
Résumé	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Optional Supplemental Statement
Two Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.
LSAT Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years GRE may be not accepted.

Data Source: https://www.law.uw.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/first-year

2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at University of Washington School of Law is 165 and GPA is 3.76 over 202 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Compared to law schools in U.S., University of Washington School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.

You can compare University of Washington School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 165 and 170

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 166 and the 25^th percentile is 160. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.83 and the 25^th percentile is 3.47.

2026 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
University of Washington School of Law	165	3.76
All Law Schools	160	3.65
Public	160	3.69
Private	159	3.62

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2021	157	162	165
2022	160	164	167
2023	160	164	166
2024	160	164	167
2025	160	163	166
2026	162	165	167

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2021	3.45	3.68	3.81
2022	3.52	3.67	3.79
2023	3.5	3.7	3.83
2024	3.57	3.74	3.86
2025	3.47	3.67	3.83
2026	3.6	3.76	3.86

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