University of Virginia School of Law

The University of Virginia School of Law is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The University of Virginia School of Law has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1923.

Acceptance Rate

13.9%

Tuition & Fees In-State / Out-of-State

$75K / $78K

Students With Grants

66.5%

Bar Passage Rate 1st Time / 2 Years

96.5% / 99.1%

Admissions & Academics

Learn about topics such as the degrees that you can pursue at University of Virginia School of Law and what it takes to get into the JD program.

Acceptance Rate

13.9%

Median LSAT

172

Median GPA

3.96

First-Year Class Enrollment

305

Acceptance Rate

Degrees:

Joint/Dual Degrees:

JD/MA (English, Environmental Science, Government, Foreign Affairs, History, Philosophy)
JD/MBA
JD/MD
JD/MPH (Public Health)
JD/MPP (Public Policy)

JD/MS (Accounting)
JD/MUEP (Urban and Environmental Planning)

Certificates or Concentrations:

Business Organization and Finance Concentration
Commercial Law Concentration
Communications and Media Law Concentration
Constitutional Law Concentration
Criminal Justice Concentration

Employment and Labor Law Concentration
Environmental and Land Use Law Concentration
Family Law Concentration
Health Law Concentration
Human Rights and Civil Liberties Concentration
Intellectual Property Concentration
International and National Security Law Concentration
Jurisprudence and Comparative Law Concentration
Law and Technology Concentration
Legal History Concentration
Litigation and Procedure Concentration
Public Policy and Regulation Concentration
Race and Law Concentration
Tax Law Concentration

Application Deadlines:

Priority: Feb 9, 2025 Regular: Mar 1, 2025

LLM

Priority: Feb 1, 2025

SJD

Priority: Apr 1, 2025

LSAT

Median LSAT
25/75 LSAT

GPA

Median GPA
25/75 GPA

First-Year Class Enrollment

Full Time
Part Time

Demographic Distribution By Race

White 60.6%
Asian 14.5%
Black / African American 9.2%
Hispanic 8.1%
Multiracial 5%
Race / Ethnicity Unknown 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0%

Demographic Distribution By Gender

Women 52.7%
Men 46.8%
Another Gender Identity 0.6%
Prefer Not To Report 0%

First-Year Section Size: 53 Student/Faculty Ratio: 3.42:1 Total JD Enrollment: 915 Total Non-JD Enrollment: 42

Cost & Financial Aid

Learn about the cost of attending University of Virginia School of Law and the availability of financial aid.

Tuition & Fees In-State / Out-of-State

$75K / $78K

Living Expenses On Campus

$31K

Living Expenses Off Campus

$31K

Students With Grants

66.5%

In-State Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

This chart reflects in-state tuition only. In-state tuition for 2024 is $74,700, and out-of-state tuition is $77,700.

Living Expenses

Living Expenses On Campus
Living Expenses Off Campus
Living Expenses at Home

Students With Grants

With Less than Half Grants
With Half to Full Grants
With Full / More than Full Grants

Median Grant Amounts

Median Grant Amount

Conditional Scholarships Offered: No Conditional Scholarships Awarded: 0 Conditional Scholarships Reduced/Eliminated After 1 Year: 0

Extracurriculars

Learn about the opportunities that University of Virginia School of Law offers outside the classroom.

Journals:

Journal of Law & Politics
Virginia Environmental Law Journal
Virginia Journal of Criminal Law
Virginia Journal of International Law
Virginia Journal of Law & Technology

Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law
Virginia Law & Business Review
Virginia Law Review
Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
Virginia Tax Review

Clinics:

Appellate Litigation Clinic
Civil Rights Clinic
Community Organization and Social Enterprise Clinic
Criminal Defense Clinic
Decarceration and Community Reentry Clinic

