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Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.61
Median LSAT
160
Acceptance rate
40%
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2024 data from ABA
LSAT
155
160
163
GPA
3.37
3.61
3.73
Admissions funnel
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Applications
5216
100%
Accepted
2075
40%
Matriculated
408
8%
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
81%
Full-time non-legal
7%
Unemployed
12%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
District Of Columbia
146
Maryland
51
New York
27
International
4
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
34%
1-25
11%
26-500
10%
501+
13%
Business & industry
8%
Government
19%
Public interest
9%
Clerkship
14%
Federal
2%
State
12%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.5%
Unemployed
12%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$64,414
Estimated 3 years: $193,242
Cost of living (off-campus)
$33,140
Estimated 3 years
$99,420
Total cost
$98,706
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$296,118
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$40,000
25th percentile: $32,500
75th percentile: $40,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
23%
50-100%
63%
100%
14%
>100%
0.1%
Demographics
Out of 1230 students in 2024, 66% were women, and 41% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
34%
Women
66%
Other
0.2%
Full-time faculty
Men
48%
Women
52%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
54%
Women
46%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
59%
Black
6%
Asian
10%
Hisp
14%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
5%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
58%
Black
7%
Asian
9%
Hisp
17%
PI
0.5%
AI
0%
2+
5%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
65%
PoC
35%
Part-time faculty
White
79%
PoC
21%
American University student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
422
-
38
127
Women
806
-
41
107
Other gender
2
-
0
0
White
730
224
51
184
Asian
125
36
-
-
Hispanic
177
64
-
-
Black
78
25
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
2
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
64
19
-
-
Other
56
13
-
-
People of Color
500
159
28
50