A Message from Admissions:
Thank you for your interest in The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. Students at Catholic know how special our law school is. Our mutually supportive learning environment is one of the law school’s most outstanding attributes. Here at Catholic we pride ourselves in our exceptional blend of rigorous academics, professionally enriching externship opportunities, collegial environment and bright employment prospects.
One of our greatest strengths is our community. Our students, faculty and administration are committed to creating an enriching learning environment. We value the perspective that each student brings to the law school and we embrace diversity in its broadest forms. Our commitment to diversity does not end with our students. It is reflected at all levels of our administration and our faculty as well.
As alumni of Catholic and now members of the law admissions staff, we believe in the law school’s commitment to diversity. Faculty, administration and students work together to create an environment of inclusiveness. As a law school community we are very aware of the importance of varying perspectives, diverse backgrounds and contrasting experiences in the law school classroom.
It is our job as a law school not only to train the next best lawyers, but to provide an enriching law school education to each of our students. Striving to attain the most diverse class possible allows Catholic Law to produce legal professionals of conscience and compassion; leaders well-prepared and capable of resolving the most difficult legal issues.
We look forward to working with you to help you learn more about Catholic.
Your CUA Law Admissions Team,
Shani, Jermaine, Ed, Kristina
NATIONAL RESOURCES
Special Programs
Washington Lawyer's Committee - Introduction to Legal Reasoning Program
Law Preview - National Diversity Scholarship Fund (for admitted students)
Scholarships
- Adler Pollock & Sheehan Diversity Scholarship (for entering law students)
- American Bar Association Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund
- CUA Securities Law Program Scholarship (for 2nd and 3rd year program students)
- DRI Law School Diversity Scholarship
- Earl Warren Legal Training Scholarship Program (for entering law students)
- Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garret & Dunner Diversity Scholarship
- HANA (Hispanic American Native American) United Methodist Scholarship
- Latham & Watkins LLP Diversity Scholars Program
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program (for entering law students)
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Scholarships
- National Organization of Italian American Women Scholarship Program
- Tillman Military Scholars (for veterans/military families)
National Organizations/Initiatives
- Council On Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) – www.cleoscholars.org
- DiscoverLaw – www.discoverlaw.org
- LatinoJustice PRLDEF – www.latinojustice.org
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) – www.mcca.com
- NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund – www.naacpldf.org
- National Conference of Black Lawyers – www.ncbl.org
- American Bar Association – www.abanet.org
- American Bar Association Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the Profession – www.abanet.org/minorities
- Dominican Bar Association – www.dominicanbarassociation.org
- Hispanic National Bar Association – www.hnba.com
- Hispanic National Bar Foundation – www.hnbf.org
- J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association – www.bournebar.org
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association – www.napaba.org
- National Bar Association – www.nationalbar.org
- National Native American Bar Association – www.nativeamericanbar.org
- Puerto Rican Bar Association – www.prba.net
National Law Student Associations
- National Asian Pacific American Law Students Association – www.napalsa.com
- National Black Law Students Association – www.nblsa.org
- National Latino/a Law Students Association – www.nllsa.org
- National Native American Law Students Association – www.nationalnalsa.org
LOCAL RESOURCES
- District of Columbia Bar Association – www.dcbar.org
- National Bar Association, Women’s Lawyers Division, Greater Washington Area Chapter – www.gwacbar.org
- Washington Bar Association – www.washingtonbar.org
- South Asian Bar Association – www.sabadc.org
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Maryland – www.APABA-MD.org
- Maryland Association for Justice – www.marylandassociationforjustic.com
- Maryland Hispanic Bar – www.marylandhispanicbar.com
- Maryland State Bar Association – www.msba.org
- Women’s Bar Association of Maryland – www.wba-md.org
- Women’s Law Center of Maryland – www.wlcmd.org
- Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association – www.novabaa.org
- The Virginia Bar Association – www.vba.org
- Virginia Association of Black Women Attorneys – www.vabwa.org
- Old Dominion Bar Association - www.olddominionbarassociation.com
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association – www.vwaa.org
Contact Us!
Phone: 202-319-5151
Email: admissions@law.edu
Stop by:
Columbus School of Law Office of Admissions Suite 343 3600 John McCormack Rd., NEWashington, DC 20064
Mailing Address:
Columbus School of Law
Office of Admissions
The Catholic University of America
Cardinal Station
Washington, DC 20064
