Washington and Lee University School of Law

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The University of Akron School of Law
127

The University of Alabama School of Law
31

Albany Law School
117

American University Washington College of Law
104

Appalachian School of Law
178+

The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
59

Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
45

Ave Maria School of Law
153

University of Baltimore School of Law
139

Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
178+

Baylor University School of Law
43

Belmont University College of Law
84

University of California, Berkeley
13

Boston College Law School
25

Boston University School of Law
22

Brooklyn Law School
117

Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
28

California Western School of Law
178+

Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
134

Capital University Law School
174

Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
63

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
107

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
71

Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
104

Charleston School of Law
178+

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law
107

University of Cincinnati College of Law
71

Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
121

University of Colorado Law School
46

Columbia Law School
10

Cornell Law School
18

Creighton University School of Law
148

CUNY School of Law
156

University of Dayton School of Law
107

University of Denver Sturm College of Law
88

DePaul University College of Law
133

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
134

Drake University Law School
84

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
79

Duke University Law School
6

Duquesne University School of Law
92

Elon University School of Law
158

Emory University School of Law
38

Florida International University College of Law
84

Florida A&M University College of Law
178+

Fordham University School of Law
38

Florida State University College of Law
38

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
31

Georgetown Law School
14

The George Washington University Law School
31

University of Georgia School of Law
22

University of California College of the Law (formerly Golden Gate University School of Law)
178-196

