Columbus School of Law

The Catholic University of America
Columbus School of Law
MottoDeus Lux Mea Est - God Is My Light
Parent schoolCatholic University of America
Established1898 by the Knights of Columbus[1]
School typePrivate law school
DeanStephen C. Payne
LocationWashington, D.C., U.S.
38°56′10″N 76°59′49″W / 38.936°N 76.997°W / 38.936; -76.997
Enrollment406[2]
Faculty86 (29 full-time; 57 non-full-time)[2]
USNWR ranking94th (tie) (2024)[3]
Bar pass rate89%[4]
Websitelaw.edu
ABA profileABA Required Disclosures

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law is the law school of the Catholic University of America, a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C., United States.

More than 400 Juris Doctor students attend Catholic Law. Incoming classes are typically composed of about 150 students, including day and evening programs.[2] Around 1,500 students apply annually.[2] According to Catholic Law's 2023 ABA-required disclosures, 92% of 2022 graduates obtained full-time, long-term employment requiring bar passage ten months after graduation.[5]

  1. ^ "Columbus School of Law: History". Columbus School of Law. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Catholic University of America 2022 Standard 509 Information Report" (PDF). Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Catholic University of America". Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Catholic University of America 2021 Bar Passage Report" (PDF). American Bar Association. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Employment Summary for 2022 Graduates" (PDF). Retrieved April 28, 2023.