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University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia · Public · ABA Standard 509, 2025 cycle
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
95.0%
First-time bar
+12.2 pts vs state
98.7%
Employed FTLT
nat'l median 90.8%
173
Median LSAT
25–75: 168–175
10.2%
Acceptance
nat'l median 35.5%
$39,078
Net tuition
sticker $74,078

University of Virginia School of Law is a public law school in Virginia. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 95.0% first-time bar passage rate (state average 82.8%). 98.7% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 67.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $74,078 per year; a median grant of $35,000 brings median net tuition to about $39,078. The median LSAT is 173 with a 10.2% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
MegaLaw 500+64.0%
Clerkships12.0%
Small firm (2–100)6.2%
Public interest5.8%
Government4.9%
BigLaw 251–5003.6%
Mid firm (101–250)1.6%
Still seeking1.0%
Business0.6%
No placements reported (0%): Solo, Academia. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school95.0%
State avg82.8%
first-time +12.2 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 100.0% · class of 2025 first-time 95.1% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 173
168175
uGPAmedian 3.99
3.834.04
Applications to offers to enrolled
Applied6,734
Offered685
Enrolled 1L309
Offer rate 10% · yield 45%.
Grant distribution
No grant 33.7%Under half 34.1%Half to full 25.6%Full 6.1%Stipend 0.5%
Demographics
Women 54%Men 46%
White579
Black69
Hispanic68
Asian128
Two or more55
Other / unreported20
Cost detail
Resident tuition$74,078
Non-resident$76,396
Mandatory fees$3,822
Living estimate$28,770
Median grant$35,000
Grant 25 / 75$25,000 / $50,000
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty266
Full-time faculty106
Faculty of color44
Total JD enrollment919
Graduates308
Mean attorney salary · state$183,770
Trajectory

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
16517017517320112014201720202025
LSAT scoreup 3 since 2011
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.603.804.003.9920112014201720202025
Undergraduate GPAup 0.13 since 2011
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
94%96%98%95%20112014201720202025
First-time bar passage rateup 0% since 2011
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$50k$60k$70k$74k20112014201720202025
Resident tuitionup $29k since 2011
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
9001000110091920112014201720202025
Students enrolleddown 187 since 2011
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)168 / 173 / 175
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.83 / 3.99 / 4.04
Acceptance rate10.2%
Applications received6,734
Offers extended685
1L enrollment309
Total JD enrollment919
GRE-only takers3
1L attrition (academic / other)1 / 1
Transfers in / out0 / 1
Cost

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$74,078
Non-resident tuition$76,396
Mandatory fees$3,822
Living-expense estimate$28,770
Median grant$35,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$25,000 / $50,000
No-grant share33.7%
< half-tuition grants34.1%
Half-to-full grants25.6%
Full-tuition grants6.1%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.5%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
Bar passage

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)95.0%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar100.0%
State average (same exam)82.8%
Difference vs. state+12.2 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.

Employment

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates308
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)98.7%
Bar-required jobs98.1%
MegaLaw 500+64.0%
BigLaw 251–5003.6%
Mid 101–2501.6%
Small 2–1006.2%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships12.0%
Government4.9%
Public interest5.8%
Business / industry0.6%
Academia0.0%
Seeking employment1.0%
Destinations

Top destination states (2024)

  • New York, 86 graduates
  • District Of Columbia, 83 graduates
  • Virginia, 23 graduates
Demographics

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment418 (45.7%)
Female enrollment497 (54.3%)
White579
Black69
Hispanic68
Asian128
Two or more races55
Other / unreported20
Faculty

Faculty

Total faculty266
Full-time106
Faculty of color44
State market

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$183,770
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

University of Virginia School of Law reported a 95.0% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 82.8% state average.

How much does University of Virginia School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at University of Virginia School of Law is $74,078 per year (about $222,234 over three years). The median grant is $35,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $39,078 per year.

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

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at University of Virginia School of Law is 173 and the median GPA is 3.99; the acceptance rate is 10.2%.

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

98.7% of University of Virginia School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 67.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 1.0% were still seeking employment.

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Source: ABA Standard 509 required disclosures
Synced June 26, 2026 · Methodology
Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.
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