University of Virginia School of Law

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia School of Law is located in Charlottesville, VA and enrolls approximately 309 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 173 and median GPA is 3.99. In the most recent reporting year, 98% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 63.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 15.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
309
Median LSAT
173
Median GPA
3.99
Bar-Required Jobs
98%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 175
50th Percentile 173
25th Percentile 168
75th Percentile 4.04
50th Percentile 3.99
25th Percentile 3.83

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
98%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
69.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
63.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
16.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
15.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
94.98%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.83%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+12.15%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
299
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 308
Less than ½ tuition 312
Half to full tuition 234
Full tuition 56
More than full tuition 5