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Washington and Lee Law School

Rank 33 (USNWR 2024)
165
Median LSAT
3.72
Median GPA
31.4%
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 33 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Washington and Lee Law School is approximately 125.

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 159 165 166
GPA 3.4 3.72 3.8
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 2023 67
# Admissions offers 636 -
Class size 125 23
% Accepted 31.4% 74
% Yield 19.5% 9

During the 2024 application cycle, 2,023 people applied and 636 were offered admission.

Washington and Lee University has a 1L class size of 125, and yield of 19.50%. 124 out of 636 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 19.50% 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 165. The 25th percentile LSAT is 159 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 166.

The median GPA is 3.72. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.4 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.8.

Washington and Lee Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 455 applicants for the 2023-2024 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?

$55,550.00
Tuition
57th percentile
$76,170.00
CoA
50th percentile
91.20%
Bar pass rate
85th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$90,000.00
Salary, 25th %
91st percentile
$160,000.00
Salary
91st percentile
$63,000.00
PI Salary
52nd percentile
%
Employment rate
84th percentile
%
Grads with debt
30th percentile
$108,077.00
Average debt
65th percentile

Cost of attending Washington and Lee Law School

In 2024, tuition was $55,550 and the annual cost of attending was $76,170 (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 $160,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $63,000.

60.0% of law graduates from Washington and Lee University go directly to work for law firms, while 20.9% clerk for a judge. 8.7% of graduates go into public interest.

91.2% 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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OutstandingImpartialKingfisher
15:34
How long does it usually take to hear back after going UR
WoodChuck21
14:50
It took me about two weeks but I've heard varying things from different people
OutstandingImpartialKingfisher
12:00
anybody hear today?
Any movement?
OutstandingImpartialKingfisher
13:59
No decisions this week right
OutstandingImpartialKingfisher
14:28
My date and paragraph disappeared it seems
OutstandingImpartialKingfisher
15:02
Just got in!
OutstandingImpartialKingfisher
15:04
Anyone know when they give out scholarship info
WoodChuck21
11:52
https://discord.gg/2q3GqHV3 Here is the discord server for our class at W&L
crimespreeinOH
11:59
I withdrew my admission today. Hopefully one of you gets it in now.
13:28
Just got WL today! Obvi sad it's not an A but just glad it's not a R. Do we have any idea how big the WL is/how many spots are left?
i keep getting emails to apply by july 1, is it app fee bait or legit?
SlippinJimmy
14:30
Probably trying to just get more applications. They have plenty of people waitlisted
Very high salary outcome from. W&L
Meeting with an admissions representative soon, any ideas on what questions I should bring up or what the conversation should be about?
anything would be helpful !
13:44
I don't know how recent these messages are, but did anyone else's substatus go away today?
Kilajen
15:10
No not for me but I applied ED
Kilajen
15:11
haha, Manysko, I see you everywhere, man. definitely putting in the work
18:37
The next wave needs to drop ASAP
9:29
@Kilajen: I just want some fucking responses lmao. No news could be good news but I keep getting passed over seems like. Either let me the fuck in or put me out of my misery
Ah was there a w&L wave today?
Kilajen
14:57
@Manysko: Hey man DW most schools get back to you in Dec
Kilajen
14:57
IF u havent heard anyting thats normal
Kilajen
14:58
@SuccessfulAmusedClown: I do not think so
14:21
@Kilajen: I appreciate it
14:22
@SuccessfulAmusedClown: no I meant other schools
14:22
looks like Nov. 15 was dday last year for the early apps
I EDed to W&L would it be the same or will I have to wait until Dec 15th?
13:21
@TenderFearlessSalamander: I'm pretty sure its dec 15th you'll hear back. What ED path did u take?
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