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2024ÌýIncoming Class Admissions Profile and Interesting Facts

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Ìý Full-time Division Part-time Evening Division
Number Applied 4833 408
Number Enrolled 353 60
Enrolled Students Full-Time and Part-Time Enrolled Students
Combined Median GPA/LSAT
3.61/160
Median GPA
25th and 75th Percentile GPA		 3.61
3.37/3.74		 3.60
3.28/3.69
Median LSAT
25th and 75th Percentile LSAT		 160
155/163		 161
156/163
Average Age 25 (range 20-45) 29 (21-51)
Diversity Representation

38.5% overall
Asian/Pacific Islander: 53 students
Black/African American: 38 students
Hispanic/Latino: 61 students

Middle Eastern: 22 students
Native American: 6 students
Gender Distribution

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý67.8%ÌýÌýÌý 30.3% 1.5% Ìý0.05%

ÌýWomenÌýÌýÌýÌý MenÌýÌýÌý Another Gender Identity N/R
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Colleges and Universities Represented 187 Undergraduate Institutions overall
Geographical Areas Represented 37 states; District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; plus
Austria, Bahrain, Canada, China, Germany, Jamaica, Kuwait, Mexico, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdo, and Uruguay
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*This data is valid as of August 29, 2024.

They contribute a variety of experiences including:

  • 89 graduates with honors (including 8ÌýPhi Beta Kappa)
  • 62 graduate degrees
  • 51 Capital Hill interns/staff
  • 11Ìýmilitary service members
  • 15Ìýcollege athletes
  • 3 AmeriCorps members
  • 7 Patent Agents/Examiners
  • 1 Peace Corps Volunteers

They pursued an array of occupations including:

  • Architect

  • Bilingual Advocate; Case Manager

  • Case Law Research Intern

  • Circus acrobatic coach

  • Campaign Coordinator at Amnesty International

  • Climate Action Strategist (Oil Change International)

  • Dance Instructor

  • Deputy Press Secretary; US Department of Energy

  • Diplomatic Attaché in Bahrain

  • Disability Rights Advocate

  • Disc Jockey

  • Early Childhood Principal

  • Intelligence Analyst, Federal Bureau of InvestigationÌý

  • Investigator for the DC Public Defenders Office

  • Mission Commander; US Navy

  • Referee for USA Fencing

  • Senior Engineer for COLLINS AEROSPACE

  • US Army 2nd LieutenantÌý

They were born in 31Ìýforeign countries including:

  • Argentina
  • Austria
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  • Bahrain
    Ìý
  • Bosnia
    Ìý
  • Brazil
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
    Ìý
  • China
  • Columbia
  • Cuba
    Ìý
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Guatemala
  • India
  • Iran
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
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  • Japan
  • Kuwait
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Somalia
  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay
  • 45% speak a foreign languages
  • 18% studied abroad inÌý33Ìýforeign countries
  • 11% were born abroad in 31Ìýcountries
  • 11% worked abroad in 31Ìýcountries

They speak 39Ìýlanguages (besides English) including:

  • Arabic
  • Aramaic
  • Armenian
  • ASL
  • Bengali
  • Bosnian
  • Cantonese
  • Chinese
  • Croatian
  • Farsi
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Greek
  • Gujrati
  • Haitian Creole
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Kazakh
  • Korean
  • Latin
  • Mandarin
  • Ndebele
  • Persian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Punjabi
  • Russian
  • Serbian
  • Shona
  • Spanish
  • Tagalog
  • Tamil
  • Turkish
  • Ukranian
  • Urdu
  • VietnameseÌý