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Appalachian School of Law

Grundy, VA
Median LSAT
146
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (147)
Median GPA
3.20
0.16 vs. Class of 2024 (3.04)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
65.1%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
150147143140 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions profile, Class of 2025

Median LSAT is 146 (down 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.20 (up 0.16) for the entering class.

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Most students receive a scholarship

87% of the school's 163 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT145 – 146 – 151
135160
Undergraduate GPA2.72 – 3.20 – 3.53
2.33.8
1L Class Size
92
Annual Tuition
$41,000
App. Deadline
July 31
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
65.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
34.9%
Public Interest
16.3%
JD Advantage
14%
Government
11.6%
Unemployed, Seeking
9.3%
Business & Industry
7%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
2.3%
Education
2.3%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

163 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
22
Less than ½ tuition
89
Half to full tuition
31
Full tuition
11
More than full tuition
10

Bars scale to share of all 163 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School63.16%
ABA Weighted Avg77.16%
-14 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 38 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
175–194
2026 Overall Rank
↑5 spots
2025 · #180
2026 · 175–194