Seattle, Washington
University of Washington School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1924
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 165
- Median GPA
- 3.76
- Resident tuition
- $45,927
- First-year class
- 207
- Bar-required jobs
- 83.1%
- First-time bar passage
- 92.6%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $11,985 | $365 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $15,831 | $365 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$21,492
- Living off campus$21,492
- Living at home$9,198
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$11,985
- Mandatory fees$365
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$21,492
PreLaw Advisor total$33,842
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 (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 492 | 492 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 355 | 355 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 288 | 288 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 52 | 52 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 15 | 15 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $9,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $11,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,749 | Not applicable |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-20170 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-20160 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.