George Washington University

Law School
2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052
Admissions Phone: (202) 994-7230
Admissions Email: jdadmit@law.gwu.edu
Web site: http://www.law.gwu.edu
Admissions URL: http://www.law.gwu.edu/admissions/

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Anne M. Richard
Application deadline
03/31
Full-time program application fee
$80
Part-time program application fee
$80
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
8,966
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
2,087
Overall acceptance rate
23.3%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
517
Number of full-time program applicants
8,225
Number of full-time program acceptances
1,847
Full-time acceptance rate
22.5%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
390
Number of part-time program applicants
741
Number of part-time program acceptances
240
Part-time acceptance rate
32.4%
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
127
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.28-3.83
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
162-168
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.36-3.86
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
163-168
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
3.15-3.68
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
160-166

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
NY
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
94.3%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
76.7%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
501
Graduates employed at graduation
88.2%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
92.8%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$135,000
Median private sector starting salary
$145,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$160,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
79%
Median public service starting salary
$54,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
1.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
9.0%
Percent employed in government
13.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
11.0%
Percent employed in law firms
62.0%
Percent employed in public interest
3.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
1.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
4.9%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
49%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
0%
Number of states where graduates are employed
34
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
3.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
17.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
3.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
1.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
65.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
1.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
6.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
2.0%
Employment location unknown
2.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: Nine career counselors with J.D. degrees provide a broad range of services to enable students & alumni to engage in a meaningful job search, compete as professionals in the employment market, & make well-informed choices leading to long-term career satisfaction. Approx. 700 employers participate in annual interviewing programs.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
94.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
3.0%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
1.0%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
N/A

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