University of Washington

School of Law
Campus Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195-3020
Admissions Phone: (206) 543-4078
Admissions Email: lawadm@u.washington.edu
Web site: http://www.law.washington.edu
Admissions URL: N/A

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Kathy Swinehart
Application deadline
01/15
Full-time program application fee
$50
Part-time program application fee
N/A
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
2,369
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
599
Overall acceptance rate
25.3%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
187
Number of full-time program applicants
2,369
Number of full-time program acceptances
599
Full-time acceptance rate
25.3%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
187
Number of part-time program applicants
N/A
Number of part-time program acceptances
N/A
Part-time acceptance rate
N/A
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
N/A
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.52-3.85
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
159-166
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.52-3.85
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
159-166
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
N/A
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
N/A

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
WA
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
88.4%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
78.3%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
182
Graduates employed at graduation
92.7%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
98.9%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$92,250
Median private sector starting salary
$110,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$135,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
60%
Median public service starting salary
$45,009
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
N/A
Percent employed in business and industry
3.5%
Percent employed in government
15.8%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
18.1%
Percent employed in law firms
57.9%
Percent employed in public interest
4.7%
Percent employed in an unknown field
N/A
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
5.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
61%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
1%
Number of states where graduates are employed
14
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
N/A
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
5.7%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
1.1%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
N/A
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
7.4%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
N/A
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
N/A
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
81.4%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
3.4%
Employment location unknown
0.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: Provides access for students and alumni to career planning and employment resources and individual assistance. Workshops, seminars and networking events are offered. Coordinates on-campus interviews, judicial clerkship applications, and the Public Service Externship Program.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
89.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
10.0%
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)
0.0%

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