Facts and Statistics

Class of 2029 J.D. Profile

As of Aug. 14, 2026

Median LSAT: 173
25%-75% LSAT: 168-175
Median GPA: 3.99
25%-75% GPA: 3.82-4.04
Age Range: 20 to 37

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Costs and Financial Aid

Total J.D. Financial Aid, 2024-25

607 students received scholarships

$23.5 million in scholarships disbursed

$35,000 median scholarship amount
 

J.D. Program Costs, 2025-26

Annual Cost of Attendance Budget for J.D. Program

Graduate Program Costs, 2025-26

Annual Cost of Attendance Budget for LL.M./S.J.D. programs

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Fast Facts About Alumni and Giving

Alumni Website Giving Website

The UVA Law Network: The Law School has more than 20,000 graduates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 64 foreign countries. More

Alumni Satisfaction: 43% or more of alumni have given to the Law School for each of the past 20+ years. 

Endowment: As of June 30, 2025, the market value of the endowments held for the benefit of the Law School was $954 million.

2025-26 Contributions: 43.6% percent of alumni made gifts to the Law School during the 2025-26 Annual Giving Campaign. Gifts received for the year totaled $19 million, including $6.2 million in unrestricted funds. 

Capital Campaign: The Law School's 2019-25 capital campaign, Honor the Future, raised a total of $508 million in gifts and pledges, including a matching contribution from the University. More

Prominent Alumni

• Corporate General Counsel
• Government
• Public Interest/Nonprofit
• Corporate Executives and Entrepreneurs
• Law Firm Presence
• Academia
• Entertainment/Sports

Employment Data for Recent Graduates 
Bar Passage Data for Recent Graduates
Careers Website 
Prominent Alumni (by field)
Map: Where Our Graduates Go
Clerkships by Term and Location

Access to an Elite Career

The career development program at UVA Law is often described as a three-legged stool: private practice, clerkships and public service. UVA uniquely balances and excels in all three areas.

Private Sector

Graduates aren’t just getting jobs at firms — they are getting jobs at the nation’s most elite firms.

No. 3 in Above the Law’s 2026 law school rankings, which focus on employment outcomes. More

No. 4 in the country in the percentage of Class of 2025 graduates who went directly to firms of 500 or more attorneys or to federal clerkships, according to American Bar Association data (based on full-time, long-term jobs).

No. 5 in the country for the percentage of Class of 2025 graduates (98.1%) in full-time, long-term jobs requiring bar passage that are not school-funded, according to American Bar Association data. This metric is considered the gold standard for high-quality J.D. employment. 

Salaries for the 230 students going into the private sector in the Class of 2025 reflect these outcomes:

75th percentile: $225,000
50th percentile: $225,000
25th percentile: $225,000

Any job location is within reach, and the UVA Law network is worldwide. The Class of 2025 obtained jobs in 16 states and Washington, D.C.

Not only are graduates’ immediate outcomes in the private sector excellent, but so too are their long-term career prospects.

No. 5 in the number of partners in the American Lawyer top 100 firms (and the AmLaw 25, AmLaw 200 and the National Law Journal 500), according to Legal Compass (May 2026).

No. 5 in the country in the number of lawyers in each of the AmLaw 25 and AmLaw 100 firms, according to Legal Compass (May 2026).

No. 2 in the number of chief legal officers reported in SEC filings by the nation's top 500 companies, according to Law360 (November 2025). More

Virginia has graduates in all 100 of the American Lawyer top 100 firms (as of May  2026).

See more alumni corporate executives and entrepreneurs, and alumni in entertainment and sports.

Clerkships

From federal appeals courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia helps place students in the most competitive clerkships.

Clerkships by Term and Location

No. 5 in placing clerks on the U.S. Supreme Court from 2007-2026. More

No. 6 in the percentage of graduates from the classes of 2023-25 going directly to federal clerkships after law school, according to ABA data.

Clerkships offer advantages to those who pursue them — intense and impactful training in a wide swath of law, access to a network of fellow clerks and, if graduates pursue private-sector work, bonuses at law firms and a salary commensurate with the experience gained. Federal appeals court clerkships are stepping stones to the Supreme Court and other prestigious jobs. More

Public Service Careers

From impact litigation and legal aid to government and public defense, graduates routinely pursue careers that change lives. 

Where Students and Graduates Work in Public Service

High-profile graduates have a history of public service: Alums include Robert F. Kennedy ’51, Ted Kennedy ’59, Robert Mueller ’73, former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño ’85, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ’83, former D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine ’89, and numerous governors and state legislators. As of 2025, four senators and one representative who graduated from the Law School served in the U.S. Congress, tied for No. 4 among law schools. Graduates are regularly chosen for elite government honors programs, and many serve as federal prosecutors across the country. 

