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At a Glance

The Georgia State Law Advantage

Georgia State's College of Law offers a location where classrooms, courtrooms, business and government are concentrated and convenient. A flexible curriculum integrates theory and practice, giving you practical experience while allowing you to meet other obligations during law school. Our top-notch faculty members help you develop the knowledge and the skills you need to practice law successfully after graduation.

Our graduates contribute from day one. That's the Georgia State Law advantage. 

Click here for 2012 General Consumer Info (ABA-LSAC Official Guide Pages). 

Degree Programs

Juris Doctor
Dual Degrees

  • Bachelor/J.D. with Honors College
  • J.D./M.A. in Philosophy
  • J.D./MBA
  • J.D./M.C.R.P. (Master of City and Regional Planning) with Georgia Institute of Technology
  • J.D./M.P.A. (Master of Professional Accounting)
  • J.D./M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration)
  • J.D./M.P.H. (Master of Public Health)
  • J.D./M.S.H.A. and J.D./M.B.A./M.H.A

Our attrition rate is 3 percent with 97 percent of our students graduating from Georgia State Law.

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Tuition

For 2013-14
Tuition and fees are subject to change
Full-time resident tuition and fees for two semesters: $16,042
Full-time nonresident tuition and fees for two semesters: $34,834

Tuition Full time
per semester		 Full time
per year		 Part time
per credit hour		 Fees
per semester
Resident $6,900 $13,800 $575 $1,121
Nonresident $16,740 $33,400 $1,395 $1,121

For more information about our tuition, fees, scholarships and waivers, visit Paying for Law School.

 

Our Faculty

  • Our student-faculty ratio is 10.61 to 1
  • Full-time faculty members: 63
  • Women:  52%
  • Diversity: 17.46%

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Our Library

  • Total amount spent on library materials $1,060,449
  • Study seating capacity inside the library: 366
  • Number of full-time equivalent professional librarians: 7.5
  • Hours per week library is open: 103

Learn more about our Law Library »

Contact Us

Office of Admissions: law.gsu.edu/admissions, 404-413-9200
Office of Career Services: law.gsu.edu/careers, 404-413-9072


Incoming Class Profile

Fall 2013 Entering Class

Total applicants
Class size
Average age
Men
Women
Minority enrollment
Georgia residents

2,080
189
24
105 (56%)
84 (46%)
47 (25%)
173 (92%) 
Percentile GPA LSAT
25th
Median
75th		 3.14
3.38
3.55		 157
159
161

Student Body

Totals

Students
Full time
Part time
Men
Women
Minority enrollment
Georgia residents 

661
471
190
56%
44%
31%
92% 
Top Undergraduate Institutions

Auburn University
Brigham Young University
Emory University
Florida State University
Furman University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Southern University
Georgia State University
Hampton University
Howard University
Kennesaw State University
Morehouse College
Spelman College
University of Alabama
University of Georgia
University of Florida
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
University of Tennessee

Outcomes

Bar Passage Rates
July 2012
February 2013		 95%
92.3%
Employment Outcomes

[•]J.D. Required
[•] J.D. Advantage
[•] Unemployed seeking
[•] Professional
[•] Unemployed not seeking
[•] Graduate studies
[•] Nonprofessional

68.9%
13.1%
10.6%
5.0%
1.5%
0.5%
0.5%

* based on 2012 graduates' self-reported data (175 reports)