Arlington, Virginia
George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1980
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 169
- Median GPA
- 3.93
- Resident tuition
- $24,864
- First-year class
- 159
- Bar-required jobs
- 81.4%
- First-time bar passage
- 86.3%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2017-2018
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $25,351 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $40,737 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $20,660 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $33,298 | Not reported |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$24,862
- Living off campus$24,862
- Living at home$11,532
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$25,351
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$24,862
PreLaw Advisor total$50,213
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
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 (2017–2018 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 518 | 365 | 153 |
| Receiving grants | 423 | 311 | 112 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 196 | 138 | 58 |
| Half to full tuition | 134 | 92 | 42 |
| Full tuition | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| More than full tuition | 66 | 55 | 11 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $8,000 | $5,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $17,000 | $10,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | $16,898 |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2016-201733 received · 5 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016136 received · 43 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2014-2015138 received · 68 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.