University of Georgia Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2023 admissions cycle

169

LSAT

3.83

GPA

14.8%

Admit Rate

UGA Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Athens, Georgia. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, UGA Law School was ranked 20 by US News & World Report, making it a top-tier law school for admissions-focused applicants. For the 2023 admissions cycle, UGA Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 163 with an acceptance rate of 14.8%, positioning it among the most selective law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

3027

JD application volume in 2023 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

14.8%

94th percentile

JD Program Size

163

49th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$72k

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About UGA Law School

Since 1859, the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Law has been preparing the next generation of legal leaders. The school’s accomplished faculty includes nationally and internationally renowned scholars, and its approximately 11,000 living graduates are leading figures in law, business and public service throughout the world. Connecting students to these thought leaders and opportunities to serve state and society is central to the school’s mission.

Our LLM alumni include judges and law firm partners, leaders in governments and in intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, CEOs and heads of corporate legal departments, and university professors and administrators.

As a member of our select class of LLM students, you will be a member of a close-knit intellectual community, pursuing a rigorous ten-month plan of study side by side with JD candidates. You’ll follow a flexible curriculum tailored to your career goals, whether they include preparing for a US bar examination, pursuing a concentration affording advancement in your home country’s legal profession or academic institutions, or completing a major academic research project under the supervision of a School of Law faculty member.

UGA Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 1590 applications (179 accepted, 10 waitlisted, 145 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at UGA Law School, 3027 candidates submitted JD applications and 447 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is highly competitive for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 14.8%.

The JD program at UGA Law School enrolls a first-year class of 163 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 35.57%. This means that of the 447 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 159 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 UGA 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	159	169	170
	91st percentile
GPA	3.56	3.83	3.95
	84th percentile

	Value
Applications	3027
	79th percentile
Admission Offers	447
Class Size	163
	49th percentile
Acceptance Rate	14.8%
	94th percentile
Yield Rate	35.57%
	77th percentile

The above statistics show that UGA Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 159 (25th percentile) to 170 (75th percentile), with a median of 169.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.56 to 3.95, with a median of 3.83.

With an acceptance rate of 14.8%, UGA Law School is considered a highly competitive law school in terms of admissions.

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Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
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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