Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures)

Data on this page is also available as the Standard 509 Information Report (363 KB PDF) from the ABA.

See also:
  • Employment Outcomes Summary Report (381 KB PDF)
  • Bar Passage Outcomes Report (for 2022 bar takers) (196 KB PDF)

About Washburn Law

The essence of Washburn Law is the commitment of the law school community at every level – from the dean's office to facilities staff – to the success of our students. Our network of more than 7,000 alumni located in 49 states and internationally includes nationally recognized lawyers, state and federal judges, politicians, journalists, and senior executives of Fortune 500 companies.

  • Type of school: Public
  • Application deadline: Fall - 8/1 (priority deadline - 4/1); Spring - 12/15 (priority deadline - 11/1) (apply now)
  • Application fee: $0
  • Financial aid deadline: August 1; December 1
  • Term: Semester
  • Months students may begin studying law: August / January
  • Months the law school confers degrees: May / July / August / December
  • Number of credit hours required to earn the J.D.: 90

Washburn University School of Law was founded in 1903, became a member of the AALS in 1905, and has appeared on the list of ABA-approved schools since the initial list in 1923. Washburn Law is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.

Please note that Washburn Law does not offer a part-time program, an evening program of study, or a program of study that consists primarily of online courses. All data in the following tables refers to full-time students unless otherwise indicated.


Admissions

While an applicant's LSAT score and GPA are significant factors, there is no bright-line cutoff. The Admissions Committee uses the highest LSAT score for multiple-test takers. It carefully considers other factors, including a determination of whether the individual would be an asset for the class as a whole based on characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic diversity, international experience, and undergraduate institution.

The following table provides information about applicants. See also student body and entering class profiles.

2023 First Year Class
October 6, 2022-October 5, 2023
Total
Completed Applications 469
Offers of Admission 310
Acceptance Rate (Percent) 66.10%
Enrollees from Applicant Pool 97
Enrollment Rate From Completed Applications 20.68%
Enrollment Rate From Offers of Admission 31.29%
Other First-Year Enrollees 9
Total in First-Year Class 104
LSAT 75th percentile 157
LSAT 50th percentile 154
LSAT 25th percentile 150
Number not included in LSAT calculations 8
UGPA 75th percentile 3.83
UGPA 50th percentile 3.59
UGPA 25th percentile 3.25
Number not included in UGPA calculations 3
GRE  
GRE Admissions Enrollees 0
75th Percentile GRE Verbal Reasoning -
50th Percentile GRE Verbal Reasoning -
25th Percentile GRE Verbal Reasoning -
75th Percentile GRE Quantitative Reasoning -
50th Percentile GRE Quantitative Reasoning -
25th Percentile GRE Quantitative Reasoning -
75th Percentile GRE Analytical Writing -
75th Percentile GRE Analytical Writing -
75th Percentile GRE Analytical Writing -

1L Tuition and Fees, 2023-2024

See also tuition and other costs. Current Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska residents, and active duty and veteran military and their spouses/dependents, can attend Washburn Law at resident tuition rates. Residents of all other states can qualify for in-state tuition after only six months. (Washburn Law does not have a tuition guarantee program.)

Per Semester (fees)* Resident Non-Resident Other
Full-Time $462 $462 $0
Part-Time $0 $0  
Per Credit (tuition)* Resident Non-Resident Other
Full-Time $878 $1,330 $0
Part-Time $0 $0  
* Per Semester column may only include fees if a Per Credit Tuition amount is listed.

Living Expenses, 2023-2024

Estimated Living Expenses for singles. See also tuition and other costs.

Living on campus $16,125
Living off campus $16,125
Living at home $16,125

Financial Aid (Grants and Scholarships)

Scholarships are awarded based on academic performance. Contribution to diversity is also considered in making scholarship awards. Topeka is one of the most affordable housing markets in the country. Most students live in the residential areas surrounding the campus.

The following table provides information about various forms of financial aid. See also scholarships and financial aid.

