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Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
Contact Information
3301 Fairfax Drive, 22201, Virginia
Basic Information
Type
Public
Enrollment
484
Application Deadline
Priority: March 1 / Regular: April 30
Application Fee
$0

The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, located just a few miles outside of the District of Columbia in Arlington, Virginia, is one of the region’s best value law schools. In-state tuition is only $25,351, and its ultimate bar pass rate for the Class of 2015 was 96.48 percent.
But what makes George Mason unique is its curricular focus on law and economics. Every first year takes a law and economics foundation course, and the school offers a concentration in Legal and Economic Theory. That means that part of the discussion in the classroom is about the economic impact of an opinion. Its a unique way to look at the law and it carries through most of the curriculum. It has also led to a more conservative faculty and student body. That is evident in the school’s new name, Antonin Scalia.
It was named after the former Supreme Court justice in March 2016, not long after the conservative justice’s death. It received $30 million gift to rename the school, which it is using for endowed scholarships. George Mason was founded as a state school in 1979 and received full ABA accreditation in 1986. In 1999, it built a new building, and since then enrollment dropped from 740 students to around 500.
George Mason offers clinics and externships for students, including a Supreme Court Clinic. In this yearlong program, students work closely with attorneys to provide pro bono legal representation before the U.S. Supreme Court. It also has new specializations in homeland security and technology law.
preLaw ranked it 6th in the nation for government work, in 2017. It is also ranked 12th in the nation for Asian law students.

Admissions Profile
Admissions Profile Table:

75th Percentile

Median

25th Percentile

LSAT
166
164
158
GPA
3.88
3.81
3.41
Financial Profile
Financial Profile Table:

Tuition

Tuition Part-time

Median Grant

Percent Receiving Grants

Resident
$23,142.00
$25,354.00
89%
Non-Resident
$38,528.00
Academic Profile
Concentrations

Business, Corporate, Banking

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