Washington University School of Law

Ranked #14
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #14 in Above the Law 2025
St. Louis, Missouri

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.96
Median LSAT
175
Acceptance rate
19%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Jan 23
Jan 2026
6
Jan 23
Jan 14
Dec 2025
5
Dec 19
Dec 5
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
165
175
176
GPA
3.58
3.96
4.0
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
5616
100%
Accepted
1065
19%
Matriculated
258
5%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
97%
Full-time non-legal
3%
Unemployed
0.4%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Illinois
51
Missouri
51
New York
36
International
2
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
64%
1-25
6%
26-500
19%
501+
39%
Business & industry
4%
Government
8%
Public interest
8%
Clerkship
13%
Federal
9%
State
4%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
0.4%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$70,008
Estimated 3 years: $210,024
Cost of living (off-campus)
$26,757
Estimated 3 years
$80,271
Total cost
$70,844
Estimated 3 years
$212,532
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$45,000
25th percentile: $38,000
75th percentile: $55,958
Scholarship amounts
<50%
14%
50-100%
65%
100%
8%
>100%
13%

Demographics

Out of 781 students in 2024, 52% were women, and 44% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
46%
Women
52%
Other
0.8%
Full-time faculty
Men
49%
Women
50%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
56%
Women
34%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
56%
Black
8%
Asian
22%
Hisp
7%
PI
0.1%
AI
0%
2+
4%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
68%
Black
9%
Asian
11%
Hisp
5%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
3%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
84%
PoC
16%
Part-time faculty
White
83%
PoC
17%
WashU student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
358
-
63
60
Women
409
-
64
36
Other gender
6
-
0
0
White
440
194
108
89
Asian
174
31
-
-
Hispanic
57
13
-
-
Black
61
25
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
0
-
-
American Indian
0
2
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
32
9
-
-
Other
16
11
-
-
People of Color
341
91
21
18
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