Seattle University

WA · Private · Pacific

Acceptance rate: 39% (2,304 applicants)
Median LSAT: 159 (middle 50%: 155–162)
Median GPA: 3.60 (middle 50%: 3.22–3.80)
Tuition: $61,830 (per year)
Bar passage: 79.5% (-3.4 pts vs. state average)

Deadlines

Priority: March 1, 2027
Final rolling: July 1, 2027
Free to apply: Feb. 1, 2027

Essays

Personal statement (2 pages, double-spaced)

The statement should detail how your lived experiences have motivated your law school journey. We encourage you to discuss challenges overcome, leadership roles, special skills you possess or any other information you wish to highlight.

Addendum (optional) (1 page)

Submit an optional one-page addendum if desired to address, for example, a large difference between test scores or anything you wish to share that is not included elsewhere in your application.

Scholars for Justice Award essay (2 pages, double-spaced)

A maximum two-page, double-spaced, typewritten essay addressing their commitment to public service and how they would contribute to the mission of the program.

Douglas R. Nash Native American Law Scholarship statement (2 pages)

A two-page statement discussing commitment to and involvement in Native American or Alaska Native issues.

Editor's notes

Submit by Feb. 1, 2027. It's free until then, and the rolling review means earlier files see more open seats. The March 1 priority deadline is the latest you should aim for.
Test choice matters for money. Seattle U takes the GRE and JD-Next, but it warns that JD-Next scholarship opportunities may be more limited, and a later LSAT can put an offer on hold. If you can post a competitive LSAT, lead with it.
If public interest is your plan, the Scholars for Justice deadline (Feb. 6) comes before the priority deadline. Build your file around it: two letters that speak to your service work, and an essay that isn't a rerun of your personal statement.
Two pages is a hard cap on the personal statement, and the prompt is about how lived experience brought you to law. Pick the experience that explains the decision, not the one that sounds most impressive.