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George Washington University - 2015 Standard 509 Information
Report
ABA
2000 H St, NW
GeorgeDC
Washington
Washington,
20052
University
Phone: 202-994-6288
Last Site Visit: 2015-2016
Website: http://www.law.gwu.edu
Next Site Visit: 2022-2023
Approved
Since
The Basics
1923
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PRIVATE
Term
Semester
Application deadline
3/1/2016
Application fee
$ 80
Financial aid deadline
1/1/2016
Can first year start other than fall?
No
6/30/2016
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
# of apps
6,710
6,160
550
# of offers
2,665
2,546
119
# of matriculants
471
432
39
75th Percentile GPA
3.80
3.79
3.86
50th Percentile GPA
3.71
3.68
3.74
25th Percentile GPA
3.38
3.36
3.59
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc.
11.00
10.00
1.00
Resident
Non-Resident
Full-Time
$ 54,114
$ 54,114
75th Percentile LSAT
166
166
165
Part-Time
$ 40,005
$ 40,005
50th Percentile LSAT
165
165
157
25 Percentile LSAT
158
159
152
0
0
0
Tuition Guarantee Program
No
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc.
Living Expenses (academic year*)
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Living on Campus
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
$ 26,007
Total
Living Off Campus
$ 26,007
#
Living at Home
$ 26,007
Conditional Scholarships
The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or
eliminated based on law school academic performance other than
failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does
not complete a 'conditional scholarship retention chart.'
Full-Time
Part-Time
%
#
%
#
%
Total # of students
1,646
100
1,376
83.6
270
16.4
Total # receiving grants
1,038
63.1
972
70.6
66
24.4
Less than 1/2 tuition
851
51.7
798
58
53
19.6
Half to full tuition
134
8.1
123
8.9
11
4.1
53
3.2
51
3.7
2
0.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
Full tuition
More than full tuition
75th Percentile grant amount
$ 12,000
$ 6,000
50th Percentile grant amount
$ 16,000
$ 10,000
25th Percentile grant amount
$ 24,000
$ 15,000
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Men
Part-Time
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Hispanics of any race
13
1.6
21
2.4
0
0
26
1.8
8
3.4
7
1.4
34
2
26
American Indian or Alaska
Native
7
0.9
5
0.6
0
0
11
0.7
1
0.4
3
0.6
12
0.7
3
Asian
97
11.9
124
13.9
0
0
174
11.8
47
19.8
63
12.8
221
13
60
Black or African American
55
6.8
97
10.9
0
0
128
8.7
24
10.1
49
10
152
8.9
32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
0
0
3
0.3
0
0
3
0.2
0
0
1
0.2
3
0.2
1
Two or more races
Women
Other
First - Year
J.D. Deg Awd
Full-Time
#
Total
%
0
0
4
0.4
0
0
4
0.3
0
0
2
0.4
4
0.2
1
Total Minority
172
21.2
254
28.4
0
0
346
23.6
80
33.8
125
25.5
426
25
123
White
487
59.9
463
51.8
0
0
823
56
127
53.6
285
58
950
55.7
264
Nonresident Alien
40
4.9
52
5.8
0
0
89
6.1
3
1.3
27
5.5
92
5.4
23
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
114
14
124
13.9
0
0
211
14.4
27
11.4
55
11.2
238
14
51
Total
813
47.7
893
52.3
0
0
1,469
86.1
237
13.9
491
28.8
1,706
100
461
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2015.1
Since
1923
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Academic
Typical first-year section size
114
# of classroom course titles beyond
first-year curriculum
244
# of upper division classroom course sections
Under 25
306
25 - 49
70
50 - 74
22
75 - 99
9
100+
# of positions available in simulation courses
# of simulation positions filled
# of seminar positions filled
Transfer
Other
Total
#
#
#
#
%
1st year
1
38
15
54
9.5
2nd year
2
0
4
6
1.1
3rd year
1
0
1
2
0.4
4th year
2
0
0
2
2.5
Transfers (prior academic year*)
Transfers In(School has 12 or more)
#
12
75th Percentile 1L GPA
3.46
1,315
50th Percentile 1L GPA
3.32
1,192
25th Percentile 1L GPA
3.15
See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
729
Transfers Out
# of law clinics
38
12
# of seats available in the law clinics identified
in sub-part (i) above
183
# of seats filled in the law clinics identified in
sub-part (i) above
183
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2014)
First Time Takers: 575
# of field placement positions filled
417
# of students who enrolled in independent study
152
# of students who participated in law journals
Jurisdiction
1,306
# of students who participated in
interschool skills competitions
91
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
New York
153
141
92.16
78.60
13.56
Maryland
116
104
89.66
76.47
13.19
Virginia
111
88
79.28
72.41
6.87
California
46
33
71.74
66.05
5.69
Massachusetts
23
22
95.65
83.15
12.50
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Total
Men
Women
Other
Full-Time
71
70
42
42
29
28
0
0
10
11
Deans, librarians
& others who
teach
24
23
13
12
11
11
0
0
7
7
276 260 187 184
89
76
371 353 242 238 129
115
0
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
83.30
86.23
75.97
10.26
Minorities
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Part-Time
Reporting
%
0
35
27
52
45
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)
First Time Takers: 612
Jurisdiction
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
New York
158
149
94.30
84.76
9.54
Virginia
131
113
86.26
77.39
8.87
Maryland
102
96
94.12
80.60
13.52
California
60
44
73.33
71.09
2.24
Pennsylvania
19
19
100.00
81.26
18.74
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
88.40
90.56
80.60
9.96
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)
First Time Takers: 567
Jurisdiction
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
New York
137
124
90.51
81.55
8.96
Virginia
135
122
90.37
77.57
12.80
Maryland
109
98
89.91
78.49
11.42
California
39
29
74.36
71.43
2.93
Pennsylvania
15
14
93.33
81.67
Diff. %
11.66
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
88.54
90.25
79.16
11.09
* "Academic year" refers to the 2015 - 2016 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2015 calendar year.
2015.1
2
Appendix to Standard 509 Information Report
(for schools matriculating more than 5 transfer students)
Schools from which Students Transferred
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Number of Transfer Students
44
BOSTON COLLEGE
2
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
3
CALIFORNIA-HASTINGS, UNIVERSITY
OF
2
CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW
1
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
1
12
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
1
CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF
4
DENVER, UNIVERSITY OF
1
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
1
EMORY UNIVERSITY
1
FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF
1
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
6
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
1
INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON
2
LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE
1
MARYLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
5
MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF
2
NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY OF
1
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
3
NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF
1
OKLAHOMA, UNIVERSITY OF
1
PACE UNIVERSITY
2
RICHMOND, UNIVERSITY OF
1
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN
1
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
2
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
1
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
2
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO-SUNY
1
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
1
WIDENER-COMMONWEALTH
1
3