Appalachian School of Law is a private law school in Virginia. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 63.16% first-time bar passage rate (state average 77.2%). 65.1% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs. Resident tuition is $41,000 per year; a median grant of $10,250 brings median net tuition to about $30,750. The median LSAT is 146 with a 60.9% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Mid firm (101–250), BigLaw 251–500, MegaLaw 500+. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school63.16%
State avg77.2%
first-time -14.0 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 89.47% · class of 2025 first-time 54.76% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 146
145151
uGPAmedian 3.20
2.723.53
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied732
Offered446
Enrolled 1L92
Offer rate 61% · yield 21%.
Grant distribution
No grant 13.5%Under half 54.6%Half to full 19%Full 6.7%Stipend 6.1%
Demographics
Women 53%Men 47%
White
118
Black
20
Hispanic
19
Asian
14
Other / unreported
11
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$41,000
Non-resident
$41,000
Mandatory fees
—
Living estimate
$41,800
Median grant
$10,250
Grant 25 / 75
$5,500 / $24,600
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
27
Full-time faculty
16
Faculty of color
3
Total JD enrollment
182
Graduates
43
Mean attorney salary · state
$183,770
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
145 / 146 / 151
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
2.72 / 3.20 / 3.53
Acceptance rate
60.9%
Applications received
732
Offers extended
446
1L enrollment
92
Total JD enrollment
182
GRE-only takers
0
1L attrition (academic / other)
8 / 1
Transfers in / out
0 / 9
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$41,000
Non-resident tuition
$41,000
Mandatory fees
—
Living-expense estimate
$41,800
Median grant
$10,250
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$5,500 / $24,600
No-grant share
13.5%
< half-tuition grants
54.6%
Half-to-full grants
19.0%
Full-tuition grants
6.7%
Above-full grants (stipend)
6.1%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
63.16%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
89.47%
State average (same exam)
77.2%
Difference vs. state
-14.0 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Appalachian School of Law?
Appalachian School of Law reported a 63.16% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 77.2% state average.
How much does Appalachian School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Appalachian School of Law is $41,000 per year (about $123,000 over three years). The median grant is $10,250, bringing median net tuition to roughly $30,750 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Appalachian School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Appalachian School of Law is 146 and the median GPA is 3.20; the acceptance rate is 60.9%.
What are the job outcomes at Appalachian School of Law?
65.1% of Appalachian School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 9.3% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.