Law School Profile · Williamsburg, Virginia
William & Mary Law School
2025 First Year Class data, sourced from the ABA 509 Required Disclosure. Data last updated July 2026.
Median LSAT
Middle 50%: 161 – 167
166
Median GPA
Middle 50%: 3.53 – 3.94
3.82
Admissions funnel · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509Applications
2,176
100%
Accepted
478
22.0%
Matriculated
181
38% yield
Application basics · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509- Application deadline
- April 1
- Application fee
- $85
- Accepts GRE
- —
- Part-time program
- Not offered
Selectivity
Is William & Mary hard to get into?
William & Mary Law School is among the more selective law schools in the country. 22.0% of the 2,176 applicants in the 2025 First Year Class were offered admission. The middle 50% of admitted students scored between 161 and 167 on the LSAT, with GPAs between 3.53 and 3.94.
William & Mary's median LSAT is 166. Enter your scaled score — or convert from questions missed on a PrepTest — and we’ll compare it against the 161–167 middle 50% range.
Out of 77 scored questions — don't count the unscored experimental section.
Scaled score
77 correct out of 77
13 points above William & Mary's 75th percentile (167)
Based on LSAC scoring curves for PrepTests 101–159 (post-August 2024 format).
Admissions events
William & Mary Law School admissions events
Open houses, information sessions, and admissions office hours are the easiest way to get to know William & Mary before you apply — but every school posts them differently, so they're easy to miss. Here are the upcoming William & Mary admissions events we're tracking, with links to register.
No upcoming events posted right now.
William & Mary adds admissions events throughout the cycle. Check the official admissions events page for the latest open houses, information sessions, and office hours.
Visit William & Mary's admissions events page on law.wm.edu ↗Tuition and aid
via ABA 5092025 First Year Class — annual tuition, cost of living, and grant aid as reported to the ABA.
Cost of attendance
- Annual tuition (in-state)
- $38,734
- Annual tuition (out-of-state)
- $62,900
- Estimated 3-year tuition
- $116,202
- Annual cost of living
- $25,184
- Estimated 3-year total
- $191,754
Grant aid
- Students receiving aid
- 66%
- Median scholarship
- $29,302
- 25th percentile
- $21,782
- 75th percentile
- $37,112
2024 graduates — first-time bar passage and employment status as reported to the ABA.
Full-time legal employment
Long-term, JD-required positions
87.1%
First-time bar passage
Across all reported jurisdictions
83.6%
Employment by employer type
Based on 170 graduates
- Large firms (501+ attorneys)31 18.2%
- Small firms (1–25)30 17.6%
- Mid-size firms (26–500)25 14.7%
- Government25 14.7%
- State / local clerkships18 10.6%
- Public interest15 8.8%
- Business & industry7 4.1%
- Federal clerkships6 3.5%
- Unemployed4 2.4%
- Academia1 0.6%
Top jurisdictions where graduates work
Virginia
graduates
55
District of Columbia
graduates
27
New York
graduates
17
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Every number on this page comes from one of three federally mandated ABA Required Disclosures for William & Mary Law School:
- ABA 509 ↗
- ABA Employment Summary (2024 graduates) ↗
- ABA Bar Admission Outcomes ↗
- ABA Required Disclosures hub ↗
Data last updated July 2026. These figures and events are compiled from public sources and can be outdated or change without notice — always confirm current numbers, deadlines, and event dates on William & Mary Law School's official website before making any decisions: law.wm.edu.