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UGA Law School

Rank 20 (USNWR 2023)
168
Median LSAT
3.87
Median GPA
14.8%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • UGA Law School
  • University of Georgia
  • GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF
  • UGA

UGA Law School is a law school located in Athens, Georgia. The school was ranked 20 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for UGA Law School is approximately 169.

Admissions website: https://www.law.uga.edu/admissions

Admissions email: ugajd@uga.edu

Admissions phone: (706) 542-7060

Can I get into UGA Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

UGA Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 156 168 169
GPA 3.56 3.87 3.94
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 2953 78
# Admissions offers 438 -
Class size 169 50
% Accepted 14.8% 93
% Yield 37.2% 80

During the 2023 application cycle, 2,953 people applied and 438 were offered admission.

University of Georgia has a 1L class size of 169, and yield of 37.21%. 163 out of 438 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 37.21% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at University of Georgia has a median LSAT of 168. The 25th percentile LSAT is 156 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 169.

The median GPA is 3.87. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.56 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.94.

UGA Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 538 applicants for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does UGA Law School cost per year?

$0.00
Tuition
$20,866.00
CoA
60.90%
Grads with debt
11th percentile
$72,183.00
Average debt
19th percentile
$73,500.00
Salary, 25th %
68th percentile
$97,500.00
Salary
74th percentile
$53,527.00
PI Salary
23rd percentile
83.70%
Employment rate
98th percentile
93.80%
Bar pass rate
93rd percentile

Cost of attending UGA Law School

In 2023, tuition was $0 and the annual cost of attending was $20,866 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

UGA Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from University of Georgia make $97,500 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $53,527.

56.1% of law graduates from University of Georgia go directly to work for law firms, while 19.2% clerk for a judge. 9.1% of graduates go into public interest.

93.8% of University of Georgia graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about UGA Law School

Since 1859, the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Law has been preparing the next generation of legal leaders. The school’s accomplished faculty includes nationally and internationally renowned scholars, and its approximately 11,000 living graduates are leading figures in law, business and public service throughout the world. Connecting students to these thought leaders and opportunities to serve state and society is central to the school’s mission.

Our LLM alumni include judges and law firm partners, leaders in governments and in intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, CEOs and heads of corporate legal departments, and university professors and administrators.

As a member of our select class of LLM students, you will be a member of a close-knit intellectual community, pursuing a rigorous ten-month plan of study side by side with JD candidates. You’ll follow a flexible curriculum tailored to your career goals, whether they include preparing for a US bar examination, pursuing a concentration affording advancement in your home country’s legal profession or academic institutions, or completing a major academic research project under the supervision of a School of Law faculty member.

University of Georgia

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mine's gone as well
ShoobyTooby
12:36
same
Well, first R wave was Feb last year so hopefully that's good news for us
ShoobyTooby
13:15
🤞🏻
Do you guys think there will be a wave tomorrow? Or too soon
I feel like monday since it seems they've mostly been releasing on mondays
11:44
The date on my UGA ED app disappeared
11:59
@missydixon90: what's your LSAT?
11:59
156
15:21
hey new dawgs!!! we're excited your here!!! you can join the discord here: https://discord.gg/r7HT7PHY
HollywoodDreams
15:25
of 90 As for UGA so far, 87 are for LSATs 169+
Did anyone get a decision?
15:44
@CombativeAngelfish: if you look at results, you can see all the UGA As (:
Did any of y'all apply for UGA Scholars?
IckySassyRay
17:15
when yall say the date disappeared do you mean under the application substatus or application status date
Status date I think that’s where the date was
Idk what it means tbh other law schools have given me a date or a status change
SoftGrubbyInsect
10:22
I just applied on December 1st, and was under reviewed on December 4th. The Application Status Date disappeared today. I'm not sure if it's a bad sign since I'm lower than both medians (3.77/160).
13:01
for folks wondering about uga scholarships, I have done SO MUCH DIGGING from last year's reddit posts and I say, with confidence, that we will get radio silence until NEXT FRIDAY when the first waves of scholarships go out
their 25th is a 156...
wrong chat lol
yeah they let like 4 people in under.
i'm at limit in main anyways lol
SoftGrubbyInsect
10:39
156 is for Class of 2025. For class of 2026, UGA's 25th LSAT is 159 lol
SoftGrubbyInsect
10:39
So with 3.77/160 LSAT I applied ED but let's see. Don't have a lot of hope lol
tigerslay
11:42
when are we expecting another wave?
11:54
@tigerslay: monday
15:42
My date and my communications have now both disappeared from my status checker. Anyone know if that means anything?
my communications come and go depending on refresh i don't think those mean anything
SoftGrubbyInsect
21:00
My date disappeared two days after I submitted my application. Don’t think it means anything much for UGA
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