Washington University (St. Louis)

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

5,616

Offers of admission

1,065

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

19.0%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

165 / 175 / 176

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.58 / 3.96 / 4.00

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$72,792 tuition + $892 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$72,792 tuition + $892 fees

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

$221,052

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

$221,052

Living costs, off campus

$28,603 a year

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

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

94%

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

$40,000 / $48,000 / $60,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

273

Employed

269

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

94.1% of graduates

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

39.9% of graduates

Federal clerkships

11.7% of graduates

State and local clerkships

2.6% of graduates

Government

5.1% of graduates

Public interest

4.4% of graduates

Education

2.9% of graduates

Business and industry

3.3% 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

270

First-time pass rate

89.6%

ABA state average

83.4%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

+6.2 points

Two-year pass rate

96.0%