University of the District of Columbia

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

749

Offers of admission

277

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

37.0%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

148 / 151 / 153

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.05 / 3.28 / 3.55

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$12,438 tuition + $1,000 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$24,874 tuition + $1,000 fees

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

$40,314

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

$77,622

Living costs (estimate)

$34,035 a year

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

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

70%

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

$5,458 / $8,292 / $12,436 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

80

Employed

61

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

52.5% of graduates

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

1.2% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.0% of graduates

State and local clerkships

8.8% of graduates

Government

20.0% of graduates

Public interest

13.8% of graduates

Education

1.2% of graduates

Business and industry

6.2% 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

76

First-time pass rate

57.9%

ABA state average

82.8%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

-24.9 points

Two-year pass rate

73.5%