Self-study
University of Virginia School of Law
Ranked #4
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #4 in Above the Law 2025
Charlottesville, Virginia
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.99
Median LSAT
173
Acceptance rate
10%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 3
Feb 2026
1
Feb 3
Accepted: 1
Jan 2026
26
Jan 28
Accepted: 1
Jan 22
Accepted: 1
Jan 20
Waitlisted: 1
Jan 14
Rejected: 1
Waitlisted: 2
Jan 13
Rejected: 11
Waitlisted: 7
Jan 12
Accepted: 1
Jan 6
Rejected: 1
Dec 2025
4
Dec 16
Accepted: 2
Dec 10
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
168
173
175
GPA
3.83
3.99
4.04
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
6734
100%
Accepted
685
10%
Matriculated
302
4%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
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
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
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 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%
UVA student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
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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