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The Washington and Lee University School of Law is a private law school located in Lexington, Virginia. The School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association. Facilities are currently on the campus of Washington and Lee University.

Year Founded:1849Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Lexington, VAWebsite:http://law.wlu.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:S. Brett Twitty
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):25# Applications:2764Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):38# Admitted:867LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:126J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:31%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:2/15/2008   Yield Rate:15% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):56Full Time Faculty:3375th GPA:3.73 75th LSAT:167
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:6Median GPA:3.61 Median LSAT:166
2L/3L Courses:76Student to Faculty Ratio:9.825th GPA:3.28 25th LSAT:162
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:125 1L Attrition:1.5%Total Law Firms:189
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:390 Transfers In:18NY Law Firms:9
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students: Transfers Out:7DC Law Firms:27
  Total Students:390   CA Law Firms:11
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$31,300% Receiving Grant Aid:67.4% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:VA
Part Time Tuition:Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):89.5%% Pass (First Time):93%
Living Expenses:$15,695Full Tuition:1.3%   State Average:76%
Total Cost (FT):$46,995Half Tuition:14.7%   Difference:17%
Total Cost (PT):Other Scholarships:51.4%