Gonzaga University School of Law
141

Georgia State University College of Law
79

Harvard Law School
6

University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
99

Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
125

University of Houston Law Center
63

Howard University School of Law
127

University of Idaho College of Law
141

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
169

University of Illinois College of Law
48

Indiana University Maurer School of Law
46

Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
178+

University of Iowa College of Law
36

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
107

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
178+

Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
178+

The University of Kansas School of Law
50

University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
68

Lewis & Clark Law School
99

Liberty University School of Law
141

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
169

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
146

Loyola University Chicago School of Law
79

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Law School
71

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
134

Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
84

University of Maine School of Law
88

Marquette University Law School
59

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
63

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
146

Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
107

University of Miami School of Law
92

University of Michigan Law School
8

Michigan State University College of Law
115

University of Minnesota Law School
20

The University of Mississippi School of Law
121

Mississippi College School of Law
158

University of Missouri School of Law
57

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
99

Mitchell Hamline School of Law
154

University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law
99

North Carolina Central University School of Law
178+

University of Nebraska College of Law
71

University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
79

New England Law | Boston
166

University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
125

New York Law School
121

Northern Illinois University College of Law
150

Northeastern University School of Law
68

Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law
134

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
10

University of Notre Dame Law School
20

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
178+

New York University School of Law
8

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
28

University of Oklahoma College of Law
59

Oklahoma City University School of Law
158

Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
178+

University of Oregon School of Law
94

Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
141

University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
163

Penn State Dickinson Law
59

Penn State Law
68

Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
55

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
79

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
178+

University of Puerto Rico School of Law
175

Quinnipiac University School of Law
141

Regent University School of Law
94

University of Richmond School of Law
71

Roger Williams University School of Law
169

Rutgers Law School
104

Samford University Cumberland School of Law
107

Santa Clara University School of Law
156

Seattle University School of Law
127

Seton Hall University School of Law
71

Southern Illinois University School of Law
175

Saint Louis University School of Law
94

University of South Carolina School of Law
63

University of South Dakota School of Law
127

Southern University Law Center
178+

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
43

South Texas College of Law Houston
138

Southwestern Law School
154

Stanford Law School
1

Stetson University College of Law
99

St. John's University School of Law
63

St. Mary's University School of Law
148

St. Thomas University School of Law
178+

University of St. Thomas School of Law
94

Suffolk University Law School
127

University at Buffalo School of Law
94

Syracuse University College of Law
107

Temple University Beasley School of Law
50

University of Tennessee College of Law
55

Texas A&M University School of Law
22

Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
178+

Texas Tech University School of Law
88

The University of Toledo College of Law
150

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
169

Tulane University Law School
71

The University of Tulsa College of Law
127

University of Arkansas School of Law
115

University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
139

University of California, Davis School of Law
50

University of Chicago Law School
3

University of California, Irvine School of Law
38

University of California, Los Angeles
12

UC Law San Francisco
88

University of Connecticut School of Law
50

University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
178+

University of Florida Levin College of Law
38

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law
161

University of North Carolina School of Law
18

University of North Dakota School of Law
161

The University of New Mexico School of Law
107

University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law
163

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
5

University of Southern California Gould School of Law
26

University of San Diego School of Law
57

University of San Francisco School of Law
166

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
31

University of Texas at Austin School of Law
14

University of Virginia School of Law
4

University of Washington School of Law
50

Vanderbilt University Law School
14

Vermont Law School
163

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
48

Wake Forest University School of Law
26

Washburn University School of Law
121

Washington and Lee University School of Law
36

Washington University School of Law
14

Wayne State University Law School
71

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
178+

Western New England University School of Law
166

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
178+

Widener University Delaware Law School
169

Widener University Commonwealth Law School
175

Willamette University College of Law
150

William & Mary Law School
31

University of Wisconsin Law School
28

West Virginia University College of Law
117

University of Wyoming College of Law
117

Yale Law School
1

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Application requirements

Deadline

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Updated for 2025-2026 application cycle

You must electronically attach a personal statement with your application. Your personal statement should give the Admissions Committee a sense of the person behind the objective credentials presented in your application and supporting documents and should not be a restatement of your résumé in narrative form. Your statement should be no longer than 3 pages of double-spaced, Times Roman 12-point text. We regularly receive outstanding personal statements that fill only a single page; a lengthy statement is not required.

We understand that a student’s background, educational and social environments can play a large role in who they are. We invite you to submit a brief statement telling us how your background and lived experiences have influenced your development, character, and perspectives. You may include information on challenges bested, skills built and/ or lessons learned. Please feel free to include information related to your grit and determination in overcoming challenges and hardships, and/or your leadership experience(s). Statements may be written (no more than 2 pages) or you may upload a document containing a link to a brief (2-minute max) video.

You may electronically attach a 500-word double-spaced essay discussing the manner in which you dealt with an ethical dilemma. Failure to submit this optional essay will have no negative effect on your application.

We invite you to submit a brief statement explaining your interest in attending W&L Law. Statements may be written (500 words max) or you may upload a link to a brief (2-minute max) video.

Explanatory or informational addenda in addition to those required by this application may be submitted, but must be included as attachments when you submit your application. Subsequent submissions of additional information for inclusion in your application file are strictly limited to (a) any required document or answer omitted from your original submission; (b) disclosure of any new information as required by the ongoing duty to disclose set forth in this application (Section 15, Certification 1); and (c) additional letters of recommendation.

You are encouraged to attach a résumé detailing any scholastic honors, extracurricular activities, work experience, or other significant accomplishments or activities you believe are relevant to the consideration and evaluation of your candidacy. Though not required, a résumé is helpful as we seek to gain a deeper sense of you and your credentials.

Have you ever been cited, ticketed, taken into custody, arrested, or prosecuted for, or charged with, any violation of law other than (a) citations for parking violations and (b) arrests, charges, prosecutions, or convictions that have been officially expunged in accordance with applicable statutory provisions?
Have you ever entered into a plea agreement or any arrangement to avoid prosecution other than agreements or arrangements specifically involving arrests, charges, prosecutions, or convictions that have been officially expunged in accordance with applicable statutory provisions?
Are you now the subject of a criminal or administrative investigation?
Have you ever been the subject of or a party to a civil or administrative proceeding?
Have you ever been reprimanded, suspended, expelled, placed on probation, or been the subject of any other disciplinary action by any college or university, or were you required or permitted to withdraw in order to avoid academic or disciplinary action?
Have you ever been found to have committed any honor violation?
Are you now the subject of an honor investigation, or are allegations of an honor violation pending against you?
Have you ever been denied admission to any profession or had any type of license revoked?
Do you know of any other matter that might adversely affect your admission to law school or to the bar of any state?

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