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Washington and Lee Law School

Rank 40 (USNWR 2023)
164
Median LSAT
3.66
Median GPA
32.7%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Washington and Lee Law School
  • Washington and Lee University
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
  • W&L wnl

Washington and Lee Law School is a law school located in Lexington, Virginia. The school was ranked 40 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Washington and Lee Law School is approximately 123.

Admissions website: https://law.wlu.edu/admissions

Admissions email: LawAdm@wlu.edu

Admissions phone: 540-458-8503

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Washington and Lee Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 159 164 166
GPA 3.47 3.66 3.78
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 2045 66
# Admissions offers 669 -
Class size 123 19
% Accepted 32.7% 71
% Yield 17.6% 5

During the 2023 application cycle, 2,045 people applied and 669 were offered admission.

Washington and Lee University has a 1L class size of 123, and yield of 17.64%. 118 out of 669 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 17.64% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Washington and Lee University has a median LSAT of 164. The 25th percentile LSAT is 159 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 166.

The median GPA is 3.66. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.47 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.78.

Washington and Lee Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 467 applicants for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Washington and Lee Law School cost per year?

$54,460.00
Tuition
53rd percentile
$74,380.00
CoA
44th percentile
66.40%
Grads with debt
31st percentile
$105,520.00
Average debt
60th percentile
$80,000.00
Salary, 25th %
86th percentile
$100,000.00
Salary
80th percentile
$60,000.00
PI Salary
59th percentile
74.60%
Employment rate
88th percentile
86.70%
Bar pass rate
69th percentile

Cost of attending Washington and Lee Law School

In 2023, tuition was $54,460 and the annual cost of attending was $74,380 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Washington and Lee Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Washington and Lee University make $100,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $60,000.

66.1% of law graduates from Washington and Lee University go directly to work for law firms, while 13.8% clerk for a judge. 5.5% of graduates go into public interest.

86.7% of Washington and Lee University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Washington and Lee Law School

Washington and Lee University School of Law, founded in 1849, is in Lexington, Virginia, a three-hour interstate highway drive from Washington, DC. The School of Law is fully accredited by the ABA and is a member of the AALS. Washington and Lee is known for providing its students with an academically rigorous and professionally challenging legal education in an environment characterized by a commitment to students, small classes, a very low student-to-faculty ratio, and a collegial community. The law school is among the nation’s smallest law schools, with approximately 390 total students. Members of the 2017–2018 student body hailed from 40 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 12 foreign countries.

W&L Law offers an innovative curriculum in which students are engaged in distinct yet complementary ways over the course of their three years in law school. At W&L Law, each year of law school builds upon the lessons of the year before but also presents new and different challenges. In the second and third year, students select from an array of real and simulated client-based practice experiences as well as traditional elective offering, with emphasis on preparing students for their chosen path after graduation.

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16:27
That's awesome! I don't think I got anything, lol. Did get a call from a 2L this morning, asking if I have any questions though
14:48
Mine went up 1,500/year, underwhelming lol
15:31
Did they email you, or did you just see it in your portal?
11:02
Should we expect a wave this week?
Really upset that I was flat out rejected with a 172 lsat and 3.2 gpa Applied back in October
Thought I'd be at least waitlisted
13:01
@ExpensiveDemonicFaun: Ugh, sorry to hear that! That is crazy - maybe YP for your LSAT score? But yeah, I'd expect at least a WL too.
13:01
This cycle has been wild
lol, how do I get a scholarship reconsideration if I have no other A's
I was hoping to get 75%+
dog
13:07
They only reconsider if you can provide comparably ranked school scholarshps
13:13
@ColossalLuckyInsect: same. I'm gonna try after ASW anyway
13:13
I'll probably say I haven't heard back from comparable schools but that I find W&L so compelling that I'd deposit immediately for a bit more or something like that
13:14
No harm in trying
13:16
They also did a few unsolicited increases recently. Maybe they'll do more after deposit deadlines. I'm planning to deposit if I don't hear back from UNC or get the WL.
ColossalLuckyInsect
14:54
Damn W&L employment stats for 2022 look nice
15:44
Yeah, they're were saying 98% total employment at ASD (JD and JD-preferred)
15:45
they*
15:45
Pretty crazy
Lets Go!
Did you receive an email or mail for your status?
anyone know what the cost of tuition is going to be?
dog
20:54
its all in the 509 report
Did you receive an email or mail for your status?
8:37
I got an email when I was accepted, but the status checker updated around the same time
yeah they sent me an email and said they would also send something in the mail
14:23
Yep, I got a letter a couple of days ago - I was accepted on 2/15, lol.
21:28
Hey everyone, I am a rising 2L and want to wish you all the best luck in the closing month of this cycle. Law school admissions can be brutal.
21:32
@ColossalLuckyInsect: W&L is great
dog
17:43
Waitlist god pls respond
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