4 Best District Of Columbia Law Schools

There are 6 ABA-accredited law schools in District Of Columbia, and 4 schools were ranked in top 100 U.S. law school ranking with academic excellence.
You can compare all law schools at District Of Columbia law school comparison page.
The below list compares important statistics between the 4 best law schools and all law schools in District Of Columbia.
  • The average LSAT Score of the best law schools is 165.0, which is 4.0 points higher than average score of all District Of Columbia law schools.
  • The average GPA of the best law schools is 3.76, which is 0.14 points higher than average GPA of all District Of Columbia law schools.
  • The average acceptance rate is 28.95%, which is 3.33% lower than average rate of all District Of Columbia law schools.
  • The average yield is 23.52%, while all District Of Columbia law schools's yield is 26.20%
  • In average, 1,734 students enrolled in ech best law school, which is larger than District Of Columbia' average (1,279).
  • The students to faculty ratio of the best law schools is 4.0 to 1, which means that a faculty need to teach and care larger number of students than other District Of Columbia law schools (4.0 to 1).
  • The average bar exam pass rate of the best law schools is 83.98%, which is higher than District Of Columbia' average (76.34%).

District Of Columbia Best Law Schools Comparison

The following table compares the 4 best District Of Columbia law schools with important statistics.
District Of Columbia Best Law Schools Overview
SchoolU.S. Law School RankingFoundedTuition & FeesLSATGPAPopulationStudents to Faculty
Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC101870$79,6721713.913,0304 to 1
The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC281865$69,7401683.851,8703 to 1
Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC841896$65,5561623.631,6355 to 1
Columbus School of LawPrivateWashington, DC851897$58,4361593.634004 to 1

District Of Columbia Best Law Schools Statistics over the Past 5 Years

The tables below compare tuition, admission statistics, bar exam pass over the past 5 years. The data used is from 2020 to 2024, except bar exam pass rate from 2019 to 2023.