Outside of government, alumni pursue a range of public interest and nonprofit careers. Those range from federal and state public defenders to attorneys working at a diverse range of nonprofit and legal aid organizations. Alumni include the president and founder of Global Action on Gun Violence; the executive directors of Ayuda, which provides legal services to immigrant populations; and Blue Ridge Legal Services. 

Many alumni also serve as judges, including at federal appellate, district courts and state supreme courts, and even as the president of the World Court.

Alumni have had notable careers in academia, and several graduates are serving or have served as university presidents. 

Graduates are supported through the Virginia Loan Forgiveness Program and a range of salaried fellowships and sources of funding for summer jobs. The Law School has an extensive alumni mentoring network to set students on the fast track to understanding their future careers in public service, and the Public Service Center provides highly individualized counseling to both students and alumni.

The UVA Law Network

UVA Law has more than 20,000 alumni in all 50 states and more than 60 countries, allowing graduates access to a network that is geographically diverse.
 

Where Our Graduates Go, Classes of 2023-25

• 74% firm (647)
• 15% clerkship (131)
• 11% public interest (97)
• <1% corporate (6)
• The Law School awarded 29 Powell, Kennedy and similar fellowships to graduates working for public interest and nonprofit employers. More

Law Firms

• 84% with firms in American Lawyer's top 100 by gross revenue
• 4% with firms ranked between 100 and 200
• 3% with large international firms (not ranked by American Lawyer)
• 9% with smaller and boutique firms

Clerkships

• 1 U.S. Supreme Court
• 88 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal
• 155 U.S. District Courts and other federal courts
• 28 state courts

2022-27 terms. Some alumni clerked at multiple courts.

Public Interest Jobs

• 16 federal government
• 18 state or local government
• 8 military
• 55 public interest groups

Top Job Locations

• District of Columbia (236) 

• New York (234) 

• California (71) 

• Texas (70) 

• Virginia (67)  

• North Carolina (19) 

• Georgia (17) 

• Massachusetts (16) 

• Illinois (15) 

• Ohio (13) 

• Colorado (11) 

• Delaware (10)

• Pennsylvania (9) 

• Maryland (7) 

• Tennessee (6) 

First-Year Summer Jobs, Class of 2027 (Summer 2025)

Some students held multiple positions.

• 39% firm
• 22% judicial
• 18% public interest groups
• 15% academic
• 9% state or local government
• 5% corporate
• 2% federal government

Faculty Achievement

The Princeton Review rankings, based on student surveys, rated UVA Law as No. 1 in Best Professors for seven of the past eight years.

19 resident faculty members are former U.S. Supreme Court clerks.

9 professors are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

35 professors are members of the American Law Institute.

Reflecting the school’s emphasis on the interdisciplinary study of law, 24 resident faculty members hold doctoral degrees in a variety of related fields, including economics, history, philosophy and psychology.

News About Faculty

Fast Facts

Student-Faculty Ratio: 5.74 to 1 

Resident Faculty (full-time): 106

Other Faculty: 160 (adjuncts, lecturers, etc.)

Data for 2024-25

Public Service

The following statistics are for 2025-26.

$1,033,800 awarded to 171 students working in public interest jobs in the summer of 2026

15,558 pro bono hours logged by J.D. students

90 Class of 2026 graduates completed at least 75 hours of pro bono while in law school, completing the school’s Pro Bono Challenge

4,857 pro bono hours logged by 166 students at 75 organizations during winter break

Careers in Public Service

Four senators and one representative who graduated from the Law School currently serve in the U.S. Congress, tied for No. 4 among law schools.

Other alumni serve in government at the highest levels. UVA is No. 6 among law schools in the number of graduates serving as U.S. attorneys, federal judges and state attorneys general and solicitors general. When the metric includes just state attorneys general and solicitors general, the school is No. 5. More

According to research completed by the Public Service Center in July 2017, the Law School is No. 2 in the number of graduates serving as state attorneys general.

Outside of government, alumni pursue a range of public interest and nonprofit careers.

Hundreds of alumni are judges, including at federal appellate courts, state supreme courts, and a judge on the World Court.

High-profile graduates have a history of public service: Alums include Robert F. Kennedy ’51, Ted Kennedy ’59, Robert Mueller ’73, former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ’83, and numerous governors and state legislators.

Alumni have had high-profile careers in academia, with graduates serving as presidents of the University of Virginia, University of California and the University of Pennsylvania, among other colleges.

And graduates are supported through the Virginia Loan Forgiveness Program and a range of salaried fellowships and sources of funding for summer jobs.

The Public Service Center also operates an alumni mentoring network to give UVA Law students on the fast track to understanding their future field.