ABA 509 Profile · Private · Grundy, VA
Appalachian School of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 146 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.20 describe the class that entered in 2025. 732 people applied, 446 were admitted and 88 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
146
p25 145 to p75 151
Median UGPA
3.20
p25 2.72 to p75 3.53
Acceptance Rate
60.9%
446 offers of 732 applications
First-Year Class
92
all full time
Full-Time Tuition
$41,000
Living Estimate
$41,800
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$10,250
87% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
63.2%
jurisdiction average 77.2%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
446 offers of admission ÷ 732 completed applications = 60.9%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 60.93%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Appalachian School of Law
Appalachian School of Law received 732 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 446 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 60.9%. 88 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 19.7%. The full first-year class came to 92 students, all full time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 182.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 146, with a 25th percentile of 145 and a 75th of 151. That is 13 points below the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 194 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 2.72 at the 25th percentile, 3.20 at the median and 3.53 at the 75th.
Full-time tuition is $41,000 a year at a single rate for residents and non-residents. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $41,800. Tuition, fees and that living estimate add up to $82,800 for one year, or $248,400 across three, before any grant. 141 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 87% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $10,250. 21 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 24 of 38 passed, a rate of 63.16%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 77.16%, so the school ran 14.00 points behind the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 25 of 43 graduates (58.1%) held a job requiring bar admission. The largest single destination was Virginia with 11 graduates, followed by Kentucky with 7.
Appalachian School of Law has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 2006. It is a private school based in Grundy, VA. 8 first-year students left for academic reasons, 11.0% of the class.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 732 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 446 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 88 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 19.7% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 151 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 146 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 145 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.53 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.20 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 2.72 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 92 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 182 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 43 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 92 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 16 |
| Faculty other than full time | 11 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 65 |
| Law clinic seats filled50 available | 10 |
| Field placements filled | 48 |
| Application deadline | July 31 and December 31 |
| Application fee | No fee |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time tuition, resident | $41,000 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition, non-resident | $41,000 |
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, resident | $41,000 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, non-resident | $41,000 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $41,800 |
| Living expenses, at home | $41,800 |
| Tuition, fees and living, one yearthe three published figures added together | $82,800 |
| The same three figures over three yearsbefore any grant or scholarship | $248,400 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 163 students | 141 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 87% |
| Awards below half tuition | 89 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 31 |
| Awards at full tuition | 11 |
| Awards above full tuition | 10 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $24,600 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $10,250 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition11.0% of the first-year class | 8 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 1 |
| Students transferring in | 0 |
| First-year students transferring out | 9 |
| First-time bar takers | 38 |
| First-time bar passers | 24 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | -14.00 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission58.1% of 43 graduates | 25 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers0.0% of graduates | 0 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 0 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 0 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 4 |
As listed on the 509 report
1169 Edgewater DR
Grundy, VA 24614
(800) 895-7411
Council approved since 2006
Virginia has 8 ABA-approved law schools. The Virginia guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
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Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Appalachian School of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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