Washington and Lee University School of Law

Ranked #36
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #27 in Above the Law 2025
Lexington, Virginia

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.75
Median LSAT
167
Acceptance rate
23%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Feb 2
Feb 2026
1
Feb 2
Jan 2026
6
Jan 23
Jan 22
Jan 15
Jan 13
Dec 2025
2
Dec 11
Dec 2
Nov 2025
1
Nov 11
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
161
167
168
GPA
3.51
3.75
3.85
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2341
100%
Accepted
532
23%
Matriculated
128
5%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
95%
Full-time non-legal
3%
Unemployed
2%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Virginia
35
District Of Columbia
18
New York
15
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
56%
1-25
9%
26-500
26%
501+
21%
Business & industry
3%
Government
11%
Public interest
10%
Clerkship
14%
Federal
5%
State
9%
Tribal
0%
International
0.7%
Education
0.7%
Unemployed
2%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$54,715
Estimated 3 years: $164,145
Cost of living (off-campus)
$20,650
Estimated 3 years
$61,950
Total cost
$57,180
Estimated 3 years
$171,540
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$33,500
25th percentile: $22,500
75th percentile: $38,500
Scholarship amounts
<50%
28%
50-100%
71%
100%
0.3%
>100%
0.3%

Demographics

Out of 354 students in 2024, 45% were women, and 64% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
54%
Women
45%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
74%
Women
26%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
36%
Black
9%
Asian
12%
Hisp
9%
PI
0.3%
AI
0%
2+
0.8%
Unk
33%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
74%
Black
5%
Asian
6%
Hisp
8%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
2%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
76%
PoC
24%
Part-time faculty
White
86%
PoC
14%
Washington & Lee student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
190
-
19
43
Women
161
-
19
15
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
126
104
29
50
Asian
43
8
-
-
Hispanic
33
11
-
-
Black
32
7
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
0
-
-
American Indian
0
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
3
3
-
-
Other
116
7
-
-
People of Color
228
37
9
8
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