Washington and Lee University School of Law

Washington and Lee University School of Law is a Private, 4 years school in Lexington, VA. The law school tuition & fees at Washington and Lee University School of Law is $55,550. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 165 and the average GPA is 3.72 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 380 students are attending the law school and 124 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 165
Tuition & Fees (JD): $55,550
Acceptance Rate: 31.44%
Student Population: 380
First-Year Student: 124

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Washington and Lee University School of Law is $55,550 for law school students. The tuition increased by 2.00% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $14,220 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 Washington and Lee University 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 Washington and Lee University School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Virginia law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Washington and Lee University School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Washington and Lee University School of Law	$52,400	$54,460	$55,550
Virginia Law Schools	$47,118	$49,041	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 165 and the average GPA is 3.72 at Washington and Lee University School of Law.

The LSAT score of Washington and Lee University 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 Washington and Lee University 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

Washington and Lee University School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	159	157	155
50^th percentile	165	161	159
75^th percentile	166	164	161

Washington and Lee University School of LawGPA distribution
	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.4	3.36	3.33
50^th percentile	3.72	3.68	3.61
75^th percentile	3.8	3.83	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,023 students have applied to Washington and Lee University School of Law. Among them, 636 students have accepted to admit and 124 have enrolled into Washington and Lee University School of LawThe acceptance rate is 31.44% and the yield is 19%.

The acceptance rate of Washington and Lee University School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Virginia law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

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

Washington and Lee University School of Law Admission Statistics
	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	2,023	15,497	414,758
Admitted	636	3,737	130,837
Enrolled	124	1,046	36,756
Acceptance Rate	31.44%	34.65%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	19.50%	30.04%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 380 students enrolled to Washington and Lee University School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 124 students newly joined to to Washington and Lee University School of Law. By gender, there are 66 men , 58 women, and 1 other/unknown gender first-time students at Washington and Lee University School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Washington and Lee University School of Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Washington and Lee University School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	376	380
JD Enrollment	376	380
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	118	124
Men	64	66
Women	59	58
Other	0	1

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 83.33% where 108 students took the exam and 90 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Virginia law schools (77.69%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	119	107
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	113	108
New Graduates	112	104
Prior Year Graduates	0	3
Early Takers	1	1
No Exam Takers	7	2
Exam Passer	102	90
Exam Pass Rate	90.27%	83.33%
Virginia Pass Rate	77.18%	77.69%