University of Richmond School of Law

University of Richmond School of Law is a Private, 4 years school in University of Richmond, VA. The law school tuition & fees at University of Richmond School of Law is $55,500. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.75 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 408 students are attending the law school and 134 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 164
Tuition & Fees (JD): $55,500
Acceptance Rate: 41.46%
Student Population: 408
First-Year Student: 134

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2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 tuition & fees at University of Richmond School of Law is $55,500 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.85% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $17,300 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in Virginia is $46,977 for Virginia residents and $52,189 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of University of Richmond School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Virginia law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the University of Richmond School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Virginia law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2025 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

University of Richmond School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	2025
University of Richmond School of Law	$51,510	$53,440	$55,500
Virginia Law Schools	$49,041	$52,189	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$47,510	$48,063	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.75 at University of Richmond School of Law.

The LSAT score of University of Richmond School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Virginia law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of University of Richmond School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Virginia law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

University of Richmond School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	157	157	155
50^th percentile	164	161	159
75^th percentile	165	164	161

University of Richmond School of LawGPA distribution
	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.5	3.36	3.33
50^th percentile	3.75	3.68	3.61
75^th percentile	3.86	3.83	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,662 students have applied to University of Richmond School of Law. Among them, 689 students have accepted to admit and 134 have enrolled into University of Richmond School of LawThe acceptance rate is 41.46% and the yield is 19%.

The acceptance rate of University of Richmond School of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of Virginia law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at University of Richmond School of Law.

University of Richmond School of Law Admission Statistics
	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	1,662	15,497	414,758
Admitted	689	3,737	130,837
Enrolled	134	1,046	36,756
Acceptance Rate	41.46%	34.65%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	19.45%	30.04%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 408 students enrolled to University of Richmond School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 134 students newly joined to to University of Richmond School of Law. By gender, there are 50 men and 83 women first-time students at University of Richmond School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at University of Richmond School of Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

University of Richmond School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	424	408
JD Enrollment	424	408
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	117	134
Men	49	50
Women	72	83

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 79.59% where 147 students took the exam and 117 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Virginia law schools (76.8%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	126	150
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	127	147
New Graduates	118	137
Prior Year Graduates	8	6
Early Takers	1	4
No Exam Takers	8	9
Exam Passer	97	117
Exam Pass Rate	76.38%	79.59%
Virginia Pass Rate	77.18%	76.8%