6 Best Virginia Law Schools

There are 7 ABA-accredited law schools in Virginia, and 6 schools were ranked in top 100 U.S. law school ranking with academic excellence.

You can compare all law schools at Virginia law school comparison page.

The below list compares important statistics between the 6 best law schools and all law schools in Virginia.

The average LSAT Score of the best law schools is 165.2, which is 1.6 points higher than average score of all Virginia law schools.
The average GPA of the best law schools is 3.79, which is 0.03 points higher than average GPA of all Virginia law schools.
The average acceptance rate is 27.76%, which is 4.10% lower than average rate of all Virginia law schools.
The average yield is 30.68%, while all Virginia law schools's yield is 32.08%
In average, 695 students enrolled in ech best law school, which is smaller than Virginia' average (716).
The students to faculty ratio of the best law schools is 5.3 to 1, which means that a faculty can focus on smaller number of students than other Virginia law schools (7.9 to 1).
The average bar exam pass rate of the best law schools is 87.22%, which is higher than Virginia' average (86.49%).

Virginia Best Law Schools Comparison

The following table compares the 6 best Virginia law schools with important statistics.

Virginia Best Law Schools Overview
School	U.S. Law School Ranking	Founded	Tuition & Fees	LSAT	GPA	Population	Students to Faculty
University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA	4	1826	$77,700	171	3.94	960	3 to 1
George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA	25	1972	$42,798	168	3.89	924	3 to 1
Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA	37	1779	$68,329	166	3.77	556	4 to 1
Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA	47	1849	$55,550	165	3.72	380	4 to 1
University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA	53	1870	$55,500	164	3.75	408	3 to 1
Regent University School of LawPrivateVirginia Beach, VA	66	1986	$43,546	157	3.68	944	15 to 1

Virginia Best Law Schools Statistics over the Past 5 Years

The tables below compare tuition, admission statistics, bar exam pass over the past 5 years. The data used is from 2020 to 2024, except bar exam pass rate from 2019 to 2023.

Tuition Comparison over Past 5 Years
School	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
University of Virginia School of Law	$66,200	$68,500	$69,500	$71,500	$74,200
George Mason University School of Law	$40,740	$40,740	$41,261	$42,417	$42,798
Marshall-Wythe School of Law	$44,000	$44,000	$47,553	$52,541	$66,043
Washington and Lee University School of Law	$50,175	$51,395	$52,400	$53,460	$55,550
University of Richmond School of Law	$46,400	$48,600	$50,500	$51,509	$53,440
Regent University School of Law	$37,400	$37,500	$37,600	$38,650	$41,496

LSAT Score Comparison over Past 5 Years
School	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
University of Virginia School of Law	170	170	171	171	171
George Mason University School of Law	164	164	164	166	168
Marshall-Wythe School of Law	163	163	164	165	166
Washington and Lee University School of Law	163	163	164	164	165
University of Richmond School of Law	161	161	162	163	164
Regent University School of Law	155	155	156	157	157

Undergraduate GPA Comparison over Past 5 Years
School	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
University of Virginia School of Law	3.9	3.9	3.91	3.94	3.94
George Mason University School of Law	3.75	3.77	3.81	3.83	3.89
Marshall-Wythe School of Law	3.76	3.6	3.78	3.75	3.77
Washington and Lee University School of Law	3.64	3.63	3.61	3.66	3.72
University of Richmond School of Law	3.6	3.62	3.7	3.75	3.75
Regent University School of Law	3.45	3.45	3.64	3.63	3.68

Undergraduate Bar Exam Pass Rate Comparison over Past 5 Years
School	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
University of Virginia School of Law	96.52%	95.79%	98.35%	94.82%	95.36%
George Mason University School of Law	86%	87.9%	95.27%	90.62%	87.41%
Marshall-Wythe School of Law	91%	90.91%	96.92%	93.82%	93.9%
Washington and Lee University School of Law	87.5%	89.72%	92.59%	86.72%	90.27%
University of Richmond School of Law	74.1%	81.9%	92.08%	84.8%	76.38%
Regent University School of Law	83.56%	82.61%	90.62%	76.81%	92.59%