Economic and Consumer Justice Clinic
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic
Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic
Federal Criminal Sentencing Advocacy Clinic
First Amendment Clinic
Health and Disability Law Clinic
Holistic Youth Defense Clinic
Housing Litigation Clinic
Immigration Law Clinic
Innocence Project Clinic
International Human Rights Law Clinic
Nonprofit Clinic
Patent and Licensing Clinic
Project for Informed Reform Clinic
Prosecution Clinic
State and Local Government Policy Clinic
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
Workplace Rights Clinic
Youth Advocacy Clinic

Student Associations:

Advocates for Life at Virginia Law (AFL)
Agape
American Constitution Society
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)
Barristers United

Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
Child Advocacy Research and Education (CARE)
Common Law Grounds
Domestic Violence Project
Extramural Moot Court
Federalist Society
Graduate Law Students Association
Health Law Association
If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice at UVA Law
Immigration Law Society
International Tax Practicum/Moot Court
International Refugee Assistance Project
JD/MBA Society
Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA)
John Bassett Moore Society of International Law (J.B. Moore)
Korean American Law Student Association (KALSA)
Lambda Law Alliance
Latin American Law Organization (LALO; formally Voz Latina)
Law Christian Fellowship (LCF)
Law, Innovation, Security & Technology (LIST)
Law Republicans at UVA
Legal Advisory Workshops for Undergraduate Students (LAW for US)
Legal Research Forum
The Libel Show
Lone Star Lawyers
Middle Eastern and North African Law Student Association (MENA)
Midwestern Wahoos
Mock Trial at UVA Law
Muslim Law Students Association
National Lawyers Guild
National Security Law Forum
North Grounds Softball League (NGSL)
North Grounds Track Club (NGTC)
Outdoors at VA Law
Older Wiser Law Students (OWLS)
Patent Law Society for Litigators, Agents, and Prosecutors (Patent Law SLAPs)
Peer Advisors
Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team
Plaintiffs' Law Association at the University of Virginia (PLAVA)
Public Interest Law Association (PILA)
Rex E. Lee Law Society (RELLS)
Rivanna Investments
South Asian Law Student Association
Southeastern Wahoos
St. Thomas More Society
Virginia Bar Association Law School Council (VBA)
Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association (VELLA)
Virginia Environmental Law Forum (VELF)
Virginia Law & Business Society
Virginia Law Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Society (ECVC)
Virginia Law Families & Partners
Virginia Law First-Generation Professionals (FIRSTGEN)
Virginia Law in Prison Project
Virginia Law One for the World (VLOFTW)
Virginia Law Rod & Gun Club
Virginia Ski and Snowboard Society (VLSASS)
Virginia Law Veterans
Virginia Law Weekly (newspaper)
Virginia Law Wine Society (VLWS)
Virginia Law Women (VLW)
Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Society
West Coast Wahoos
Women of Color

Moot Court/Legal Skills Competitions:

William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition
ECVC Transactional Law Competition

Other Opportunities:

International Exchange Programs
J.D.-Master’s in Economic Law at Sciences Po (Paris)
Student-Initiated Study Abroad
January Term Abroad
Interscholastic Moot Court & Trial Advocacy Teams

Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team

Careers

Learn about the bar passage rate of University of Virginia School of Law alumni and the career paths that they have pursued.

Bar Passage Rate 1st Time / 2 Years

96.5% / 99.1%

Graduates Employed

99.3%

Graduates in Jobs Requiring Bar Passage

97.2%

Graduates in Law Firm Jobs

73.6%

Employment Status

Jobs Requiring Bar Passage 97.2%
Positions Funded by Their School 2.1%
Jobs With Deferred Start Dates 0.4%
Unknown Employment Status 0.4%
Jobs for Which a JD Is an Advantage 0%
Professional Positions 0%
Other Positions 0%
Undeterminable Positions 0%
Enrolled in Graduate Studies 0%
Unemployed – Seeking Employment 0%
Unemployed – Not Seeking Employment 0%

Employment Type

Law Firms 74.1%
Federal Clerkships 13.8%
Public Interest 7.1%
Government 3.2%
Non-Federal Clerkships 1.8%
Business / Industry 0%
Education 0%
Unknown 0%

Top Three States of Employed Graduates

New York 73
District of Columbia 66
California 27

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