Morgantown, West Virginia
West Virginia University College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1923
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 155
- Median GPA
- 3.65
- Resident tuition
- $26,370
- First-year class
- 114
- Bar-required jobs
- 82.4%
- First-time bar passage
- 78.7%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $24,642 | $1,678 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $41,994 | $1,678 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,445 | $0 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$16,470
- Living off campus$16,470
- Living at home$16,470
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$24,642
- Mandatory fees$1,678
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$16,470
PreLaw Advisor total$42,790
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 316 | 316 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 245 | 245 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 78% | 78% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 157 | 157 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 60 | 60 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 23 | 23 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 5 | 5 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $5,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $16,000 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2022-202312 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-202286 received · 7 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-202177 received · 4 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.