American University Law School

Rank 104 (USNWR 2025)

Applicants for the class of 2025 , matriculating 2022

727 applicants for the 2021 - 2022 cycle

8 / 203 , 33 rejected, 146 waitlisted, 233 withdrawn

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Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	157	161	163
GPA	3.39	3.57	3.71

Miscellaneous	Count	Percentile
# Applications	6737	92
# Admissions offers	1882	-
Class size	409	95
% Accepted	27.9%	77
% Yield	21.4%	10

LSData Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	157	161	165
GPA	3.35	3.59	3.79

LSData Averages	Rejected	All	Accepted
LSAT	154	161	163
GPA	3.22	3.53	3.58
Softs	Tier 3.16	Tier 3.28	Tier 3.25
Scholarship	-	-	$110,817

Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision	49
Days from UR to decision	43
Interview invite rate	0.14%
Interview conversion rate	0.0%
URM LSAT differential	-3.31
URM GPA differential	-0.07

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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision

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Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision

Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision
difname760	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	165		0 years (KJD)	$120,000	2022/02/18	2022/02/24	2022/03/02		2022/03/04
k1ng	Accepted	3.1	153		?						2020/12/16
UnableNebulousYak	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.74	159		1-4 years	$90,000					2024/04/10
TacitFastDachshund	Waitlisted	3.6	168		1-4 years
Thickandmadcheetah	Waitlisted				?
scott1217	WL, Withdrawn	3.91	165		?		2023/02/24
LovingExcellentRock	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.41	162		1-4 years	$120,000	2022/11/04	2022/11/07			2022/12/02
panda24	Waitlisted	3.97	144		1-4 years
military serviceBravoBravo	Waitlisted	3.96	161		0 years (KJD)		2022/11/06	2022/11/07			2023/03/22
CourageousEncouragingNewt	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.62	162		0 years (KJD)		2022/11/25
wannabelawya	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.71	163		1-4 years	$120,000	2022/11/09				2022/12/12
FlatPetiteDogfish	WL, Withdrawn	3.63	160		?		2022/03/22	2022/03/24			2022/04/01
Character and fitness issuesOMargaret	WL, Rejected	3.19	159		1-4 years		2022/01/10	2022/01/11
hillthethrill	Pending	3.64	159		?
TDKING	Rejected				10+ years
redheadedjd-00	Accepted	3.88	156		?		2022/12/16				2023/01/13
FlatAttractiveElk	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	2.9	161		?		2022/10/23	2022/11/01			2022/12/02
dmascari	Pending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.59	161		?		2022/11/22
spicymama	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.12	156		1-4 years		2022/02/19	2022/02/21	2022/03/02		2022/03/28
ShaunOfTheLambs	Pending	4.07	174		0 years (KJD)		2022/10/28	2022/11/01
spiritualdiver	Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.96	165		1-4 years		2022/09/17
LinManuel	WL, Accepted				?
Menehune	WL, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.5	155		?
Character and fitness issuesSnobbyKodakKoala	WL, Rejected	3.29	158		?		2021/11/08				2022/03/01
Character and fitness issuesHalaMadrid	WL, Withdrawn	2.68	162		1-4 years						2022/03/28
military serviceJDDreamer	WL, Withdrawn				10+ years		2022/01/31	2022/02/03			2022/03/28
elefent1204	WL, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.69	156		1-4 years		2022/01/26	2022/02/02	2022/02/02		2022/03/01
Character and fitness issueswhere-are-the-turtles	WL, Withdrawn	3.72	158		0 years (KJD)		2022/02/13	2022/02/24			2022/03/28
noseychameleon	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.59	147		1-4 years						2022/03/01
LAWngTimeComing	Waitlisted	2.77	148		5-9 years		2021/12/02
G1989999	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.26	152		1-4 years	$30,000
CoordinatedDysfunctionalDog	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.4	154		5-9 years
Legalp22	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.59	148		?
Character and fitness issuesSmoothCurls	Waitlisted	3.74	147		?
