The George Washington University Law School
early decision Feb 1, 2027 · regular Mar 1, 2027
0 of 5 required items complete· next deadline in 107 days
Your numbers against the class of 2025
This is a comparison against published numbers, not a prediction. Admissions committees weigh essays, letters, and experience that no percentile captures.
9,718 applications, 2,644 offers, 576 enrolled · Verified 2026-08-14 · view source
What it costs, how graduates fare
- Tuition2025-26
$75,420 full-time
$55,650 part-time
Tuition and the fees the school certifies alongside it — not a full cost of attendance.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA Standard 509 report
- Bar passageclass of 2025
87.7%first-time+2.8
84.9% is the average for all ABA-accredited schools’ graduates in the same jurisdictions this school’s graduates sat in · 490 of 559 first-time takers passed
97.2% of the class of 2023 were admitted within two years of graduating
A pass rate on its own says as much about which states a school feeds as about the school, so the ABA’s own like-for-like average is shown with it.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA bar passage report
- Employmentclass of 2025
511 of 569 (89.8%) in full-time, long-term jobs requiring bar admission
Ten months after graduation · 40 more in JD-advantage jobs · 0 still seeking · 3 of the bar-admission jobs are funded by the school
The ABA collects employment status and job type only. It collects no salary, so no salary figure comes from this filing.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA employment summary
- First-year attrition2024-25
1.0% of the first-year class · 6 students
No law school publishes a graduation rate, so this is not one. It is the students who left in their first year, academic and other, as filed. Transfers out are reported separately and are not counted here.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA Standard 509 report
- EarningsCollege Scorecard
Not a starting salary.
$95,225 median one year after finishing · $140,848 after four
$107,773 is the national median at four years for the same credential
A College Scorecard median for 2017-18 and 2018-19 completers who received federal aid, measured a fixed number of years after they finished — not what this year’s graduates are being paid, and not a figure the school or the ABA publishes. The ABA collects no salary data at all.
Verified 2026-08-27 · College Scorecard
Essays
- Personal statementRequired · 2 pgstart by Jan 11, 2027
Applicants must submit a personal statement on any subject of importance that will assist the Admissions Committee in its decision.
Notes & source
No more than two pages, double-spaced. Writing ability as demonstrated in the personal statement is one of the factors the Admissions Committee weighs.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
- Perspective statementOptionalstart by Jan 18, 2027
Applicants may also submit an optional identity statement discussing characteristics and accomplishments they believe will contribute positively to the GW Law community and to the legal profession.
Notes & source
GW calls this the 'optional identity statement.' No published length limit.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
- AddendumOptionalstart by Jan 29, 2027
Notes & source
Site wording: 'You should include an addendum with your application explaining what happened in one or more semesters in which your performance was particularly poor.' Optional otherwise.
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Letters & documents
- Letter of recommendationRequiredstart by Jan 4, 2027
Notes & source
At least one letter of recommendation must be submitted through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation/Evaluation Service. The application-process page does not state a maximum number of letters accepted.
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- RésuméRequiredstart by Jan 25, 2027
Notes & source
A resume is part of the completed application; extracurricular and professional experience as reflected in the resume is among the factors the Admissions Committee considers. No published page limit.
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- Transcripts via LSAC CASRequiredstart by Jan 11, 2027
Notes & source
All JD applicants, including international applicants, must register with LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (CAS); the CAS report standardizes undergraduate grades and includes transcripts, LSAT history, writing samples, and letters of recommendation. An application is considered only after the CAS report has been received. Graduate work is considered, but GW states the graduate GPA is not as important as the undergraduate GPA.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
- LSAT or GRERequiredstart by Dec 3, 2026
Notes & source
LSAT taken within the past five years is the primary test. GRE (code 2473), GMAT (code QK4-JJ-22), or JD-Next scores — each less than five years old — may be submitted in place of the LSAT, but are considered only when the applicant has not taken and does not intend to take the LSAT. The test requirement is waived for select candidates with significant experience (e.g., four years of professional employment, military service, patent bar passage, doctoral study, social entrepreneurship, or current LLM status); GW undergraduate seniors may apply without the LSAT using SAT, ACT, GRE, or GMAT scores from within five years.
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Administrative
- Application feeOptionalat submission
Notes & source
THE 1L APPLICATION FEE IS WAIVED FOR THIS CYCLE, stated in two places: the JD Admissions banner reads '1L APPLICATION FEES HAVE BEEN WAIVED', and the 2026-2027 timeline attaches it to the cycle's opening row — 'September 1, 2026 — First-year JD applications accepted for Fall 2027. 1L application fees have been waived.' Because that sentence sits inside the row for this cycle, it describes Fall 2027 rather than the closed cycle. Recorded as required false. The waiver is scoped to first-year applicants; GW publishes no fee statement for its transfer or visiting routes, which is recorded as silence. LSAC's own CAS charges are separate.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
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