Washington, District of Columbia
The George Washington University Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1923
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 168
- Median GPA
- 3.86
- Resident tuition
- $75,420
- First-year class
- 612
- Bar-required jobs
- 89.8%
- First-time bar passage
- 87.7%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $69,740 | $0 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $69,740 | $0 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,450 | $0 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$30,260
- Living off campus$30,260
- Living at home$30,260
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$69,740
- Mandatory fees$0
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$30,260
PreLaw Advisor total$100,000
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 (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 1,700 | 1,583 | 117 |
| Receiving grants | 1,332 | 1,274 | 58 |
| % receiving grants | 78% | 80% | 50% |
| Less than half tuition | 1,116 | 1,073 | 43 |
| Half to full tuition | 175 | 167 | 8 |
| Full tuition | 39 | 33 | 6 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $19,000 | $13,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | $17,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | $23,000 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-20220 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-20210 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.