GMU Antonin Scalia Law School

3301 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201-4426
(703) 993-8010

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#11 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Scalia Law is tied for #11 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (4.6:1).

#21 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Scalia Law ranks #21 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.76) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#22 in Acceptance Rate

Scalia Law ranks #22 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 25.9% among those who applied for admission.

#29 in Median LSAT

Scalia Law is tied for #29 in terms of the median LSAT score (163) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#33 in Private Sector Salary

Scalia Law is tied for #33 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($106,000).

#34 in Public Sector Salary

Scalia Law is tied for #34 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($60,000).

#63 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Scalia Law ranks #63 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (15.1%).

#74 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#92 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Scalia Law ranks #74 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (52.0%) and #92 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (77.6%).

#86 in Bar Passage Rate

Scalia Law ranks #86 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (81.5%), and it outperforms by +6.0% the state of Virginia’s overall bar passage rate of 75.5%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#135 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#230 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Scalia Law ranks #135 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $40,740, and it ranks #230 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $25,354. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $18,730 per year.

#139 in Presence of Minority Students

Scalia Law ranks #139 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (25.2%).

#143 in Library Size

Scalia Law ranks #143 in terms of library size with 300,137 volumes or equivalents.

#178 in Presence of Female Faculty

Scalia Law is tied for #178 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (30.2%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 25.9% 34.9%
LSAT Score (Median) 163 159
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 157-164 156-162
GPA (Median) 3.76 3.42
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.45-3.88 3.15-3.68

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: VA VA
School's bar passage rate: 81.5% 72.4%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.5% 72.3%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +6.0% +0.1%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 52.0% 56.0%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 77.6% 79.9%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $25,354 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $40,740 N/A
Room and Board: $18,730 $16,928
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 85.5% 61.4%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $28,106 $10,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $98,996 $121,910
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 70.8% 75.7%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 543 329
Men: 49.6% 55.9%
Women: 50.4% 44.1%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 74.8% N/A
Black: 2.0% N/A
Hispanic: 7.7% N/A
Asian: 7.2% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 4.6 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 212 N/A
Male: 69.8% N/A
Female: 30.2% N/A
Minority: 15.1% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $106,000 $80,000
Public Sector (Median): $60,000 $57,292
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 300,137 475,195