William & Mary Law School

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary Law School is located in Williamsburg, VA and enrolls approximately 184 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 166 and median GPA is 3.82. In the most recent reporting year, 88.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 20.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
184
Median LSAT
166
Median GPA
3.82
Bar-Required Jobs
88.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 167
50th Percentile 166
25th Percentile 161
75th Percentile 3.94
50th Percentile 3.82
25th Percentile 3.53

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
50.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
20.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
14.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
83.63%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.98%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+3.65%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
171
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 176
Less than ½ tuition 123
Half to full tuition 189
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 25