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American University Law School

Rank 98 (USNWR 2024)

Applicants for the class of 2027 , matriculating 2024

797 applicants for the 2023 - 2024  cycle
14 / 195  , 31 rejected, 135 waitlisted, 280 withdrawn
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 156 162 163
GPA 3.43 3.63 3.75
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 5368 91
# Admissions offers 1916 -
Class size 408 97
% Accepted 35.7% 64
% Yield 21.1% 13
LSData Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 157 162 165
GPA 3.4 3.69 3.86
LSData Averages Rejected All Accepted
LSAT 154 161 163
GPA 3.3 3.6 3.66
Softs Tier 3.09 Tier 3.27 Tier 3.27
Scholarship - - $108,170
Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision 58
Days from UR to decision 420
Interview invite rate 0.5%
Interview conversion rate 50.0%
URM LSAT differential -1.41
URM GPA differential 0.0
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Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision
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Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE $$$$ Sent Received Complete UR UR2 II Decision
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American University Law School
Elle Woods went here, 'nuff said.
$26,923.00
Tuition
69th percentile
$50,795.00
CoA
67th percentile
78.20%
Bar pass rate
41st percentile
$67,000.00
Salary, 25th %
54th percentile
$90,000.00
Salary
66th percentile
$60,000.00
PI Salary
67th percentile
44.20%
Employment rate
28th percentile
76.40%
Grads with debt
65th percentile
$159,723.00
Average debt
94th percentile

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American University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$315,000
$105,000 x 3
Total scholarships$75,000
$25,000 x 3
Savings$10,000
Debt after three years$230,000
Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan
Total repaid@5.0%$11,500
Interest paid$11,500

After graduation

Annual breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Annual discretionary income$60,000

Monthly breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Monthly discretionary income$60,000

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Yeah, it seems really off... I visited campus last week and the vibes were off there too
This school is absolutely ridiculous. Congrats to anyone attending and who has had a good experience, but I have had nothing but bad experiences with them. Every time I call, they are rude and unhelpful. I was accepted back in December, applied to PIPS in January, and have heard absolutely nothing about PIPS or merit scholarships -- despite being above the 75th percentile for both GPA and LSAT. It seems like a shame that the people who are interested in low-paying public interest careers are the ones who are also getting screwed over in terms of money.
One thing I noted in my visit was that not a single person told us even one time that we should go to school there.
Has anyone on the waitlist heard from the school yet (other than the few that got called already)?
nope
Someone got accepted off waitlist today
IckySassyRay
13:10
@lawfulapplicant: i was told there are no scholarship funds available
beansandsuch
20:08
american is predatory asf
beansandsuch
20:08
take your money elsewhere
is american broke af?
seems they waitlist almost everyone?
anyone get the status checker update email
like they updated it? yeah
Hey! Has anyone applied to AUWCL for the Transfer Student/Foreign Lawyer application pool? Still waiting on a decision
HappyPippaPuppa
18:03
Anyone on the WL hear anything?
11:22
Can you add schools to a target list or something, I'm very new to this.
OodlesOfNoodles
20:55
I had a good experience! I have a dry/dark sense of humor so I didn't take anything personally. I try my best to humanize the process and remember that admissions are people too (with families to support, etc.). I am currently waitlisted.
OodlesOfNoodles
20:55
I had a good experience! I have a dry/dark sense of humor so I didn't take anything personally. I try my best to humanize the process and remember that admissions are people too (with families to support, etc.). I am currently waitlisted.
OodlesOfNoodles
20:55
I had a good experience! I have a dry/dark sense of humor so I didn't take anything personally. I try my best to humanize the process and remember that admissions are people too (with families to support, etc.). I am currently waitlisted.
OodlesOfNoodles
0:15
Ope, I did not mean to send that previous message three times...
Just accepted off of the waitlist today. Will be attending :)
OodlesOfNoodles
16:54
Congrats! :)
Anyone recently accepted off of the waitlist have any luck with scholarships? They told me there are none available
Legalegal
11:39
Has anyone seen movement form the waitlist that applied for the part time program?
on the WL and just received a feeler email to gage interest. sent to everyone?
20:57
Me missing the A wave for American 😩
Please please please can they hurry up and let me in
has anyone applied for fall 2025 already?
me
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