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UGA Law School
Also known as
- UGA Law School
- University of Georgia
- GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF
- UGA
UGA Law School is a law school located in Athens, Georgia. The school was ranked 20 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for UGA Law School is approximately 163.
Admissions website: https://www.law.uga.edu/admissions
Admissions email: ugajd@uga.edu
Admissions phone: (706) 542-7060
UGA Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 159 | 169 | 170 |
| GPA | 3.56 | 3.83 | 3.95 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 3027 | 79 |
| # Admissions offers | 447 | - |
| Class size | 163 | 49 |
| % Accepted | 14.8% | 94 |
| % Yield | 35.6% | 77 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 3,027 people applied and 447 were offered admission.
University of Georgia has a 1L class size of 163, and yield of 35.57%. 159 out of 447 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 35.57% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at University of Georgia has a median LSAT of 169. The 25th percentile LSAT is 159 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 170.
The median GPA is 3.83. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.56 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.95.
UGA Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 765 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.
How much does UGA Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending UGA Law School
In 2024, tuition was $36,362 and the annual cost of attending was $59,468 (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.
UGA Law School employment outcomes
JD graduates from University of Georgia make $100,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $63,700.
63.1% of law graduates from University of Georgia go directly to work for law firms, while 15.0% clerk for a judge. 4.3% of graduates go into public interest.
89.1% of University of Georgia graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts 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.