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J.D. Admissions

Profile of the 2012 Entering Class

Applicants: 2930
Admitted: 638
Enrolled: 176
Median GPA: 3.68, Range: 75/25%: 3.82/3.50
Median LSAT: 164 (90th percentile), Range: 75/25%: 166/162
Women: 50%
Students of Color: 27.8%
Median Age: 25; Range: 20 - 48
WA Residents: 67.6%
Graduate degrees: 13.6%
Foreign Students: 8 (Canada, China (3), Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico, Vietnam)

Bar Passage Information

The following are the passage rates for graduates taking the Washington summer bar exam for the first time.

July 2012: 87%
July 2011: 83.8%
July 2010: 86%
July 2009: 87.5%
July 2008: 85.5%
July 2007: 87%
July 2006: 85.2%

 

Undergraduate Institutions of the 2012 Entering Class

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

BOSTON COLLEGE

BRADLEY UNIVERSITY

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, HAWAII

BROWN UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - BAKERSFIELD

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE

COLGATE UNIVERSITY

COLORADO COLLEGE

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

COVENANT COLLEGE

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY 

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

PAMONA COLLEGE

SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY

SAINT OLAF COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY

SKIDMORE COLLEGE

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - FAIRBANKS

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - IRVINE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - LOS ANGELES

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - BOULDER

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - COLLEGE PARK

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

WELLESLEY COLLEGE

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

WHITMAN COLLEGE

WHITWORTH COLLEGE

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY





J.D. Application Procedures and Policies

Includes application for J.D. program, procedure checklist and policies. DOWNLOAD


J.D. Application Timeline

  • October 1: UW Law begins accepting and reviewing completed J.D. applications on a rolling admissions basis
  • February 15: J.D. application deadline.  All application materials must be submitted for the application to be complete.
  • January 15: Gates PSL Scholarship application deadline.

    NOTE: If you intend to apply for the Gates Public Service Law Scholarship, you must submit both your J.D. application AND your Gates Public Service Law Scholarship application by JANUARY 15. There are no exceptions.

  • February: Last date to take LSAT to qualify for February 15 J.D. application deadline.
  • April 1: All admissions decisions made and applicants notified.

Last updated 1/29/2013