American University

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

5,952

Offers of admission

1,981

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

33.3%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

157 / 162 / 163

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.32 / 3.63 / 3.75

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$66,990 tuition + $2,182 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$66,990 tuition + $2,182 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$207,516

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$207,516

Living costs, on campus

$29,094 a year

Living costs, off campus

$33,832 a year

Living costs, living at home

$33,832 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

59%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$40,000 / $40,000 / $40,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

399

Employed

344

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

69.4% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

12.3% of graduates

Federal clerkships

1.0% of graduates

State and local clerkships

13.5% of graduates

Government

13.3% of graduates

Public interest

5.5% of graduates

Education

1.5% of graduates

Business and industry

10.5% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

366

First-time pass rate

86.6%

ABA state average

84.3%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+2.3 points

Two-year pass rate

91.5%