The law school is located in one of Washington's most beautiful residential neighborhoods, just down the street from American University's main campus, and only a short metro ride from the heart of the city.[3] With a lawyer population of 1 in 12,[4] Washington truly is a lawyer's city.

WCL is currently ranked Number 49 (along with Southern Methodist University and the University of Kentucky) on the annual U.S. News & World Report list of Tier One law schools.[5] WCL is well known for its top-flight program in both public and private international law, and for its focus on experiential learning through its long-established clinical programs and its more recently developed externship program.[6] The school has a student-faculty ratio of 18:1[7], and its fall 2002 entering class numbered in at 631[8] students. In light of these numbers, WCL is noted for its student-centered environment and the accessibility of its faculty.

Recent Admission Statistics
The following LSAT/GPA data pertains to the fall 2002 entering class: [9]

Organizations
The Student Bar Association is the law student government and is responsible for budgeting student fees (subject to the dean's approval of the fee allocations) and coordination of all student-sponsored activities and organizations at the law school. In addition to sponsoring speakers and conducting social events, it represents students on the various faculty and student committees and serves as a clearinghouse for information on important social and economic concerns affecting students.

Many other student organizations are recognized as part of the Student Bar Association. The groups active during the 2000-2001 academic year were the American Bar Association's Law Student Division, Asian-Pacific Law Students Association, American Jurist, AU Intellectual Property Law Council, Black Law Students Association, Christian Legal Society, Criminal Law Society, Daniel Heumann Fund-WCL Chapter, Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Environmental Law Society, Equal Justice Foundation, Federalist Society, Health Law Society, Hispanic Law Students Association, International Law Society, Jewish Law Students Association, Juvenile Justice Society, Lambda Law Society, LLM Students and Alumni Association, Moot Court Board, National Lawyers Guild, Native American Law Students Association, Students of Law for Animal Welfare and the Washington Legal Quarterly. Descriptions of these organizations and their activities may be found in the Washington College of Law Learned Handbook.

Journals [21]

• The American University Law Review is a quarterly legal journal edited and published by law school students selected on the basis of scholarship. The students write comments and notes on legal developments and significant cases as well as critically evaluate and edit the lead articles and book reviews written for the Law Review. Members are selected on the basis of grades and the write-on competition; students at the top of their class may be selected solely on the basis of grades. Law Review is consistently ranked as the most prestigious publication at WCL. [22]
• The University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law is a legal journal edited and published by law students selected on the basis of scholarship (grades or write-on). These students write comments and notes on legal developments and significant cases in gender and the law and policy as well as critically evaluate and edit lead articles and book reviews written for the journal.
• The American University International Law Review is a legal journal edited and published every other month by law students selected on the basis of scholarship (grades or write-on). These students write comments and notes on legal developments and significant cases in international law and policy as well as critically evaluate and edit lead articles and essays written for the journal. International Law Review is among the school's more prestigious publications. [23]
• The Administrative Law Review is a bimonthly legal journal edited and published by law students selected on the basis of scholarship (grades or write-on). Students write comments and notes on legal developments and significant cases in administrative law as well as critically evaluate and edit lead articles, essays, and book reviews written for the journal. Administrative Law Review is a very competitive journal and considered to be one of the most respected publications in its field. [24]

• Number of firms interviewing on campus most years: 100[28]
  
• Percentage of grads employed: 93.1 [29]
  
  

• Percent of grads employed by private firms: 49.4
  
• Percent of grads employed as judicial clerks: 9.8
  
• Percent of grads employed by the government: 18.7
  
• Percent of grads employed by a public interest organization: 5.1
  
• Percent of grads employed by private industry: 11
  
• Percent of grads employed in an academic position: 1.2