Here is everything you need to know about the WUSTL transfer statistics for the last three years. All 1L students thinking about transferring to WashULaw need to read this article.
Total WUSTL Transfer Students Per Year
WashULaw accepts a solid number of transfer students each year. Here’s a breakdown of the total number of students who transferred to Washington University in St. Louis School of Law from 2020 through 2023.
- 2020: 16
- 2021: 9
- 2022: 10
- 2023: 16
You can see that, on average, 13 law students transfer to WUSTL each year.
WUSTL Transfer GPA Data
Now, let’s take a look at the GPA data associated with 1Ls who transferred to WashULaw from 2020-22.
- 2020
- 75th Percentile: 3.60
- 50th Percentile: 3.48
- 25th Percentile: 3.02
- 2021
- 75th Percentile: N/A
- 50th Percentile: 3.24
- 25th Percentile: N/A
- 2022
- 75th Percentile: N/A
- 50th Percentile: 3.39
- 25th Percentile: N/A
- 2023
- 75th Percentile: 3.70
- 50th Percentile: 3.53
- 25th Percentile: 3.24
Based on the GPA data, WUSTL is fairly selective, although certaintly not as selective as the T14 Law Schools.
Indeed, with a median GPA of 3.41 you’ll need score well on all of your 1L exams to have a shot at transferring to WUSTL.
If that seems daunting right now, don’t stress. The good news is that on average 13 of your peers transfer to WashULaw each year.
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Top Law Schools That Sent The Most Transfers To WUSTL
WUSTL accepts transfer students from a very broad number of law schools across the country, including T3/T4 law schools. But it appears to give some preference to students from law schools in the Midwest.
Here are the top law schools that sent the most transfers to WashULaw from 2020-22.
- Saint Louis University
- Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
- Cardozo
- Northeastern University
- Santa Clara University
Related: T14 Law School Transfer Statistics
WashULaw 509 Reports
I put together this summary of the WUSTL transfer statistics by using the WashULaw 509 Reports. So if you’re looking for more transfer data on Washington University in St. Louis School of Law or any other law school, then I strongly encourage you to review the ABA 509 Reports.
All the best,
JD
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