Admissions Profile for the 2012 Entering Class*

- Interesting Facts About the 2012 Entering Class -

  Full-time Division Part-time Evening Division
Number Applied 5390 638
Number Enrolled 403 90
Enrolled Students Full and Part-time Enrolled Students
Combined Median GPA/LSAT
3.44/159
Median GPA
25th and 75th Percentile GPA
3.44
3.19/3.59
3.46
3.13/3.55
Median LSAT
25th and 75th Percentile LSAT
159
156/162
157
153/160
Average Age 24 26

Minority Representation
37% overall
Asian/Pacific Islander 61
Black/African American 50
Native American 8
Hispanic/Latino 62
Gender Distribution 57% women / 43% men
Geographic Areas Represented
42 States; District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; and U.S. Virgin Islands

9 Foreign Countries: Argentina; Brazil; China; Ethiopia; France; Haiti; Saudi Arabia; South Korea and Vietnam
(* This data is valid as of August 29, 2012. Final data will be collected in October, 2012.)


Interesting Facts About The 2012 Entering Class of
American University Washington College of Law

    They Contribute a Variety of Experiences Including:

    • 55 have worked on Capitol Hill
    • 58 have graduate degrees
    • 9 were AmeriCorps Volunteers
    • 7 were Peace Corps Volunteers
    • 5 are Patent Examiners
    • 49% speak a foreign language
    • 179 studied abroad in more than 47 countries
    • 71 worked abroad in more than 45 countries
    • 30 taught in the U.S. and 18 foreign countries

    They were born in 34 foreign countries:

    • Afghanistan
    • Argentina
    • Australia
    • Brazil
    • Cameroon
    • Canada
    • China
    • Colombia
    • France
    • Germany
    • Ghana
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • India
    • Iran
    • Italy
    • Japan
    • Mexico
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Russia
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Somalia
    • South Africa
    • South Korea
    • Sudan
    • Switzerland
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Turkey
    • United Kingdom
    • Venezuela
    • Vietnam

    They speak 41 foreign languages including:

    • Amharic
    • Arabic
    • Azerbaijani
    • Cantonese
    • Catalan
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Fante
    • French
    • German
    • Greek
    • Gujarati
    • Haitian Creole
    • Hebrew
    • Hindi
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Kannada
    • Kiswahili
    • Korean
    • Mandarin
    • Modlovan
    • Nepali
    • Norwegian
    • Pashto
    • Persian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Serbian
    • Spanish
    • Swahili
    • Tigrinya
    • Tongan
    • Turkish
    • Twi
    • Urdu
    • Vietnamese
    • Wolof

    They Pursued An Array of Occupations Including:

    • Service members from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy
    • Professional Snowboarder
    • Department of Justice Paralegal
    • High School Teacher
    • United Nations Association Humanitarian Campaign Intern
    • Columnist for La Voix du Nord, French daily newspaper
    • Public Health Analyst at the Department of Health and Human Services
    • Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
    • Certified Public Accountant
    • Freelance Writer
    • Transportation Security Administration Officer
    • BBC Producer
    • White House Intern
    • Intern at the Human Rights Campaign
    • Co-Founder of a Non-Governmental Organization in South Sudan
    • Sports Reporter for the Washington Capitals
    • Children’s TherapistCast Member of Design Squad, (PBS TV Show)
    • Sales Associate for LivingSocial
    • Community Liaison Manager for Land Mines Advisory Group
    • Program Coordinator for the Somali Youth and Family Club in Seattle
    • Program Associate for Health Law Advocates
    • Scene Reporter and Field Producer for NBC-4 DC
    • Education Manager at the Harlem Children’s Zone Community Center
    • Iraq Specialist at the Department of Commerce
    • Co-Founder of Lamu Legal Rights Initiative in Kenya
    • Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
    • Cartography Specialist for Saudi Aramco
    • Professional Volleyball Player
    • Associate at Hyundai Engineering & Construction in Seoul, Korea
    • Research Analyst at Foundation for Defense of Democracies