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%
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
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- GW–University of Salvador Law School Exchange Program – Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSchool page for GW–University of Salvador Law School Exchange Program – Buenos Aires, Argentina (opens in a new tab)
- University of Augsburg Exchange ProgramSchool page for University of Augsburg Exchange Program (opens in a new tab)
- University of Groningen Exchange ProgramSchool page for University of Groningen Exchange Program (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Access to Justice Clinic - Family LawSchool page for Access to Justice Clinic - Family Law (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Appeals & Post-Convictions Services ClinicSchool page for Criminal Appeals & Post-Convictions Services Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Family Justice Litigation ClinicSchool page for Family Justice Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Health Equity Policy & Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Health Equity Policy & Advocacy 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.
- James F. Humphreys Complex Litigation CenterSchool page for James F. Humphreys Complex Litigation Center (opens in a new tab)
- The Center for Law, Economics & FinanceSchool page for The Center for Law, Economics & Finance (opens in a new tab)
- The National Family Violence CenterSchool page for The National Family Violence Center (opens in a new tab)
- The Public Interest and Public Service Law CenterSchool page for The Public Interest and Public Service Law Center (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.
- M.S.L.School page for M.S.L. (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in Business and Finance LawSchool page for M.S.L. in Business and Finance Law (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in Environmental and Energy StudiesSchool page for M.S.L. in Environmental and Energy Studies (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in First Amendment Speech and Free ExpressionSchool page for M.S.L. in First Amendment Speech and Free Expression (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in Government Procurement LawSchool page for M.S.L. in Government Procurement Law (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in Government Procurement and Cybersecurity LawSchool page for M.S.L. in Government Procurement and Cybersecurity Law (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in Health Law and PolicySchool page for M.S.L. in Health Law and Policy (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in Intellectual Property LawSchool page for M.S.L. in Intellectual Property Law (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in International and Comparative LawSchool page for M.S.L. in International and Comparative Law (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in National Security and Cybersecurity LawSchool page for M.S.L. in National Security and Cybersecurity Law (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).