Grants and Scholarships
(July 2022-June 2023)
  Total Full
Time
Part
Time
  # % # % # %
Total # of students 314 100 314 100 0 0
Total # receiving grants 303 96 303 96 0 0
Less than 1/2 tuition 154 49 154 49 0 0
Half to full tuition 107 34 107 34 0 0
Full tuition 8 3 8 3 0 0
More than full tuition 34 11 34 11 0 0
75th percentile grant amount   $11,944 $0
50th percentile grant amount   $3,030 $0
25th percentile grant amount     $979 $0

Conditional Scholarships

The American Bar Association defines a conditional scholarship as "any financial aid award, the retention of which is dependent upon the student maintaining a minimum grade point average or class standing, other than that ordinarily required to remain in good academic standing." At Washburn Law students must maintain a 2.80 GPA to retain their scholarships. A student who loses a scholarship for academic reasons may apply to the Assistant Dean for Admissions to reinstate the scholarship when the student's cumulative GPA is raised to 2.80 or higher.

Students
Matriculating In
Number Entering
with Conditional
Scholarships
Number Whose
Conditional
Scholarships Have
Since Been
Reduced
or Eliminated
Number Whose
Conditional
Scholarships Have
Since Been
Reinstated
2022-2023 39 13 n/a
2021-2022 23 11 n/a
2020-2021 35 17 n/a
2019-2020 41 0 0
2018-2019 53 18 n/a
2017-2018 68 18 4
2016-2017 47 12 4
2015-2016 67 20 3
2014-2015 77 14 2
2013-2014 61 11 1
2012-2013 54 17 4
2011-2012 60 18 3
2010-2011 77 27 4
2009-2010 60 12 6

Updated December 15, 2023.


Enrollment Data

J.D. Enrollment as of October 5, 2023 / Degrees Awarded
  JD1 JD2 JD3 Total JD
Degrees
Awarded
2022-2023
T M W O T M W O T M W O T TOTAL
Hispanics
(of any race)
9 7 2 0 13 8 5 0 10 4 6 0 32 6
American Indian/
Alaska Native
1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
Asian 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1
Black/African
American
6 2 4 0 8 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 16 5
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Two or more races 4 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 9 5
Total People
of Color
23 12 11 0 28 14 14 0 17 5 12 0 68 17
White 76 43 33 0 57 34 23 0 73 36 37 0 206 84
Nonresident Alien 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Race and
Ethnicity Unknown
3 2 1 0 6 5 1 0 4 3 1 0 13 4
Total 102 57 45 0 93 54 39 0 95 44 51 0 290 105
Academic Attrition 2021-2022
  JD1 JD2 JD3 UL
T M W O % T M W O T M W O %
Hispanics
(of any race)
1 0 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
American Indian/
Alaska Native
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Asian 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Black/African
American
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Two or more races 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total People
of Color
1 0 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
White 1 0 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nonresident Alien 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Race and
Ethnicity Unknown
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 2 0 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Other Attrition 2022-2023
  JD1 JD2 JD3 UL
T M W O % T M W O T M W O %
Hispanics
(of any race)
1 0 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
American Indian/
Alaska Native
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Asian 1 1 0 0 33.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Black/African
American
1 0 1 0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Two or more races 1 0 1 0 25.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13.0
Total People
of Color
4 1 3 0 12.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.0
White 4 3 1 0 4.9 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2.0
Nonresident Alien 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Race and
Ethnicity Unknown
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 8 4 4 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2.0
Transfers 2021-2022
JD1 Transfers Out 1
Transfers In * 2
* GPA Percentiles provided if School has 12 or more transfers in.
If more than 5 but less than 12 transfers in only 50th percentile will be provided.

Faculty

The following table provides information about faculty. See also full-time faculty profiles and list of adjunct faculty.

Faculty Resources 2022-2023
  Male Female Other People
of Color
Total
Full-time faculty members 16 16 0 5 32
Non-full-time faculty 16 11 0 6 27
Total 32 27 0 11 59
  Full Time Part Time Total
Librarians 6 0 6

Curricular Offerings 2022-2023

The following table provides information about the curriculum. See also list of courses and descriptions.

