Appalachian School of Law

Grundy, VA

Appalachian School of Law is located in Grundy, VA and enrolls approximately 92 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 146 and median GPA is 3.2. In the most recent reporting year, 76.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
92
Median LSAT
146
Median GPA
3.2
Bar-Required Jobs
76.9%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 151
50th Percentile 146
25th Percentile 145
75th Percentile 3.53
50th Percentile 3.2
25th Percentile 2.72

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
65.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
34.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
16.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
14%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
9.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
63.16%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.16%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-14%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
38
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 22
Less than ½ tuition 89
Half to full tuition 31
Full tuition 11
More than full tuition 10