Top District Of Columbia Law Schools Comparison

There are 5 ABA-accredited law schools in District Of Columbia. The schools in the below table lists the schools in order of rankings. The schools are ranked based on test scores, tuition, bar pass rate, and employment statistics.
  • All 5 schools are private.
  • Georgetown University Law Center's tuition is the most expensive ($75,950) and Howard University School of Law's tuition is the lowest ($38,612).
  • Washington College of Law offers the best financial aid of $35,000 which is 55.48% of tuition amount.
  • Georgetown University Law Center has the lowest acceptance rate of 17.64%) and Washington College of Law has the highest rate of 33.77%).
  • Georgetown University Law Center has the highest LSAT score of 171 and Howard University School of Law has the lowest score of 154.
  • Georgetown University Law Center has the highest GPA of 3.86 and Howard University School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.49.
  • Georgetown University Law Center is the largest school with 3,042 enrolled students and Columbus School of Law is the smallest school with 417 students.
  • Georgetown University Law Center has the highest bar exam pass rate of 91.63% and Howard University School of Law has the lowest rate of 65.41%.
  • 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.

Georgetown University Law Center

Private • Washington, DC
Founded
1870
Tuition & Costs
$75,950 tuition & fees
$27,385 Living Costs
$3,465 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$30,000 Avg. Amount
39.50% Tuition Covered
60.67% Received
LSAT Scores
171 Median Score
172 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.86 Median Score
3.94 75th Percentile
3.63 25th Percentile
Admission
17.64% Acceptance Rate
27.98% Yield
11325 Applicants
1998 Admitted
559 Enrolled
Enrollment
3,042 Total Enrollment
2,053 JD Enrollment
989 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
812 Faculties
64 Staffs
3 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
91.63% Pass Rate
681 Exam Takers
0 Not Taken
624 Exam Passers
Employment
672 Total Graduates
630 Employed Full-time
9 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$85
Application deadline
2022-09-06 Application Open
2023-03-01 Early Decision
2023-03-01 Recommended Regular Decision
Founded
1865
Tuition & Costs
$69,740 tuition & fees
$25,060 Living Costs
$3,100 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$25,000 Avg. Amount
35.85% Tuition Covered
81.04% Received
LSAT Scores
168 Median Score
169 75th Percentile
162 25th Percentile
GPA
3.84 Median Score
3.93 75th Percentile
3.52 25th Percentile
Admission
25.00% Acceptance Rate
22.44% Yield
9021 Applicants
2255 Admitted
506 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,968 Total Enrollment
1,692 JD Enrollment
276 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
450 Faculties
45 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
86.05% Pass Rate
509 Exam Takers
5 Not Taken
438 Exam Passers
Employment
564 Total Graduates
514 Employed Full-time
3 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$80
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2023-02-01 Early Decision
2023-03-01 Regular Decision
Admission Info

Washington College of Law

Private • Washington, DC
Founded
1896
Tuition & Costs
$63,088 tuition & fees
$22,456 Living Costs
$2,000 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$35,000 Avg. Amount
55.48% Tuition Covered
82.64% Received
LSAT Scores
162 Median Score
163 75th Percentile
156 25th Percentile
GPA
3.61 Median Score
3.73 75th Percentile
3.3 25th Percentile
Admission
33.77% Acceptance Rate
20.94% Yield
5559 Applicants
1877 Admitted
393 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,457 Total Enrollment
1,167 JD Enrollment
290 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
290 Faculties
28 Staffs
5 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
73.02% Pass Rate
315 Exam Takers
49 Not Taken
230 Exam Passers
Employment
411 Total Graduates
345 Employed Full-time
7 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$70
Application deadline
2023-07-15 Regular Decision

Columbus School of Law

Private • Washington, DC
Founded
1897
Tuition & Costs
$58,436 tuition & fees
$25,740 Living Costs
$2,980 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$22,500 Avg. Amount
38.50% Tuition Covered
97.11% Received
LSAT Scores
159 Median Score
161 75th Percentile
156 25th Percentile
GPA
3.61 Median Score
3.75 75th Percentile
3.38 25th Percentile
Admission
33.33% Acceptance Rate
24.86% Yield
1581 Applicants
527 Admitted
131 Enrolled
Enrollment
417 Total Enrollment
406 JD Enrollment
11 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
86 Faculties
27 Staffs
5 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
78.15% Pass Rate
119 Exam Takers
3 Not Taken
93 Exam Passers
Employment
118 Total Graduates
100 Employed Full-time
4 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$65
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2022-12-01 Early Decision
2022-12-22 Applicants notified of early decision
2023-03-15 Regular Decision

Howard University School of Law

Private • Washington, DC
Founded
1869
Tuition & Costs
$38,612 tuition & fees
$25,571 Living Costs
$3,889 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$14,626 Avg. Amount
37.88% Tuition Covered
47.75% Received
LSAT Scores
154 Median Score
158 75th Percentile
151 25th Percentile
GPA
3.49 Median Score
3.71 75th Percentile
3.23 25th Percentile
Admission
31.16% Acceptance Rate
28.32% Yield
1813 Applicants
565 Admitted
160 Enrolled
Enrollment
464 Total Enrollment
464 JD Enrollment
0 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
90 Faculties
6 Staffs
5 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
65.41% Pass Rate
133 Exam Takers
33 Not Taken
87 Exam Passers
Employment
135 Total Graduates
117 Employed Full-time
1 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$60
Application deadline
2023-02-28 Regular Decision