Washington, District of Columbia
Georgetown Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1924
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 171
- Median GPA
- 3.93
- Resident tuition
- $83,576
- First-year class
- 672
- Bar-required jobs
- 91.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 94.6%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- 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 Employee Benefits LawSchool page for Certificate in Employee Benefits Law (opens in a new tab)
- Estate Planning CertificateSchool page for Estate Planning Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- Food & Drug Law CertificateSchool page for Food & Drug Law Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution CertificateSchool page for International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- International Human Rights Law CertificateSchool page for International Human Rights Law Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- International Taxation CertificateSchool page for International Taxation Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- International Trade Law CertificateSchool page for International Trade Law Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies CertificateSchool page for Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- Securities & Financial Law CertificateSchool page for Securities & Financial Law Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- U.S. Health Law CertificateSchool page for U.S. Health Law Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Asian LawSchool page for Center for Asian Law (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Innovations in Community SafetySchool page for Center for Innovations in Community Safety (opens in a new tab)
- Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the AmericasSchool page for Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas (opens in a new tab)
- Center on Congress and DemocracySchool page for Center on Congress and Democracy (opens in a new tab)
- Center on Ethics and the Legal ProfessionSchool page for Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession (opens in a new tab)
- Center on Inclusive Trade and DevelopmentSchool page for Center on Inclusive Trade and Development (opens in a new tab)
- Center on Privacy & TechnologySchool page for Center on Privacy & Technology (opens in a new tab)
- Center on Transnational Business and the LawSchool page for Center on Transnational Business and the Law (opens in a new tab)
- Denny Center for Democratic CapitalismSchool page for Denny Center for Democratic Capitalism (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Center for the ConstitutionSchool page for Georgetown Center for the Constitution (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Center on Poverty and InequalitySchool page for Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality (opens in a new tab)
- Human Rights InstituteSchool page for Human Rights Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionSchool page for Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Technology Law and PolicySchool page for Institute for Technology Law and Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Institute of International Economic LawSchool page for Institute of International Economic Law (opens in a new tab)
- Supreme Court InstituteSchool page for Supreme Court Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Workers' Rights InstituteSchool page for Workers' Rights Institute (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- American Criminal Law ReviewSchool page for American Criminal Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Environmental Law ReviewSchool page for Georgetown Environmental Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Immigration Law JournalSchool page for Georgetown Immigration Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Journal of Gender and the LawSchool page for Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Journal of International LawSchool page for Georgetown Journal of International Law (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race PerspectivesSchool page for Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Journal of Law & Public PolicySchool page for Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Journal of Legal EthicsSchool page for Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & PolicySchool page for Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Georgetown Law JournalSchool page for Georgetown Law Journal (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. in TaxationSchool page for LL.M. in Taxation (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (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
Course titles beyond 1L
536
Clinic positions available
606
575 filled
Field placements filled
553
Simulation course seats
1,556
Co-curricular offerings
0
Full-time faculty
218
752 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
