The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law | |
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Motto | Deus Lux Mea Est - God Is My Light |
Parent school | Catholic University of America |
Established | 1898 by the Knights of Columbus[1] |
School type | Private law school |
Dean | Stephen C. Payne |
Location | Washington, D.C., U.S. 38°56′10″N 76°59′49″W / 38.936°N 76.997°W |
Enrollment | 406[2] |
Faculty | 86 (29 full-time; 57 non-full-time)[2] |
USNWR ranking | 94th (tie) (2024)[3] |
Bar pass rate | 89%[4] |
Website | law.edu |
ABA profile | ABA 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]