American University Washington College of Law

American University
Washington College of Law
Seal of the school
MottoChampion What Matters
Parent schoolAmerican University
EstablishedFebruary 1, 1896 (February 1, 1896)
School typePrivate law school
Parent endowment$908.9 million (2022)
DeanHeather Hughes (interim)
LocationWashington, D.C., U.S.
38°56′43″N 77°04′50″W / 38.9453°N 77.0806°W / 38.9453; -77.0806
Enrollment1,167 (2022)
Faculty259 (2022)
USNWR ranking98th (2024)
Bar pass rate73.02% (2022)
Websiteamerican.edu/wcl/
ABA profileABA profile

The American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL or WCL) is the law school of American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is accredited by the American Bar Association.

Begun in 1896, the college was the first law school founded by women, the first with a female dean, and the first to graduate an all-female class.