LowkeyHarveySpecter	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school				1-4 years		2021/12/01	2021/12/07	2022/01/20	2022/02/28	2022/03/01
FuzzyQuackCapybara	WL, Accepted, Withdrawn	3.86	157		0 years (KJD)	$0	2021/12/24	2022/01/03	2022/01/03		2022/03/01
TW22	WL, Rejected	3.5	156		?
EbaysAdventure	WL, Withdrawn	3.91	161		0 years (KJD)		2021/12/06	2021/12/09			2022/03/11
dangleesak	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.11	171		0 years (KJD)		2022/02/16
UselessToiletPaper	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.45	158		?		2022/02/01	2022/02/09			2022/03/28
HopefulLS1987	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.76	158		1-4 years		2021/12/20	2022/01/03
LyingMountainSeal	WL, Withdrawn	2.1	152		10+ years
LegallyStrawberry	WL, Withdrawn	3.59	158		1-4 years
FreshCourageousCat	WL, Accepted	3.99	161		1-4 years
Interstellar-Thinker	Rejected	3.5	148		1-4 years
xcrypticxvoodoox	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.63	153		?		2021/12/14	2021/12/15			2022/03/01
cu78tb	WL, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.73	151		?						2022/07/28
testofmypatience	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.39	155		0 years (KJD)		2021/11/10	2021/12/01	2021/12/09		2022/03/07
pillywiggles	WL, Withdrawn	3.64	156		5-9 years		2022/02/02	2022/02/04	2022/02/16		2022/03/01
annieoatly	WL, Withdrawn	3.72	158		1-4 years						2022/03/07
MoneyMaker	WL, Withdrawn	3.56	156		5-9 years
FertileNauseatingSheepdog	Waitlisted	3.54	159		?		2022/03/01
-V-	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.78	160		5-9 years		2022/01/23
hydroflask123	WL, Accepted, Withdrawn	3.91	157		?		2021/11/08	2021/11/09			2022/03/01
RamenRaidingRaichu	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.72	154		?		2021/10/24				2021/12/13
DynamicProtectiveHyrax	Waitlisted	2.98	161		0 years (KJD)		2022/02/07	2022/02/10
ThisIsTheEnd	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.3	158		1-4 years		2021/10/08	2021/10/18			2022/03/01
ExclusiveJealousPorcupine	Accepted, Attending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.6	164		0 years (KJD)	$120,000	2022/01/31
Character and fitness issueswherearethedecisions	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.48	160		1-4 years		2021/12/14		2021/12/20		2022/03/11
Pinkbow15	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.59	166		1-4 years	$120,000	2021/11/03	2021/11/03	2021/11/10		2021/12/13
Tolerable	Accepted	3.97	153		?
UnbecomingSavoryMandrill	WL, Withdrawn	3.5	168		?			2022/01/20
HypnoticDashingGoblin	WL, Withdrawn	2.75	169		1-4 years						2022/03/28
Legalfirstgen	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.89			?		2022/03/01	2022/03/07	2022/03/18		2022/03/28
TimesCrusader	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.07	168		1-4 years			2022/04/11			2022/04/25
HoagieRoll	Waitlisted	3.02	161		1-4 years		2022/02/04	2022/02/07			2022/03/28
sah1999	WL, Withdrawn	3.37	160		0 years (KJD)
littlegraycells	WL, Withdrawn	3.47	169		?
Dachshund21	Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.02	160		1-4 years		2021/10/29				2022/03/07
jslap18	WL, Withdrawn	3.07	153		0 years (KJD)		2022/02/23	2022/03/03			2022/03/28
caligirl17	WL, Withdrawn	3.41	169		1-4 years		2021/10/14
AnxiousSquid	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.6	161		1-4 years		2021/10/19	2021/10/28
MrExecutioner	Waitlisted	3.48	154		?
MyGPASucks	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.16	155		1-4 years			2022/02/16	2022/02/16		2022/03/28
Character and fitness issuesLSA001	WL, Withdrawn	2.9	154		?						2022/03/07
Lilly	Accepted	3.77	158		?	$0					2022/05/10
Character and fitness issuesgingersnaps1818	WL, Withdrawn	3.6	158		0 years (KJD)
AnimatedAuspiciousKangaroo	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.38	154		?		2021/10/27	2021/11/01			2022/03/01
BloodyOddPhoenix	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.52	166		1-4 years	$120,000
Character and fitness issuesNotADoxxer	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.4	164		10+ years		2021/09/26	2021/09/27
GrouchyMurkyCatfish	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.73	161		?
