Appalachian School of Law

Ranked #178+
2025 US News rankings
Grundy, Virginia

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.2
Median LSAT
146
Acceptance rate
61%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Jan 20
Jan 2026
4
Jan 20
Jan 14
Jan 12
Jan 9
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
145
146
151
GPA
2.72
3.2
3.53
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
732
100%
Accepted
446
61%
Matriculated
88
12%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
74%
Full-time non-legal
21%
Unemployed
5%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Virginia
13
West Virginia
8
Kentucky
3
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
46%
1-25
38%
26-500
8%
501+
0%
Business & industry
8%
Government
13%
Public interest
10%
Clerkship
8%
Federal
0%
State
8%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
5%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$41,000
Estimated 3 years: $123,000
Cost of living (off-campus)
$41,800
Estimated 3 years
$125,400
Total cost
$82,800
Estimated 3 years
$248,400
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$11,500
25th percentile: $5,000
75th percentile: $28,500
Scholarship amounts
<50%
44%
50-100%
33%
100%
8%
>100%
15%

Demographics

Out of 154 students in 2024, 52% were women, and 32% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
48%
Women
52%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
59%
Women
41%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
71%
Women
29%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
68%
Black
10%
Asian
3%
Hisp
12%
PI
0%
AI
3%
2+
0%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
79%
Black
13%
Asian
0%
Hisp
3%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
0%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
94%
PoC
6%
Part-time faculty
White
86%
PoC
14%
Appalachian student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
74
-
10
5
Women
80
-
7
2
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
104
31
16
6
Asian
4
0
-
-
Hispanic
19
1
-
-
Black
15
5
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
5
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
0
0
-
-
Other
7
2
-
-
People of Color
50
8
1
1
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