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Liberty University School of Law

Virginia · Private · School ID: liberty-university
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
First-time bar
84.82%
+7.0 pts vs state
Employed FTLT
92%
nat'l median 90.8%
Median LSAT
154
25–75: 151–158
Acceptance
58.8%
nat'l median 35.45%
Net tuition
$19,150
sticker $43,150

Liberty University School of Law is a private law school in Virginia. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 84.82% first-time bar passage rate (state average 77.8%). 92.0% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs. Resident tuition is $43,150 per year; a median grant of $24,000 brings median net tuition to about $19,150. The median LSAT is 154 with a 58.8% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
Government40%
Small firm (2–100)38%
Clerkships7%
Public interest6%
Business3%
Still seeking3%
Mid firm (101–250)1%
Academia1%
No placements reported (0%): BigLaw 251–500, MegaLaw 500+, Solo. 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 school84.82%
State avg77.8%
first-time +7.0 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 88.52% · class of 2025 first-time 85.29% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 154
151158
uGPAmedian 3.54
3.363.81
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied628
Offered369
Enrolled 1L141
Offer rate 59% · yield 38%.
Grant distribution
Under half 41.7%Half to full 58.3%
Demographics
Women 44%Men 56%
White230
Black20
Hispanic29
Asian8
Two or more19
Other / unreported20
Cost detail
Resident tuition$43,150
Non-resident$43,150
Mandatory fees$2,198
Living estimate$26,532
Median grant$24,000
Grant 25 / 75$16,000 / $32,000
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty46
Full-time faculty23
Faculty of color5
Total JD enrollment326
Graduates100
Mean attorney salary · state$183,770

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
15420112025
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.5420112025
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
85%20112025
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$43k20112025
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
32620112025
Total JD enrollment by year.

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)151 / 154 / 158
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.36 / 3.54 / 3.81
Acceptance rate58.8%
Applications received628
Offers extended369
1L enrollment141
Total JD enrollment326
GRE-only takers0
1L attrition (academic / other)9 / 2
Transfers in / out1 / 0

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$43,150
Non-resident tuition$43,150
Mandatory fees$2,198
Living-expense estimate$26,532
Median grant$24,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$16,000 / $32,000
No-grant share0.0%
< half-tuition grants41.7%
Half-to-full grants58.3%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)84.82%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar88.52%
State average (same exam)77.8%
Difference vs. state+7.0 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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates100
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)92.0%
Bar-required jobs88.0%
MegaLaw 500+0.0%
BigLaw 251–5000.0%
Mid 101–2501.0%
Small 2–10038.0%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships7.0%
Government40.0%
Public interest6.0%
Business / industry3.0%
Academia1.0%
Seeking employment3.0%

Top destination states (2024)

  • Virginia, 27 graduates
  • Texas, 12 graduates
  • Florida, 9 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment183 (56.1%)
Female enrollment143 (43.9%)
White230
Black20
Hispanic29
Asian8
Two or more races19
Other / unreported20

Faculty

Total faculty46
Full-time23
Faculty of color5

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$183,770

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Liberty University School of Law?

Liberty University School of Law reported a 84.82% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 77.8% state average.

How much does Liberty University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Liberty University School of Law is $43,150 per year (about $129,450 over three years). The median grant is $24,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $19,150 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Liberty University School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Liberty University School of Law is 154 and the median GPA is 3.54; the acceptance rate is 58.8%.

What are the job outcomes at Liberty University School of Law?

92.0% of Liberty University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 3.0% 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.
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