Applicant1409	Accepted, Withdrawn - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.36	163		1-4 years	$120,000	2021/12/30				2022/01/21
olivetreez	WL, Withdrawn	3.46	158		1-4 years			2021/11/10
DependentNumerousPademelon	Waitlisted	3.29	151		5-9 years
RandomLawSchoolApplicant	Waitlisted	2.87	160		?			2021/12/10			2022/03/11
InnateGodlyPanther	Waitlisted	3.38	159		?
justwaitingandwaiting	WL, Withdrawn	3.61	169		?		2021/10/27	2021/11/01
fac123	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	169		0 years (KJD)		2022/03/01				2022/03/28
BirdAndBird	Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.43	172		1-4 years	$120,000	2021/12/13				2022/01/21
blackb3ancrunchwrap	Waitlisted	3.66	154		1-4 years		2022/02/06				2022/03/01
allymcbeal	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.19	161		1-4 years		2021/11/05	2021/11/08	2021/12/09		2022/03/11
SpaceRat	Waitlisted	3.58	157		?
Character and fitness issuesMoreThan2Numbers2025	WL, Accepted, Withdrawn	3.77	160		1-4 years	$0	2021/10/06		2021/10/28		2022/04/27
military serviceSanquish	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.2	155		10+ years		2021/12/20	2022/01/20			2022/03/11
malzyfromtexas	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.8	158		0 years (KJD)		2022/03/01	2022/03/04	2022/03/04		2022/03/28
kaylegaljourney	WL, Withdrawn	3.7	157		?		2022/01/17
SleepiestSquirrel	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.35	168		1-4 years		2022/02/28	2022/03/02			2022/03/28
sPuff	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.45	160		1-4 years	$0	2022/01/18				2022/01/28
Destruirme	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.11	158		1-4 years		2022/02/11	2022/02/16			2022/03/28
ManifestingAs	WL, Withdrawn	3.69	176		5-9 years
skpilcher	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.8	164		?
loyolamaryTROUT	WL, Withdrawn	2.9	169		?
material-gworl	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.67	169		?		2022/01/03	2022/01/20			2022/03/11
annielaw	Waitlisted	3.62	159		1-4 years				2022/01/20		2022/03/11
BerryBee	Waitlisted	3.9	154		?
military serviceCharacter and fitness issuesPerpetualPoisedGecko	Accepted, Attending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.57	150		1-4 years		2022/01/17				2022/02/11
killmepls	Waitlisted	3.73	158		1-4 years	$60,000	2021/10/17	2022/01/28			2018/01/28
Character and fitness issuesEasyClutteredMarmoset	Waitlisted	3.16	169		0 years (KJD)
CPeel13	WL, Rejected	3.29	156		5-9 years
EnormousPanoramicUakari	WL, Withdrawn	3.65	161		1-4 years				2021/10/28
AmusedDynamicBasilisk	Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.6	149		1-4 years
ApplicantOfSlytherin	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.79	163		1-4 years	$120,000	2021/10/02	2021/10/04			2021/11/02
BLandProBono	WL, Withdrawn	2.67	175		1-4 years
FluffyCarelessPebble	WL, Accepted	3.89	158		?		2021/11/16				2022/03/07
law5478	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.63	156		?
pizzaroll23	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.8	156		0 years (KJD)		2022/02/24	2022/03/01			2022/03/23
lawisfun1	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.0	176		?						2022/02/18
nervousbiscuit	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.35	156		0 years (KJD)		2022/02/07	2022/02/11	2022/02/24		2022/03/01
Constitutionalloveaffair	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.38	155		1-4 years		2021/11/04	2021/12/02	2021/12/09		2022/03/07
BrainyHypnoticToucan	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.48	152		1-4 years	$15,000	2021/09/18	2021/09/20	2021/09/21		2021/11/02
messycandidate13	WL, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.63	160		0 years (KJD)		2021/11/29	2021/12/06	2022/01/20		2022/03/11
ElfinImportedWrasse	WL, Withdrawn	3.43	159		?
eLLewoods9	WL, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.72	161		0 years (KJD)		2021/10/27	2021/12/09
hgreatall23	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.71	173		5-9 years		2022/01/06				2022/03/11
jujujbee	WL, Withdrawn	3.48	159		?
birdlawyer99	Waitlisted	3.6	159		?		2022/01/04	2022/01/11			2022/03/11

