University of Virginia School of Law
regular Mar 1, 2027 · early decision Mar 1, 2027
0 of 7 required items complete· next deadline in 135 days
Your numbers against the class of 2025
This is a comparison against published numbers, not a prediction. Admissions committees weigh essays, letters, and experience that no percentile captures.
6,734 applications, 685 offers, 309 enrolled · Verified 2026-08-13 · view source
What it costs, how graduates fare
- Tuition2025-26
$74,078–$76,396 full-time · resident to non-resident · plus $3,822 annual fees
Living expenses $28,770 on campus
Tuition and the fees the school certifies alongside it — not a full cost of attendance.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA Standard 509 report
- Bar passageclass of 2025
95.1%first-time+10.3
84.8% is the average for all ABA-accredited schools’ graduates in the same jurisdictions this school’s graduates sat in · 292 of 307 first-time takers passed
100.0% of the class of 2023 were admitted within two years of graduating
A pass rate on its own says as much about which states a school feeds as about the school, so the ABA’s own like-for-like average is shown with it.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA bar passage report
- Employmentclass of 2025
302 of 308 (98.1%) in full-time, long-term jobs requiring bar admission
Ten months after graduation · 2 more in JD-advantage jobs · 3 still seeking · 9 of the bar-admission jobs are funded by the school
The ABA collects employment status and job type only. It collects no salary, so no salary figure comes from this filing.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA employment summary
- First-year attrition2024-25
0.0% of the first-year class · 2 students
No law school publishes a graduation rate, so this is not one. It is the students who left in their first year, academic and other, as filed. Transfers out are reported separately and are not counted here.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA Standard 509 report
- EarningsCollege Scorecard
Not a starting salary.
$204,216 median one year after finishing · $284,309 after four
$107,773 is the national median at four years for the same credential
A College Scorecard median for 2017-18 and 2018-19 completers who received federal aid, measured a fixed number of years after they finished — not what this year’s graduates are being paid, and not a figure the school or the ABA publishes. The ABA collects no salary data at all.
Verified 2026-08-27 · College Scorecard
Essays
- Personal statementRequired · 2 pgstart by Feb 8, 2027
Discuss how your background, perspective, and individual life experiences have led you to pursue law school and/or how they have influenced what you hope to achieve through your legal education.
Notes & source
Based on the prompt provided in the application; must be written in the applicant's own voice without the help of AI tools; no more than two pages double-spaced in 12 pt font. Additional personal statements or other addenda may be submitted.
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
- Why this schoolOptionalschool-specificstart by Feb 19, 2027
Optional application prompt(s) related to your specific interest(s) in UVA Law.
Notes & source
One of the optional prompts included in the application; applicants are not penalized for skipping optional addenda.
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
- Optional essayOptionalschool-specificstart by Feb 22, 2027
Optional opportunity to expand upon relevant household contributions.
- AddendumOptionalstart by Feb 26, 2027
Notes & source
Optional addenda accepted on other topics via the 'Optional Addenda' section; upload multiple topics as separate, descriptively labeled documents. Do not submit published work, research projects, or theses unrelated to the application.
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
Letters & documents
- Letter of recommendation (1 of 2)Requiredstart by Feb 1, 2027
Notes & source
All letters must be submitted through LSAC's CAS service. At least one letter from prior academic faculty is strongly encouraged; applicants long out of school may substitute employer letters.
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
- Letter of recommendation (2 of 2)Requiredstart by Feb 1, 2027
Notes & source
All letters must be submitted through LSAC's CAS service. At least one letter from prior academic faculty is strongly encouraged; applicants long out of school may substitute employer letters.
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
- RésuméRequiredstart by Feb 22, 2027
Notes & source
Listed as required alongside the personal statement in the application checklist.
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
- Transcripts via LSAC CASRequiredstart by Feb 8, 2027
Notes & source
All undergraduate and graduate transcripts must be submitted through LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (CAS); do not send transcripts directly to the Admissions Office. Foreign transcripts go through LSAC's International Credential Evaluation (AACRAO).
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
- LSAT or GRERequiredstart by Dec 31, 2026
Notes & source
LSAT, GMAT, or GRE General Test accepted. Scores must be earned on or after June 1, 2021. If submitting GRE and/or GMAT (in lieu of or in addition to LSAT), all scores earned on that test in the past five years must be sent directly to UVA Law (GRE school code 4266). TOEFL not required for JD applicants.
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
Administrative
- InterviewOptionalat submission
Notes & source
By invitation only: select applicants are invited to interview with a member of the admissions committee. All interviews are initiated by the Office of Admissions; applicants may not request an interview.
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
- Application feeRequiredat submission
Notes & source
$85, paid directly to LSAC. Waived for LSAC fee-waiver recipients, applicants in established public service commitments (e.g., Teach for America, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps/VISTA, City Year, Truman Fellowship, military service), or for financial hardship (email admissions@law.virginia.edu).
Verified 2026-08-12 · source page
Every item above was verified against www.law.virginia.edu on 2026-08-12. Expand any item for its own source. Always confirm against the school before you submit — and if we have something wrong, report an error.