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Liberty University School of Law

Virginia · Private · School ID: liberty-university

Liberty University School of Law is a private law school in Virginia. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 84.8% first-time bar passage rate (state average 77.8%). 92.0% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs. Resident tuition is $43,150 per year; a median grant of $24,000 brings median net tuition to about $19,150. The median LSAT is 154 with a 58.8% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)151 / 154 / 158
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.36 / 3.54 / 3.81
Acceptance rate58.8%
Applications received628
Offers extended369
1L enrollment141
Total JD enrollment326
GRE-only takers0
Transfers in / out1 / 0

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$43,150
Non-resident tuition$43,150
Mandatory fees$2,198
Living-expense estimate$26,532
Median grant$24,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$16,000 / $32,000
No-grant share0.0%
< half-tuition grants41.7%
Half-to-full grants58.3%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)84.8%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar92.2%
State average (same exam)77.8%
Difference vs. state+7.0 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 graduates100
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)92.0%
Bar-required jobs88.0%
MegaLaw 500+0.0%
BigLaw 251–5000.0%
Mid 101–2501.0%
Small 2–10038.0%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships7.0%
Government40.0%
Public interest6.0%
Business / industry3.0%
Academia1.0%
Seeking employment3.0%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment183 (56.1%)
Female enrollment143 (43.9%)
White230
Black20
Hispanic29
Asian8
Two or more races19
Other / unreported20

Faculty

Total faculty46
Full-time23
Faculty of color5

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$183,770

Frequently asked questions

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

Liberty University School of Law reported a 84.8% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 77.8% state average.

How much does Liberty University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Liberty University School of Law is $43,150 per year (about $129,450 over three years). The median grant is $24,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $19,150 per year.

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

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Liberty University School of Law is 154 and the median GPA is 3.54; the acceptance rate is 58.8%.

What are the job outcomes at Liberty University School of Law?

92.0% of Liberty University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 3.0% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in Virginia

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Liberty University, 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.