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School finances

American University Law School

$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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Total CoA

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Default for American University is $50,795

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Scholarships & grants

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Savings

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Post-grad income

Annually
Default for American University is $67,000

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[IMPORTANT] These estimates are for high level planning only. Things like summer jobs, when you spend your savings, and other financial decisions will impact exactly how much you pay.

Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

American University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$152,385

$50,795 x 3

Total scholarships$75,000

$25,000 x 3

Savings$10,000

Debt after three years$74,966

Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan

Total repaid@5.00%$95,415

Interest paid$28,030

After graduation

Annual breakdown

Post-grad income$67,000

Income taxes$10,489

Living expenses$50,000

Loan repayment$9,542

Annual discretionary income-$3,030

Monthly breakdown

Post-grad income$5,583

Income taxes$874

Living expenses$4,167

Loan repayment$795

Monthly discretionary income-$253

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Data is sourced from ABA 509 disclosures and USNWR.

American University

Chat for American University

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SkillfulHurriedLadybird

16:48

Just accepted off of the waitlist today. Will be attending :)

OodlesOfNoodles

16:54

Congrats! :)

CuteStingyRhino

11:20

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?

AcceptableCarefulBrain

15:30

on the WL and just received a feeler email to gage interest. sent to everyone?

ForDizzyDJoy

20:57

Me missing the A wave for American 😩

StereotypedStrangeGiraffe

17:29

Please please please can they hurry up and let me in

lawfulapplicant

20:34

has anyone applied for fall 2025 already?

lavenderlemon

19:46

me

MinorHomelyStoat

16:30

I submitted my apps early Oct and only heard back from umd. Got an a tho turn up, I wanna attend au cause I think they’ll give me money so wondering when I might hear back

lavenderlemon

21:12

good luck!

lavenderlemon

21:12

I hope I get in here, living in DC would be awesome

[] lavenderlemon

12:37

anyone hear from them yet? I'm guessing I'll probably hear by january but hopefully before that

ForDizzyDJoy

12:59

I applied 9/20 and have yet to hear from them. This is crazy

ResoluteTroubledSkunk

18:25

got into American today. 164 LSAT, 3.45 UGPA, 3.84 Grad GPA. Applied 12/10/24

UnevenInstinctiveSeal

11:35

Congrats! I'm still waiting on a decision from them and I applied in November lol

SleepyDescriptiveGecko

13:18

@ForDizzyDJoy: saaaame! they were my first app, too

WholePoisedReader

23:58

did anyone apply for Febuary ED

BestYMApplicant

15:29

Anyone havent heard anything back about scholarships yet?

BestYMApplicant

15:30

They gave me a decision in December and I'm kind of confused cause they said late February

HopelessLawmanticism

12:34

anything about $$? im getting worried

BestYMApplicant

16:53

They sent me an email saying my FAFSA info is missing and to create a student acc

BestYMApplicant

16:54

Did that just for their student website to be super hard to navigate.

BestYMApplicant

16:54

Smfh

HopelessLawmanticism

11:34

their website is so hard but when i go to the finance section it only shows me to pay deposit

JuvenileCravenDingo

18:48

That's how its been for the past couple weeks for me. Just expecting that I'll hear about it when I hear about it, and until then I'm grinding stardew valley

[] DC-TX-LA-PA-WI-CO-orBust

19:48

can someone DM me when they get scholarship info?

LimpingUnknownMacaque

14:05

Does anyone know how long it takes to get off the WL? especially for both part time and full time consideration

KnowingEmptyShoe

23:43

When do we think American is making its next big move? I’m still waiting on them

MrThickRopes

17:41

When do they send scholly offers?

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