T.C. Williams School of Law
28 Westhampton Way Richmond, VA 23173
Admissions Phone: (804) 289-8189
Admissions Email: mrahman@richmond.edu
Web site: http://law.richmond.edu
Admissions URL: http://law.richmond.edu/application/application.htm
28 Westhampton Way Richmond, VA 23173
Admissions Phone: (804) 289-8189
Admissions Email: mrahman@richmond.edu
Web site: http://law.richmond.edu
Admissions URL: http://law.richmond.edu/application/application.htm
Admissions Information
Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Michelle L. Rahman
Application deadline
03/01
Full-time program application fee
$35
Part-time program application fee
N/A
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
summer
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
1,960
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
588
Overall acceptance rate
30.0%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
160
Number of full-time program applicants
1,960
Number of full-time program acceptances
588
Full-time acceptance rate
30.0%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
160
Number of part-time program applicants
N/A
Number of part-time program acceptances
N/A
Part-time acceptance rate
N/A
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
N/A
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.11-3.55
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
159-162
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.11-3.55
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
159-162
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
N/A
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
N/A
Career Information
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
VA
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
89.6%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
75.6%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
164
Graduates employed at graduation
65.9%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
95.1%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$49,000
Median private sector starting salary
$53,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$83,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
83%
Median public service starting salary
$49,500
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
0.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
7.0%
Percent employed in government
18.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
19.0%
Percent employed in law firms
54.0%
Percent employed in public interest
1.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
1.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
5.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
60%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
1%
Number of states where graduates are employed
18
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
1.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
5.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
1.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
0.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
87.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
1.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
1.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
3.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.0%
Employment location unknown
0.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: Full service Career Services Office, with 5 full-time professional and support staff; includes on-campus interviews with many law firms, government agencies, court offices, and public service organizations, and participation in seven job fairs.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
87.6%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
11.0%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
1.4%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
0.0%
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