Washington, District of Columbia
Columbus School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1925
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 161
- Median GPA
- 3.68
- Resident tuition
- $61,580
- First-year class
- 182
- Bar-required jobs
- 79.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 90.4%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2024-2025
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $58,932 | $1,460 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $58,932 | $1,460 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,032 | $950 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$26,278
- Living off campus$31,542
- Living at home$15,832
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$58,932
- Mandatory fees$1,460
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$31,542
PreLaw Advisor total$91,934
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2024–2025 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 390 | 283 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 382 | 260 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 98% | 92% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 187 | 131 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 195 | 129 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $28,608 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $44,451 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2023-202428 received · 4 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-202356 received · 20 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-202254 received · 20 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.