Typical first-year section size,
excluding all small sections
taught by full-time faculty
46
Number of course titles,
beyond the first year curricular,
offered last year
113
Number of upper division
class room course sections
with an enrollment
 
Under 25 104
25-49 21
50-74 6
75-99 0
100+ 0
Number of seats available in law clinics last year 36
Number of field placements positions filled last year 71
Number of seats available in simulation courses 497
Number of seminars 6
Number of co-curricular offerings 20

Employment Outcomes

The Professional Development Office offers programs that emphasize assessment of career goals, exploration of varied applications of a legal education, and support for the transition into the professional marketplace. The office makes available extensive resources regarding local, regional, national, and international legal employment in the public and private sectors, graduate and foreign study, and judicial clerkships. Washburn Law graduates enjoy success in seeking employment. Washburn Law alumni can be found in 49 states and in many other countries.

American Bar Association
Employment Summary Reports are also available in PDF format:
Class of: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Earlier Years
The following statistics for the Class of 2022 were submitted April 2022.

Class of 2022 Employment Report
at 10 Months After Graduation
(students graduating in December 2021 or May/August 2022)
(see the ABA website (1.6 MB PDF) for status definitions)
Employment Status
    Full Time Part Time
  Number Long
Term
Short
Term
Long
Term
Short
Term
Employed
Bar Passage Required 85 84 0 1 0
JD Advantage 11 8 1 1 1
Professional Position 3 2 0 0 1
Law School/University Funded 0 0 0 0 0
Other Position 4 0 1 1 2
Undeterminable 1 0 0 0 1
Enrolled in Graduate Studies 0  
Employed
Start Date Deferred 0  
Unemployed
Not Seeking 0  
Seeking 8  
Employment Status Unknown 0  
Total Graduates 112  
Employment Type
    Full Time Part Time
  Number Long
Term
Short
Term
Long
Term
Short
Term
Law Firms
Solo 0 0 0 0 0
1-10 25 23 0 2 0
11-25 9 9 0 0 0
26-50 6 6 0 0 0
51-100 4 4 0 0 0
101-250 2 2 0 0 0
251-500 3 3 0 0 0
501+ 1 1 0 0 0
Unknown Size 0 0 0 0 0
Business & Industry 10 6 0 1 3
Government
(including public defenders)
19 18 1 0 0
Public Interest 16 14 1 0 1
Judicial Clerkships
Federal 2 2 0 0 0
State, Local, & Territorial 6 6 0 0 0
Tribal 0 0 0 0 0
International 0 0 0 0 0
Education 1 0 0 0 1
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Total 104 94 2 3 5
Law School/University Funded Position
    Full Time Part Time
  Number Long
Term
Short
Term
Long
Term
Short
Term
Employed
Bar Passage Required 0 0 0 0 0
J.D. Advantage 0 0 0 0 0
Professional Position 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Professional Position 0 0 0 0 0
Total Employed by Law School/University 0 0 0 0 0
Employment Location
  Number
State with largest employment - Kansas 52
State with 2nd largest employment - Missouri 17
State with 3rd largest employment - Florida 13
Number employed in foreign countries 0

See also profiles and statistics.


Bar Passage

Learn more about bar exam preparation.

See also the 2023 ABA Bar Passage Report (for 2022 bar takers) (196 KB PDF)

First Time Bar Exam Passage

Summary - 2022

  A B C D E F G H I J
Calendar
Year
Total
Graduates
in
Calendar
Year *
# From
Calendar
Year NOT
Taking
Bar Exam
# From
Previous
Years
Taking
Bar For
FIRST
Time in
Calendar
Year
Number
of Early
Takers
# From
Calendar
Year With No
Inform-
ation
Total
First
Time
Takers
in Any
Juris-
diction
Total
Who
Passed
the Bar
in Any
Juris-
diction
Law School
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
ABA First
Time
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
Difference
in
Weighted
Average
2022 115 24 13 0 0 104 80 76.92% 77.24% -0.32%

