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 — 2025-2026
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $75,420 | $0 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $75,420 | $0 |
| Part-time · resident | $55,650 | $0 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $55,650 | $0 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,650 | $0 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,650 | $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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$25,240
- Living at home$25,240
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$75,420
- Mandatory fees$0
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$25,240
PreLaw Advisor total$100,660
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 (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 1,679 | 1,543 | 136 |
| Receiving grants | 1,296 | 1,202 | 94 |
| % receiving grants | 77% | 78% | 69% |
| Less than half tuition | 879 | 814 | 65 |
| Half to full tuition | 389 | 363 | 26 |
| Full tuition | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| More than full tuition | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $14,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $28,000 | $20,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $40,000 | $30,000 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2024-20250 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-20240 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.