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Appalachian School of Law

Virginia · Private · School ID: appalachian-school-of-law

Appalachian School of Law is a private law school in Virginia. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 63.2% first-time bar passage rate (state average 77.2%). 65.1% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs. Resident tuition is $41,000 per year; a median grant of $10,250 brings median net tuition to about $30,750. The median LSAT is 146 with a 60.9% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)145 / 146 / 151
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)2.72 / 3.20 / 3.53
Acceptance rate60.9%
Applications received732
Offers extended446
1L enrollment92
Total JD enrollment182
GRE-only takers0
Transfers in / out0 / 9

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$41,000
Non-resident tuition$41,000
Mandatory fees
Living-expense estimate$41,800
Median grant$10,250
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$5,500 / $24,600
No-grant share13.5%
< half-tuition grants54.6%
Half-to-full grants19.0%
Full-tuition grants6.7%
Above-full grants (stipend)6.1%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)63.2%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar91.5%
State average (same exam)77.2%
Difference vs. state-14.0 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates43
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)65.1%
Bar-required jobs53.5%
MegaLaw 500+0.0%
BigLaw 251–5000.0%
Mid 101–2500.0%
Small 2–10025.6%
Solo4.7%
Clerkships2.3%
Government11.6%
Public interest16.3%
Business / industry7.0%
Academia2.3%
Seeking employment9.3%

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Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment84 (46.9%)
Female enrollment95 (53.1%)
White118
Black20
Hispanic19
Asian14
Two or more races
Other / unreported11

Faculty

Total faculty27
Full-time16
Faculty of color3

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$183,770

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Appalachian School of Law?

Appalachian School of Law reported a 63.2% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 77.2% state average.

How much does Appalachian School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Appalachian School of Law is $41,000 per year (about $123,000 over three years). The median grant is $10,250, bringing median net tuition to roughly $30,750 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Appalachian School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Appalachian School of Law is 146 and the median GPA is 3.20; the acceptance rate is 60.9%.

What are the job outcomes at Appalachian School of Law?

65.1% of Appalachian School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 9.3% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in Virginia

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Appalachian School of Law, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.