W&L Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Washington and Lee University School of Law's 2027 tuition & fees is $62,835 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 4.83% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $19,390. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Washington and Lee University School of Law is $82,225.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Washington and Lee University School of Law.

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The average GPA is 3.75 and the average LSAT score is 167 for 2027 Washington and Lee University School of Law admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 127 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 131 students.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 2,341 students have applied to Washington and Lee University School of Law and 532 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 128 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 22.73% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.06% at Washington and Lee University School of Law. With 3 pre-admitted students, total 131 first-year students enrolled in Washington and Lee University School of Law.

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At Washington and Lee University School of Law, 96.61% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $33,500. 1.17% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 64.91% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Washington and Lee University School of Law costs and financial aid page.

Washington and Lee University School of Law enrolled 130 first-year students in total. Among them, 94.62% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 93 White, 9 Asian, 4 Black or African American, 13 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 64 male and 58 female students enrolled at Washington and Lee University School of Law.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 71.54%, followed by Hispanics with 10.00%.

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Last year, total 113 students took the bar exam first time at Washington and Lee University School of Law. Among them, 102 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 90.27%. 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 Washington and Lee University School of Law.

In 2025, 107 students graduated from Washington and Lee University School of Law. Of them, 102 graduates employed where bar passage required and 3 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 105 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Washington and Lee University School of Law employement summary page.