American University

Ranked #104
2025 US News rankings
Washington, District of Columbia

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

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
155
160
163
GPA
3.37
3.61
3.73
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
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

Location
Jobs
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
$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

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
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

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