West Virginia University College of Law

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University College of Law is located in Morgantown, WV and enrolls approximately 114 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.65. In the most recent reporting year, 74.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 8.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.3% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
114
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.65
Bar-Required Jobs
81.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 159
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 151
75th Percentile 3.89
50th Percentile 3.65
25th Percentile 3.34

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
74.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
41.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
8.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
13.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
9.9%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
78.3%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
76.46%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.84%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
106
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 67
Less than ½ tuition 96
Half to full tuition 107
Full tuition 17
More than full tuition 9