The following statements compares The George Washington University Law School (GWU Law) and Dedman School of Law (SMU Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
Both schools are private.
GWU Law tuition of $78,060 is more expensive than SMU Law tuition of $70,750.
SMU Law offers the better financial aid of $26,000 which is 36.75% of tuition amount.
SMU Law acceptance rate of 27.21% is lower than GWU Law of 24.59%.
GWU Law's LSAT score of 168 is higher than SMU Law of 167.
GWU Law's GPA of 3.86 is higher than SMU Law of 3.81.
GWU Law with 2,030 students is larger than SMU Law with 746 students.
GWU Law has higher bar exam pass rate than SMU Law.
GWU Law founded in 1865 is older than SMU Law founded in 1911.
GWU Law requires more expensive application fees than SMU Law.
