Georgia State University Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2023 admissions cycle

159

LSAT

3.56

GPA

31.0%

Admit Rate

Georgia State Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Atlanta, Georgia. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Georgia State Law School was ranked 75 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2023 admissions cycle, Georgia State Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 197 with an acceptance rate of 31.0%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

1866

JD application volume in 2023 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

31.0%

74th percentile

JD Program Size

197

63rd percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$70k

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About Georgia State Law School

Georgia State Law is located in the heart of Atlanta, a global city with more than five million residents, home to the world’s busiest airport, and host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. With over a dozen Fortune 500 companies’ headquarters, and a thriving legal community, our location encourages hands-on learning and provides both students and faculty with unequaled connections. Georgia State Law truly provides access to the legal world on an international level.

Georgia State Law’s location, coupled with the support of a world-class faculty and a competitive cost, gives students the foundation needed to succeed in today’s legal economy. Our students tailor their studies to their individual interests and graduate with experience under their belts, as well as with a strong network of advocates in the legal profession.

Our students can choose to attend full or part time, with classes offered both during the day and evening, laying the groundwork for success. Exceptional clinics and clinical courses, along with varied externship opportunities, bring legal studies to life. Employers use words like “grit” and “dedicated” to describe our graduates. Additionally, our bar passage and employment placement rates are high and steady, assuring our students that their degrees will carry real success in the real world.

Georgia State Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 244 applications (81 accepted, 16 waitlisted, 27 rejected)

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JD Admission Requirements & Application Statistics

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at Georgia State Law School, 1866 candidates submitted JD applications and 579 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 31.0%.

The JD program at Georgia State Law School enrolls a first-year class of 197 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 34.02%. This means that of the 579 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 197 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Georgia State Law School, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	157	159	162
	57th percentile
GPA	3.35	3.56	3.77
	42nd percentile

	Value
Applications	1866
	63rd percentile
Admission Offers	579
Class Size	197
	63rd percentile
Acceptance Rate	31.0%
	74th percentile
Yield Rate	34.02%
	69th percentile

The above statistics show that Georgia State Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 157 (25th percentile) to 162 (75th percentile), with a median of 159.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.35 to 3.77, with a median of 3.56.

With an acceptance rate of 31.0%, Georgia State Law School is considered a selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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