J.D. Admissions Statistics
Profile of the 2008 Entering Class
Applicants: 2392
Admitted: 601
Enrolled: 187
Median GPA: 3.72, Range: 75/25%: 3.85/3.52
Median LSAT: 163 (91st percentile), Range: 75/25%: 166/159
Women: 57%
Students of Color: 25%
Median Age: 24; Range: 18 - 44; 14% are 30+
WA Residents: 60%
Graduate degrees: 14% (4 PhDs)
Foreign Students: 6 (China-3,Taiwan, India, Korea)
Bar Passage Information
The following are the passage rates for graduates taking the Washington summer bar exam for the first time.
July 2007: 87%
July 2006: 85.2%
July 2005: 86.6%
July 2004: 90%
LSAT Score and GPA Ranges of 2008 J.D. Applicants
The first figure in each cell represents the number of admission offers made, and the number after the slash represents the total number of applications reviewed. For example, 40/115 in the second row, fifth column, indicates that of the 115 people who applied with a GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 and an LSAT score between 163-165, 40 were offered admission. These data represent 100 percent of all applications reviewed with score on the 180 test scale. This chart should not be used as a gauge of the likelihood of admission, and certainly not as a guarantee.
| GPA RANGE |
Average LSAT Score |
| 20-153 |
154-156 |
157-159 |
160-162 |
163-165 |
166-168 |
169-180 |
Total |
| 3.75+ |
5/54 |
15/57 |
28/116 |
39/113 |
71/99 |
65/66 |
57/58 |
280/563 |
| 3.5-3.74 |
4/113 |
10/79 |
13/142 |
29/153 |
40/115 |
59/87 |
44/44 |
199/733 |
| 3.25-3.49 |
3/122 |
6/73 |
4/102 |
12/105 |
10/56 |
17/46 |
23/31 |
75/535 |
| 3.00-3.24 |
0/76 |
0/33 |
4/53 |
2/44 |
3/34 |
2/17 |
10/23 |
21/280 |
| 2.75-2.99 |
0/49 |
0/15 |
1/17 |
1/11 |
1/11 |
0/12 |
0/3 |
3/118 |
| 2.50-2.74 |
0/27 |
0/4 |
0/6 |
1/8 |
2/5 |
0/2 |
2/4 |
5/56 |
| 0.10-2.48 |
0/17 |
0/7 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/3 |
0/0 |
0/29 |
| LSAT only |
2/25 |
1/9 |
4/18 |
4/12 |
4/11 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
18/78 |
| Total |
14/483 |
32/277 |
54/455 |
88/447 |
131/331 |
145/235 |
137/164 |
601/2392 |
This information is presented to give applicants some idea of
the likelihood of admission. It should be noted, however, that these data can
and do change from year to year. In addition, there is some latitude within each
category, so that a person presenting credentials at the upper limits of one
cell might have an excellent chance for admission, while another applicant at
the lower limits might only have a marginal chance. For these reasons, this
chart should be used as an approximate gauge of the likelihood of admission and
NOT as a guarantee.
Undergraduate Institutions of the 2008 Entering Class
Arizona State University (2)
Barnard College - Columbia Univ.
Beijing University
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brown University (2)
Chengdu University of Science & Tech.
China Agricultural University
Claremont McKenna College (2)
College of William & Mary
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Concordia College
Cornell University (3)
Darmouth College
Drew University
Duke University
Eastern Washington University
Evergreen State College (3)
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Gonzaga University
Gordon College
Harvard University (2)
Haverford College
Howard University
Iowa State University
Lawrence University
Linfield College
Macalester College
Maryville College
Maryville University of
St. Louis
Mount Holyoke College
National Taiwan University
New York University (2)
North Park University
Oregon State University (2)
Peking University
Portland State University (2)
Queen's University
Saint Martin's College
Santa Clara University (3)
Seattle University (3)
Seoul National University
Shanghai Institute of Physical Education
Smith College
St. Lawrence University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Truman State University (2)
Tufts University
US Airforce Academy
US Coast Guard Academy
US Military Academy
US Naval Academy
University of Alaska -Anchorage
University of Alaska -Fairbanks
University of Arizona
University of California -Berkeley (5)
University of California -Irvine
University of California -Los Angeles (5)
University of California -San Diego (4)
University of California -Santa Cruz (2)
University of Chicago
University of Colorado -Boulder
University of Edinburgh
University of Kentucky -Lexington
University of Maryland -College Park
University of Michigan -Ann Arbor(2)
University of New Dehli
University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill
University of Oregon (3)
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound (2)
University of San Diego
University of Texas-Austin
University of Washington (43)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vanderbilt University (2)
Vassar College (3)
Washington State University (4)
Wesleyan University (3)
Western Washington University (6)
Whitman College (7)
Whitworth College (2)
Willamette University (2)
Yale University (3)
Number indicates the number of students matriculating from each school.