Column K: Graduates Who Have Been Admitted or Have Applications Pending to be Admitted Via Diploma Privilege:
• # of diploma privilege: 0
• % that passed (including Diploma Privilege): 76.92%

Summary - 2021

  A B C D E F G H I J
Calendar
Year
Total
Graduates
in
Calendar
Year *
# From
Calendar
Year NOT
Taking
Bar Exam
# From
Previous
Years
Taking
Bar For
FIRST
Time in
Calendar
Year
Number
of Early
Takers
# From
Calendar
Year With No
Inform-
ation
Total
First
Time
Takers
in Any
Juris-
diction
Total
Who
Passed
the Bar
in Any
Juris-
diction
Law School
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
ABA First
Time
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
Difference
in
Weighted
Average
2021 101 15 13 0 0 99 71 71.72% 78.76% -7.04%

Column K: Graduates Who Have Been Admitted or Have Applications Pending to be Admitted Via Diploma Privilege:
• # of diploma privilege: 0
• % that passed (including Diploma Privilege): 71.72%

Summary - 2020

  A B C D E F G H I J
Calendar
Year
Total
Graduates
in
Calendar
Year *
# From
Calendar
Year NOT
Taking
Bar Exam
# From
Previous
Years
Taking
Bar For
FIRST
Time in
Calendar
Year
Number
of Early
Takers
# of
Graduates
With No
Inform-
ation
Total
First
Time
Takers
in Any
Juris-
diction
Total
Who
Passed
the Bar
in Any
Juris-
diction
Law School
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
ABA First
Time
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
Difference
in
Weighted
Average
2020 93 18 24 0 0 99 81 81.82% 87.55% -5.73%

Column K: Graduates Who Have Been Admitted or Have Applications Pending to be Admitted Via Diploma Privilege:
• # of diploma privilege: 0
• % that passed (including Diploma Privilege): 81.82%

Summary - 2019

  A B C D E F G H I J
Calendar
Year
Total
Graduates
in
Calendar
Year *
# From
Calendar
Year NOT
Taking
Bar Exam
# From
Previous
Years
Taking
Bar For
FIRST
Time in
Calendar
Year
Number
of Early
Takers
# From
Calendar
Year With
No
Inform-
ation
Total
First
Time
Takers
in Any
Juris-
diction
Total
Who
Passed
the Bar
in Any
Juris-
diction
Law School
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
ABA First
Time
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
Difference
in
Weighted
Average
2019 103 25 23 0 0 101 84 83.17% 84.95% -1.78%

* Total Graduate count excludes Early Takers who also graduated in 2019.

Summary - 2016-2019

  A B C D E F G H I
Calendar
Year
Total
Graduates
in
Calendar
Year
# From
Calendar
Year NOT
Taking
Bar Exam
# From
Previous
Years
Taking
Bar For
FIRST
Time in
Calendar
Year
# From
Calendar
Year With
No
Inform-
ation
Total
First
Time
Takers
in Any
Juris-
diction
Total
Who
Passed
the Bar
in Any
Juris-
diction
Percent
Who
Passed
the Bar
in Any
Juris-
diction
ABA First
Time
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
Law School
Weighted
Average
Pass Rate
2018 93 23 26 0 96 65 67.71% 76.50% 67.71%
2017 100 28 24 0 96 74 77.08% 81.32% 77.08%
2016 99 27 28 0 100 80 80.00% 77.77% 80.00%

2022 Details

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State Pass % for ABA
Approved Law Schools
Difference
Florida 12 9 75.00 63.8 11.20
Kansas 60 49 81.67 80.37 1.30
Missouri 11 7 63.64 79.16 -15.52
12 Remaining Jurisdictions
Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia,
Idaho, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Texas, Hawaii
21 15 71.43 74.15 -2.72

2021 Details

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State Pass % for ABA
Approved Law Schools
Difference
Kansas 63 44 69.84 77.78 -7.94
Missouri 17 12 70.59 82.22 -11.63
10 Remaining Jurisdictions
Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
Washington, Wisconsin
19 15 78.95 79.26 -0.31

