Atlanta, Georgia
Emory University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1923
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 166
- Median GPA
- 3.82
- Resident tuition
- $69,510
- First-year class
- 391
- Bar-required jobs
- 87.9%
- First-time bar passage
- 86.3%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Certificate in Transactional Law and SkillsSchool page for Certificate in Transactional Law and Skills (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Barton Appeal for Youth ClinicSchool page for Barton Appeal for Youth Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Public Policy and Legislative Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Public Policy and Legislative Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Turner Environmental Law ClinicSchool page for Turner Environmental Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Barton Child Law and Policy CenterSchool page for Barton Child Law and Policy Center (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Law and Social ScienceSchool page for Center for Law and Social Science (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Transactional Law and PracticeSchool page for Center for Transactional Law and Practice (opens in a new tab)
- The Center for International and Comparative LawSchool page for The Center for International and Comparative Law (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
Journals and law reviews (1)
- Emory International Law ReviewSchool page for Emory International Law Review (opens in a new tab)
Moot court and trial advocacy programs (1)
- Supreme Court Advocacy ProgramSchool page for Supreme Court Advocacy Program (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
LL.M. programs (1)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
S.J.D. and J.S.D. programs (1)
- S.J.D. / J.S.D. programSchool page for S.J.D. / J.S.D. program (opens in a new tab)
Master's degrees for non-lawyers
Graduate degrees in legal studies for professionals who work with the law but do not intend to practise. They do not qualify graduates to sit for the bar.
- Master of Legal StudiesSchool page for Master of Legal Studies (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
