Georgetown University Law Center

Georgetown University Law Center
MottoLaw is but the means — Justice is the end
Parent schoolGeorgetown University
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic (Jesuit)
Established1870 (1870)
School typePrivate law school
Parent endowment$3.7 billion (2024)
DeanWilliam Treanor
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
38°53′54″N 77°0′45″W / 38.89833°N 77.01250°W / 38.89833; -77.01250
Enrollment2,440: 1,982 JD, 441 LLM, 17 SJD
Faculty285: 126 full-time, 159 part-time
USNWR ranking14 (tie) (2025)
Bar pass rate93.05% (2024 first-time takers)
Websitelaw.georgetown.edu
ABA profileStandard 509 Report

Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, a private research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It was established in 1870 and is the largest law school in the United States by enrollment, with over 2,000 students. It frequently receives the most full-time applications of any law school in the United States. Georgetown is considered part of the T14, an unofficial designation in the legal community of the best 14 law schools in the United States.

The school's campus is less than a mile from the U.S. Capitol Building and U.S. Supreme Court. Prominent alumni include 11 current members of the United States Congress, federal and state judges, billionaires, and diplomats.