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JD Law at Emory University

Emory University, United States

Programme overview

The Emory Law JD curriculum is attuned to the needs of the legal profession and the world of professions engaged with the law, offering an unmatched breadth and depth of courses directed to every area of practice. This program provides students with an education in the discipline-specific methodologies of critical analysis, law, health, science, and ethics.

Faculty: School of Law  |  Duration: 90 semester  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Regular, professional curriculum of the law school is a full-day program leading to the juris doctor (JD) degree. Students who transfer to Emory Law from another US JD program who wish to earn a joint degree must earn 79 to 90 hours from the law curriculum.

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Entry requirements

Students must be enrolled 12 hours per semester to be considered full-time and must remain in good standing with a minimum GPA of 2.5 to continue at Emory Law. Dean's List Non-joint students must earn a GPA of 3.45 or higher on at least 10 graded law hours to be on the Dean's List.

USD 71,940 a year (2026-27). School of Law JD annual tuition ($35,970 per fall and spring term). Tuition only; excludes fees, housing, health insurance and living costs. Emory publishes one tuition rate for all students. Source

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