Class of 2014
The 217 members of the Class of 2014 arrived on August 15, and the Law School welcomed one of its most accomplished classes to date. They hail from 35 different states, the District of Columbia, China, and South Korea, and their records of achievements, awards, honors, leadership, employment, and service indicates students who will individually and collectively uphold the fine tradition of William & Mary Law School.
- Median LSAT: 165 (75th/25th: 167/161)
- Median undergraduate GPA: 3.73 (75th/25th: 3.82/3.46)
- Average age: 24
- Age range: 18 to 36
- 51% men, 49% women
- 19% of students identify themselves as minorities
- Total applicants: 5,939
The Class of 2014 attended 136 different undergraduate institutions, 13 in Virginia and 121 in 38 other states, DC, and two other countries. Eight percent of the class hold advanced degrees. The College of William & Mary and the University of Virginia are the leading undergraduate institutions; the leading out-of-state undergraduate institutions are Cornell University and Brigham Young University. Other feeder schools include Brown, Chicago, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Middlebury, NYU, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, and the United States Air Force, Military, and Naval Academies. Class members have undergraduate and graduate degrees in biology, business administration, business management, communications, computer science, criminal justice, economics, education, electrical engineering, electronics/information engineering, English literature, foreign languages, history, music, philosophy, political science, religious studies, social studies, and sociology.
Members of the Class of 2014 come to William & Mary with a myriad of different experiences.
- 39% of the class has full-time work experience, including work in the private sector, federal and state government, non-profit organizations, education, and the legal profession
- Five members served in the military
- One student was elected to his City Council while an undergraduate, another served as press secretary to then-Senator Joe Biden
- Students were active in student life, serving as student council presidents and officers, honor council justices, fraternity presidents and officers, journal editors, college ambassadors, and newspaper editors
- Outstanding public servants include five Teach for America corps members, nine Eagle Scouts, two raisers of guide dog puppies, and nineteen participants on church missions ranging from several weeks to two years.
- The class includes varsity athletes and talented musicians and performers.
In addition to the Class of 2014 J.D. candidates, twenty-eight students joined William & Mary Law School for one year of study in the American Legal System as LL.M. candidates. These new members of the Law Schools community are citizens of China, Ethiopia, France, India, Malaysia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Most have been trained in law in their home nations, and we are excited for the contributions and added understanding that they bring to William & Mary.
