Catholic University of America (Columbus)

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Washington, DC 20064
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#25 in Presence of Minority Students

CUA Law ranks #25 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (53.3%).

#39 in Student to Faculty Ratio

CUA Law is tied for #39 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.9:1).

#46 in Private Sector Salary

CUA Law is tied for #46 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($97,335).

#52 in Presence of Minority Faculty

CUA Law ranks #52 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (16.7%).

#54 in Highest Tuition

CUA Law ranks #54 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($51,112). 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.

#75 in Library Size

CUA Law ranks #75 in terms of library size with 471,859 volumes or equivalents.

#75 in Public Sector Salary

CUA Law is tied for #75 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($55,963).

#82 in Presence of Female Faculty

CUA Law is tied for #82 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (41.2%).

#102 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#160 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
CUA Law ranks #102 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (43.2%) and #160 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (64.9%).

#108 in Median Undergraduate GPA

CUA Law ranks #108 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.41) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#115 in Median LSAT

CUA Law is tied for #115 in terms of the median LSAT score (153) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#116 in Acceptance Rate

CUA Law ranks #116 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 51.4% among those who applied for admission.

#151 in Bar Passage Rate

CUA Law ranks #151 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (68.8%), and it outperforms by +2.4% the state of Maryland’s overall bar passage rate of 66.4%. (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.)

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 51.4% 55.2%
LSAT Score (Median) 153 153
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 150-156 150-156
GPA (Median) 3.41 3.19
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.19-3.58 2.93-3.45

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: MD MD
School's bar passage rate: 68.8% 69.7%
State overall bar passage rate: 66.4% 76.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +2.4% -6.5%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 43.2% 40.2%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 64.9% 70.9%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $51,112 $46,390
Room and Board: $16,792 $16,228
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 93.8% 80.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $14,000 $15,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $147,377 $139,803
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 81.4% 74.6%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 375 283
Men: 40.6% 50.9%
Women: 59.4% 49.1%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 46.7% N/A
Black: 5.3% N/A
Hispanic: 6.9% N/A
Asian: 1.1% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 102 N/A
Male: 58.8% N/A
Female: 41.2% N/A
Minority: 16.7% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $97,335 $80,000
Public Sector (Median): $55,963 $56,123
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 471,859 468,302