UR Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

University of Richmond School of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $55,500 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 3.85% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $24,250. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of University of Richmond School of Law is $79,750.

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University of Richmond School of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$53,440	$55,500	3.85%
Living Costs	$22,870	$24,250	6.03%
Room & Board	$19,690	$21,000
Books & Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
Personal Expenses	$1,980	$2,050
COA	$76,310	$79,750	4.51%
Grants / Scholarships	$30,000	$30,000
COA after receiving aid	$46,310	$49,750

Grants and Scholarships

At University of Richmond School of Law, 83.73% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $30,000. 27.04% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 26.48% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$30,000
Number Received	355
Half or Less than Tuition	165 (46.48%)
Half to Full Tuition	94 (26.48%)
Full Tuition	92 (25.92%)
More than Full Tuition	4 (1.13%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of University of Richmond School of Law is 3.75 and the average LSAT score is 164. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 129 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 134 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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University of Richmond School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.5	3.75	3.86
LSAT Scores	157	164	165

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,662 students have applied to University of Richmond School of Law and 689 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 134 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 41.46% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 19.45% at University of Richmond School of Law.

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University of Richmond School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	1,662
Admitted	689
Enrolled	134
Acceptance Rate	41.46%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	19.45%
Pre-Admitted	0
Total Number of First-Year Students	134 50 men, 83 women All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 127 students took the bar exam first time at University of Richmond School of Law. Among them, 97 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 76.38%. For reference, the average pass rate at Virginia law schools is 77.18%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at University of Richmond School of Law.

In 2023, 134 students graduated from University of Richmond School of Law. Of them, 110 graduates employed where bar passage required and 8 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 119 graduates employed as full-time and 6 employed as part-time status.

University of Richmond School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	126
First-time Takers	127 8 from prior year, 1 Early Takers
No Exam Takers	8
First-time Bar Exam Passer	97
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	76.38%
Average Pass Rate at Virginia Law Schools	77.18%