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Georgia State Law School

Rank 75 (USNWR 2024)
159
Median LSAT
3.56
Median GPA
31.0%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Georgia State Law School
  • Georgia State University
  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • GSU

Georgia State Law School is a law school located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school was ranked 75 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Georgia State Law School is approximately 197.

Admissions website: https://law.gsu.edu/admissions/

Admissions email: lawadmissions@gsu.edu

Admissions phone: 404.413.9200

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Georgia State Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 157 159 162
GPA 3.35 3.56 3.77
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 1866 63
# Admissions offers 579 -
Class size 197 63
% Accepted 31.0% 74
% Yield 34.0% 69

During the 2024 application cycle, 1,866 people applied and 579 were offered admission.

Georgia State University has a 1L class size of 197, and yield of 34.02%. 197 out of 579 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 34.02% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Georgia State University has a median LSAT of 159. The 25th percentile LSAT is 157 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 162.

The median GPA is 3.56. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.35 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.77.

Georgia State Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 247 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Georgia State Law School cost per year?

$35,376.00
Tuition
16th percentile
$15,768.00
In-state tuition
$58,555.00
CoA
13th percentile
79.00%
Bar pass rate
48th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$75,000.00
Salary, 25th %
62nd percentile
$90,000.00
Salary
56th percentile
$65,000.00
PI Salary
68th percentile
%
Employment rate
53rd percentile
%
Grads with debt
93rd percentile
$80,202.00
Average debt
24th percentile

Cost of attending Georgia State Law School

In 2024, tuition was $35,376 and the annual cost of attending was $58,555 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Georgia State Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Georgia State University make $90,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $65,000.

65.6% of law graduates from Georgia State University go directly to work for law firms, while 7.7% clerk for a judge. 5.7% of graduates go into public interest.

79.0% of Georgia State University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts 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.

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Is that when most people have been getting the email?
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Idk but I know I got my email that it went into first review at like 3:15 on the 18th
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and tuesday my status changed at like 2:30
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then you and Clumsy both had status changes in the afternoon too
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Who knows though, we could have to wait until Monday
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Congrats to you too!!! We are going to law school!!!!
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@ClumsyKnowingArmadillo: congrats!
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When is the seat deposit?
@SophisticatedOverconfidentPantera: June 15th
Did y'all get an email with a way to get into the admitted students page
I haven’t gotten that yet
Congrats guys!!!
@CoastalDawg: I got the email today!
Anyone else here?
Anyone make it off the waitlist yet?
@SophisticatedOverconfidentPantera: no but I’m patiently waiting to hear about full time. This is the only school I applied to so if I don’t get in I’m moving out of Georgia for a year 🙃
I called and asked and also asked in person. First I heard we might hear back mid July… then late July maybe early August. Feel like it might depend what UGA/ Emory does first bc some people that get off their waitlists may withdraw here
BeautifulSeahorse
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withdrew my spot, hopefully someone gets my spot.
14:38
finally went in review!
Anyone else get the feeler/ survey email yesterday?
how long did it take for y'all to go from complete to in review?
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