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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

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