At A Glance

Profile of the Class of 2010

Class of 2010 Profile
Total Applicants 3644
Entering Students 221
LSAT Scores
  Median Score
  Middle 50%
166
162-167
Undergraduate GPA
  Median GPA
  Middle 50%
3.6
3.3-3.7
Colleges/Universities Represented 101
States Represented 34
Women/Men 52%/48%
Students of Color 21%
Age at Matriculation
  Median Age
  Age Range
23
19-32
Undergraduate Majors
  Business
  Economics
  English/Journalism
  History
  Humanities
  International/ Languages
  Political Science
  Sciences/Engineering
  Social Sciences
7%
5%
11%
8%
11%
6%
18%
10%
19%

 

First-Year Curriculum

First-year class sizes at Washington University are among the smallest of top law schools.  Half of first year classes have around 50 students or less.   

Fall Semester

  • Contracts
  • Property
  • Torts
  • Legal Practice I: Objective Analysis And Reasoning
  • Legal Research Methodologies

Spring Semester

  • Civil Procedure
  • Constitutional Law I
  • Criminal Law
  • Legal Practice II: Advocacy
  • Legal Research Methodologies

Special Degrees

Joint Degree Programs

  • JD/MBA
  • JD/MSW in Social Work
  • JD/MA in Jewish, Islamic & Near Eastern Studies
  • JD/MA in East Asian Studies
  • D/PhD in Political Science

Advanced Degree Programs

  • LLM in Taxation
  • LLM in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
  • LLM for Foreign Lawyers

Publications

  • WashingtonUniversityLaw Quarterly
  • WashingtonUniversityJournal of Law and Policy
  • WashingtonUniversityGlobal Studies Law Review

International Student Exchanges and Study Abroad

The School of Law offers students the opportunity to study abroad for a semester and for foreign law students to study at our law school.  Our students take regular courses in leading foreign institutions, studying under the legal scholars of the country, side-by-side with foreign law students.

Washington University has agreements in place with each of the following foreign law schools:

  • Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
  • Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Portugal
  • National University of Singapore
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Career Services and Placement

The Career Services Office provides advice and assistance to all Washington University law students as they go about their job searches, whether they pursue work in a private firm, government, business, public interest law, or another area that uses their legal skills.  Since our five career services professionals have all practiced law and know the legal field firsthand, they can give practical and well-informed advice and guidance to students.

Starting Salaries, Class of 2006

Class of 2006 Starting Salaries
  75th Percentile Median 25th Percentile
Overall $120,000 $92,500 $65,000
Private Practice $125,000 $105,000 $85,000
Public Interest/Gov't $50,000 $45,750 $41,500

Employment Profile, Class of 2006

Employment Profile, Class of 2007
Approximately two-thirds of each class leaves St. Louis after graduation. The Class of 2006 relocated to 33 different states, the Dictrict of Columbia and 4 foreign countries.