William & Mary Law School

Ranked #31
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #49 in Above the Law 2025
Williamsburg, Virginia

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.82
Median LSAT
166
Acceptance rate
22%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Feb 6
Feb 2026
4
Feb 6
Feb 5
Feb 2
Jan 2026
6
Jan 28
Jan 20
Jan 8
Jan 7
Jan 5
Dec 2025
1
Dec 18
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
161
166
167
GPA
3.53
3.82
3.94
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2176
100%
Accepted
478
22%
Matriculated
181
8%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
91%
Full-time non-legal
6%
Unemployed
2%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Virginia
55
District Of Columbia
27
New York
17
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
51%
1-25
18%
26-500
15%
501+
18%
Business & industry
4%
Government
15%
Public interest
9%
Clerkship
14%
Federal
4%
State
11%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.6%
Unemployed
2%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$37,838
Estimated 3 years: $113,514
Cost of living (off-campus)
$18,270
Estimated 3 years
$54,810
Total cost
$63,223
Estimated 3 years
$189,669
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$27,314
25th percentile: $21,782
75th percentile: $37,112
Scholarship amounts
<50%
45%
50-100%
52%
100%
1%
>100%
2%

Demographics

Out of 516 students in 2024, 57% were women, and 26% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
41%
Women
57%
Other
2%
Full-time faculty
Men
53%
Women
47%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
69%
Women
31%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
74%
Black
6%
Asian
7%
Hisp
5%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
6%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
72%
Black
6%
Asian
12%
Hisp
4%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
4%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
87%
PoC
13%
Part-time faculty
White
84%
PoC
16%
William & Mary student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
211
-
24
76
Women
294
-
21
34
Other gender
9
-
0
0
White
384
122
39
92
Asian
36
21
-
-
Hispanic
26
6
-
-
Black
32
10
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
29
7
-
-
Other
9
4
-
-
People of Color
132
48
6
18
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