Marshall-Wythe School of Law

Marshall-Wythe School of Law Overview

Established in 1779, Marshall-Wythe School of Law is a public law school at William & Mary. The 2026 tuition & fees of Marshall-Wythe School of Law is $47,345 for Virginia residents and $74,208 for out-of-state students.

The acceptance rate of the school is 21.97% and yield is 37.87%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 166 and the average GPA is 3.82. Total 544 students are attending Marshall-Wythe School of Law and 181 of them is first-year students. Last year 171 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 143 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 83.63%). You may want to check the general academic information of Marshall-Wythe School of Law at William & Mary academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

184 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 166 at Marshall-Wythe School of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.82. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Marshall-Wythe School of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	161	166	167
Undergraduate GPA	3.53	3.82	3.94

Marshall-Wythe School of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

Marshall-Wythe School of Law tuition & fees is $47,345 for Virginia residents and $74,208 for non-residents for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Marshall-Wythe School of Law is $25,734 for Virginia residents and $51,038 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $17,666 for Virginia residents and $36,684 for out-of-state students

Marshall-Wythe School of Law Tuition & Fees
	In-State	Out-of-State
Marshall-Wythe School of Law	$47,345	$74,208
Average Living Costs
Living Costs	$21,300
Books & Supplies	$1,150
Personal Expenses	$2,520
Average Costs at William & Mary
Undergraduate	$25,734	$51,038
Graduate	$17,666	$36,684

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 2,176 students applied to Marshall-Wythe School of Law and 478 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 181 students finally enrolled to Marshall-Wythe School of Law. The acceptance rate is 21.97% and yield (enrollment rate) is 38%. With 3 deferred/pre-admitted students, Marshall-Wythe School of Law has 184 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Marshall-Wythe School of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,176
Admitted	478
Enrolled	181
Acceptance Rate	21.97%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	37.87%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	3
Total First Year Class Enrollment	184

Law Student Population

Marshall-Wythe School of Law has total 544 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 496 students enrolled in JD program and 48 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Total Enrollment	544
JD Enrollment	496
Non-JD Enrollment	48

Marshall-Wythe School of Law has 184 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 82 male and 98 female students. 1 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Marshall-Wythe School of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at Marshall-Wythe School of Law
	Total	Full-time
Total	184	181
Men	82	82
Women	98	98
Other	1	1

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 170 students have graduated from Marshall-Wythe School of Law. Among them, 171 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 143 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Marshall-Wythe School of Law is 83.63% where the average pass rate of Virginia is 79.98%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Total Graduates	170
First-time Bar Exam Taker	171 (161 new graduates, 10 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	9 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	143 / 83.63%
Pass Rate at Virginia	79.98%