2020 Details

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State Pass % for ABA
Approved Law Schools
Difference
Kansas 67 59 88.06 89.4 -1.34
Missouri 20 13 65.00 85.25 -20.5
8 Remaining Jurisdictions 12 9 75 81.56 -6.56

2019 Details

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State Pass % for ABA
Approved Law Schools
Difference
Kansas 59 54 91.53 87.12 4.41
Missouri 31 25 80.65 82.41 -1.76
6 Remaining Jurisdictions
Colorado, New York, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
11 5 45.45 80.85 -35.40

2018 Details

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State Pass % for ABA
Approved Law Schools
Difference
Kansas 52 35 67.31 74.78 -7.47
Missouri 26 17 65.38 82.10 -16.72
10 Remaining Jurisdictions
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Nevada, Texas
18 13 72.22 72.79 -0.57

2017 Details

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State Pass % for ABA
Approved Law Schools
Difference
Kansas 62 46 74.19 81.51 -7.32
Missouri 16 15 93.75 86.30 7.45
12 Remaining Jurisdictions
California, Colorado, Kentucky, Montana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina,
Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
18 13 72.22 77.49 -5.27

2016 Details

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State Pass % for ABA
Approved Law Schools
Difference
Kansas 70 56 80.00 77.40 2.60
Missouri 19 17 89.47 83.48 5.99
8 Remaining Jurisdictions
Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Florida, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin
11 7 63.64 70.30 -6.66

Ultimate Bar Exam Passage

Column D figures re: Diploma Privilege follow the table.

  A B C E F
Calendar
Year
of
Graduation
Number
of
Graduates
in
Calendar
Year
Graduates Who Sat For
a Bar Examination
Within One Year of Their
Date of Graduation
Graduates Who Sat For
a Bar Examination
Within Two Years of Their
Date of Graduation
Number
With No
Inform-
ation
Number
Who Did
Not Take
A Bar
Examination
    Number
of Takers
Number
Who
Passed
Percent
That
Passed
Number
of Takers
Number
Who
Passed
Percent
That
Passed
  Within
One Year
of Grad-
uation
Within
Two Years
of Grad-
uation
2021 103 98 78 79.59 - - - 0 3 -
2020 93 - - - 89 80 89.89% 0 - 4
2019 103 - - - 101 93 92.08% 0 - 2
2018 94 - - - 91 83 91.21% 0 - 3
2017 100 - - - 97 82 84.54% 0 - 3
2016 99 - - - 96 88 91.67% 0 - 3
2015 117 - - - 116 105 90.52% 0 - 1

Column D: 2018 Graduates Who Have Been Admitted or Have Applications Pending to be Admitted Via Diploma Privilege:
• # of diploma privilege: 0
• % that passed (including Diploma Privilege): 91.92%


Refunds

See financial policies.


Academic Calendar

See academic calendars.


Academic Requirements

All entering students participate in the law school's Academic Support Program, which begins during an elaborate and rigorous "first week" program designed to teach students the learning strategies they need to succeed in law school. Academic support includes a structured study-group program in which groups of four to six students meet twice per week to apply cooperative learning strategies to their law school experience under the supervision of carefully trained and supervised upper-division students. Second- and third-year students satisfy advanced writing and oral presentation requirements and take one or more classes from a group of Perspectives on Law courses, and one or more classes from a group of Skills courses.

See:


Transfer of Credit Policy

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The required disclosures and consumer information on this page are provided to prospective law students in accordance with American Bar Association (ABA) Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Standard 509 (167 KB PDF) to assist students in making an informed choice about law school.

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, data on this page was submitted to the American Bar Association in October 2021 for the 2021 reporting period. Data for the 202 reporting period will be posted by mid-December 2022.

Complaints Related to Compliance With ABA Standards

A student with concerns regarding Washburn Law's program of legal education and its compliance with the ABA standards may file a complaint pursuant to ABA Standard 510.