University of Virginia

Ranked #4
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #4 in Above the Law 2025
Charlottesville, Virginia

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.96
Median LSAT
172
Acceptance rate
14%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
167
172
174
GPA
3.78
3.96
4.0
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
5164
100%
Accepted
719
14%
Matriculated
285
6%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
95%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
0.7%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New York
86
District Of Columbia
83
Virginia
23
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
70%
1-25
2%
26-500
8%
501+
60%
Business & industry
0.7%
Government
6%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
16%
Federal
15%
State
1%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
0.7%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$71,010
Estimated 3 years: $213,030
Cost of living (off-campus)
$30,648
Estimated 3 years
$91,944
Total cost
$105,348
Estimated 3 years
$316,044
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$35,000
25th percentile: $20,000
75th percentile: $49,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
56%
50-100%
36%
100%
8%
>100%
0.7%

Demographics

Out of 915 students in 2024, 53% were women, and 39% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
47%
Women
53%
Other
0.5%
Full-time faculty
Men
61%
Women
39%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
65%
Women
35%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
61%
Black
9%
Asian
15%
Hisp
8%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
5%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
66%
Black
7%
Asian
15%
Hisp
6%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
5%
Unk
1%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
79%
PoC
21%
Part-time faculty
White
90%
PoC
10%
University of Virginia student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
428
-
64
104
Women
482
-
41
57
Other gender
5
-
0
0
White
554
197
83
145
Asian
133
45
-
-
Hispanic
74
17
-
-
Black
84
22
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
46
14
-
-
Other
24
4
-
-
People of Color
361
102
22
16

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