Athens, Georgia
University of Georgia School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1930
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 169
- Median GPA
- 3.92
- Resident tuition
- $18,044
- First-year class
- 186
- Bar-required jobs
- 93.5%
- First-time bar passage
- 88.4%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- 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
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./M.Acc.School page for J.D./M.Acc. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.B.A.School page for J.D./M.B.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.P.A.School page for J.D./M.P.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.P.H.School page for J.D./M.P.H. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.School page for J.D./M.S. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.W.School page for J.D./M.S.W. (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
Clinics (8)
- Appellate Litigation ClinicSchool page for Appellate Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Business Law ClinicSchool page for Business Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- First Amendment ClinicSchool page for First Amendment Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Jane W. Wilson Family Justice ClinicSchool page for Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Land Conservation ClinicSchool page for Land Conservation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Mediation ClinicSchool page for Mediation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Veterans Legal ClinicSchool page for Veterans Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation ClinicSchool page for Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Externships and field placements (5)
- Atlanta Semester in PracticeSchool page for Atlanta Semester in Practice (opens in a new tab)
- Civil ExternshipSchool page for Civil Externship (opens in a new tab)
- Corporate Counsel ExternshipSchool page for Corporate Counsel Externship (opens in a new tab)
- DC Semester in PracticeSchool page for DC Semester in Practice (opens in a new tab)
- NATO ExternshipSchool page for NATO Externship (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Dean Rusk International Law CenterSchool page for Dean Rusk International Law Center (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- Georgia Criminal Law ReviewSchool page for Georgia Criminal Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Georgia Journal of International & Comparative LawSchool page for Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law (opens in a new tab)
- Georgia Journal of Law & TechnologySchool page for Georgia Journal of Law & Technology (opens in a new tab)
- Georgia Law ReviewSchool page for Georgia Law Review (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. 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
146
Clinic positions available
209
171 filled
Field placements filled
244
Simulation course seats
900
Co-curricular offerings
13
Full-time faculty
64
123 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
