University of Virginia

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

6,734

Offers of admission

685

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

10.2%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

168 / 173 / 175

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.83 / 3.99 / 4.04

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$74,078 tuition + $3,822 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$76,396 tuition + $4,504 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$233,700

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$242,700

Living costs (estimate)

$28,770 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

66%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$25,000 / $35,000 / $50,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

308

Employed

304

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

98.1% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

64.0% of graduates

Federal clerkships

10.7% of graduates

State and local clerkships

1.3% of graduates

Government

4.9% of graduates

Public interest

5.8% of graduates

Education

0.0% of graduates

Business and industry

0.6% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

307

First-time pass rate

95.1%

ABA state average

84.9%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+10.3 points

Two-year pass rate

100.0%