University of Washington Law School

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

163

LSAT

3.67

GPA

40.5%

Admit Rate

University of Washington Law school is a prestigious JD program located in Seattle, Washington. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, University of Washington Law school was ranked 50 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, University of Washington Law school has an entering 1L class size of approximately 178 with an acceptance rate of 40.5%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

2489

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

40.5%

51st percentile

JD Program Size

178

50th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$111k

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About University of Washington Law school

Washington University School of Law is one of the top law schools in the United States and offers students an outstanding legal education in an intellectually challenging and collegial environment. WashULaw has created flexible graduate law programs (LLM and Master of Legal Studies) to help international lawyers, US-trained lawyers, and other professionals take the next step in their careers. Students are able to customize a curriculum that meets their specific goals. As part of a world-renowned teaching and research university, WashULaw is an integral part of the campus and university life, and graduate students are encouraged to participate fully in the academic life of the law school and the university.

WashULaw professors are recognized for excellent teaching and scholarship and are highly accessible to our students. LLM students have the opportunity to enroll in upper-class courses and study with leaders in their field to develop new skills and refine legal specialties. WashULaw offers residential programs on campus in St. Louis, Missouri, or students may study from anywhere in the world with our online programs (@WashULaw).

University of Washington Law school Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 629 applications (187 accepted, 101 waitlisted, 117 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at University of Washington Law school, 2489 candidates submitted JD applications and 1008 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is moderately selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 40.5%.

The JD program at University of Washington Law school enrolls a first-year class of 178 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 17.36%. This means that of the 1008 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 175 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to University of Washington Law school, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	160	163	166
	75th percentile
GPA	3.47	3.67	3.83
	57th percentile

	Value
Applications	2489
	73rd percentile
Admission Offers	1008
Class Size	178
	50th percentile
Acceptance Rate	40.5%
	51st percentile
Yield Rate	17.36%
	3rd percentile

The above statistics show that University of Washington Law school typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 160 (25th percentile) to 166 (75th percentile), with a median of 163.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.47 to 3.83, with a median of 3.67.

With an acceptance rate of 40.5%, University of Washington Law school is considered a moderately selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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