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University of Virginia School of Law - 2015 Standard 509
Information Report
580 Massie Road
UniversityVA
of Virginia
Charlottesville,
22903
School
of
Law
Phone: 434-924-7354
ABA
Approved
Since
Last Site Visit: 2010-2011
Website:
http://www.law.virginia.edu
1923
Next Site Visit: 2017-2018
The Basics
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PUBLIC
Term
Semester
Application deadline
3/7/2016
Application fee
$ 80
Financial aid deadline
2/19/2016
Can first year start other than fall?
No
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
# of apps
4,552
4,552
0
# of offers
918
918
0
# of matriculants
304
304
0
75th Percentile GPA
3.94
3.94
0.00
50th Percentile GPA
3.86
3.86
0.00
25th Percentile GPA
3.59
3.59
0.00
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc.
1.00
1.00
0.00
Resident
Non-Resident
Full-Time
$ 54,000
$ 57,000
75th Percentile LSAT
170
170
0
Part-Time
$0
$0
50th Percentile LSAT
168
168
0
No
25 Percentile LSAT
163
163
0
1
1
0
Tuition Guarantee Program
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc.
Living Expenses (academic year*)
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
Living on Campus
$ 21,323
Living Off Campus
$ 21,323
Living at Home
Total
Total # of students
$ 21,323
Full-Time
Part-Time
#
%
#
%
#
%
1,005
100
1,005
100
0
0
Total # receiving grants
436
43.4
436
43.4
0
0
Conditional Scholarships
Less than 1/2 tuition
239
23.8
239
23.8
0
0
The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or
eliminated based on law school academic performance other than
failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does
not complete a 'conditional scholarship retention chart.'
Half to full tuition
147
14.6
147
14.6
0
0
46
4.6
46
4.6
0
0
4
0.4
4
0.4
0
0
Full tuition
More than full tuition
75th Percentile grant amount
$ 35,000
$0
50th Percentile grant amount
$ 25,000
$0
25th Percentile grant amount
$ 16,600
$0
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Men
Women
Other
First - Year
J.D. Deg Awd
Full-Time
Part-Time
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Total
%
Hispanics of any race
21
3.9
19
4.9
0
0
40
4.3
0
0
18
5.9
40
4.3
13
American Indian or Alaska
Native
1
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
0
Asian
41
7.5
26
6.7
0
0
67
7.2
0
0
21
6.9
67
7.2
28
Black or African American
18
3.3
29
7.5
0
0
47
5
0
0
16
5.3
47
5
22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Two or more races
14
2.6
24
6.2
0
0
38
4.1
0
0
14
4.6
38
4.1
8
Total Minority
95
17.4
98
25.2
0
0
193
20.7
0
0
69
22.7
193
20.7
71
White
402
73.8
261
67.1
0
0
663
71
0
0
218
71.7
663
71
271
Nonresident Alien
11
2
7
1.8
0
0
18
1.9
0
0
1
0.3
18
1.9
4
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
37
6.8
23
5.9
0
0
60
6.4
0
0
16
5.3
60
6.4
21
Total
545
58.4
389
41.6
0
0
934
100
0
0
304
32.5
934
100
367
University of Virginia School of Law
ABA
1
University of Virginia School of Law
2015.1
Approved
Since
1923
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Typical first-year section size
260
# of upper division classroom course sections
Under 25
200
25 - 49
52
50 - 74
27
75 - 99
10
100+
Transfer
Other
Total
#
#
#
#
%
1st year
0
1
7
8
2.6
2nd year
0
0
1
1
0.3
3rd year
1
0
0
1
0.3
4th year
0
0
0
0
0
48
# of classroom course titles beyond
first-year curriculum
Academic
Transfers (prior academic year*)
Transfers In(School has >5 and <12)
#
3
50th Percentile 1L GPA
3.74
# of positions available in simulation courses
966
See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
# of simulation positions filled
823
Transfers Out
# of seminar positions filled
1,007
# of law clinics
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2014)
15
# of seats available in the law clinics identified
in sub-part (i) above
198
# of seats filled in the law clinics identified in
sub-part (i) above
168
# of field placement positions filled
First Time Takers: 329
Jurisdiction
54
# of students who enrolled in independent study
297
# of students who participated in law journals
696
# of students who participated in
interschool skills competitions
Men
Women
Deans, librarians
& others who
teach
Part-Time
Minorities
80
80
56
57
24
23
0
0
10
11
6
6
2
3
4
3
0
0
1
1
113
90
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
101
99
98.02
78.60
19.42
Virginia
77
70
90.91
72.41
18.50
California
29
21
72.41
66.05
6.36
Texas
25
24
96.00
77.42
18.58
Pennsylvania
15
15
100.00
80.85
19.15
84
72
29
18
199 176 142 132
57
44
0
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
89.36
93.52
75.56
17.96
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)
Other
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Full-Time
Takers
New York
98
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Total
1
0
4
2
15
14
First Time Takers: 344
Jurisdiction
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
Virginia
94
88
93.62
77.39
16.23
New York
87
81
93.10
84.76
8.34
California
31
24
77.42
71.09
6.33
Texas
23
23
100.00
85.08
14.92
Georgia
18
17
94.44
85.15
9.29
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
80.52
92.78
80.70
12.08
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)
First Time Takers: 339
Jurisdiction
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
Virginia
103
99
96.12
77.57
18.55
New York
81
74
91.36
81.55
9.81
Texas
24
23
95.83
82.06
13.77
California
23
21
91.30
71.43
19.87
Massachusetts
15
15
100.00
85.20
14.80
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
85.55
95.17
79.50
15.67
* "Academic year" refers to the 2015 - 2016 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2015 calendar year.
2015.1
2
Appendix to Standard 509 Information Report
(for schools matriculating more than 5 transfer students)
Schools from which Students Transferred
Number of Transfer Students
RICHMOND, UNIVERSITY OF
1
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
4
WILLIAM AND MARY LAW SCHOOL
1
3