Scholarships

Law School Scholarships

The Law School offers more than 100 merit and need-based scholarships. Currently, 96% of the student body receive some financial aid in the form of scholarships. 

Everyone who applies to the Law School is considered for merit-based scholarships. Scholarships awarded by the Law School to admitted applicants are awarded for three consecutive years of study at the Law School. To retain scholarship eligibility, students are required to maintain good academic standing. 

To be eligible to apply for Federal Student Loans and to be considered for a need-based scholarship award, you must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (William & Mary's title IV code is 003705).

Statement of Good Academic Standing for students up until the Class of 2024
  • A student who does not achieve a 2.5 grade point average at the end of the first term (semester) of legal study will be placed on academic probation. A student who has not achieved a 2.5 cumulative GPA at the end of the first year of legal study will be dismissed for academic deficiency (whether or not the student was previously placed on academic probation). Rising 2L students (students who have completed two terms (one full academic year) of legal study) who are ineligible to continue as a student may not petition for the right to continue.
  • To be able to continue in residence at the Law School as a 2L and 3L, a student must maintain a term and cumulative grade point average of 2.3. To clarify, the student must maintain the minimum grade point average of 2.3 for each semester in the second year and each semester in the third year; as well as a cumulative grade point average of 2.3 at the conclusion of both the second and third year of legal study.
Statement of Good Academic Standing for Students Entering Fall 2022
  • A student who does not achieve a 2.0 grade point average at the end of the first semester of legal study will be dismissed permanently for academic deficiency. The student may not petition for the right to continue or for reinstatement.
  • A student who does not achieve a 2.5 grade point average at the end of the first semester of legal study will be placed on academic probation.
  • A student who has not achieved a 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the end of the first year of legal study will be dismissed permanently for academic deficiency (whether or not the student was previously placed on academic probation). The student may not petition for the right to continue or for reinstatement.
  • To be able to continue in residence at the Law School as a 2L and 3L, a student must maintain a semester and cumulative grade point average of 2.3. To clarify, the student must maintain the minimum grade point average of 2.3 for each semester in the second year and each semester in the third year; as well as a cumulative grade point average of 2.3 at the conclusion of both the second and third year of legal study.
  • GPA shall be truncated at the 100th and rounded to the nearest tenth and otherwise calculated according to the normal conventions of the Law School. The Academic Advisory Committee has the authority, in its discretion, to interpret and implement the eligibility criteria set forth herein.

All scholarships are awarded based on residency of the student at the time of admission. Therefore, if a student is granted in-state tuition during their time at William & Mary Law School, the scholarship will be prorated to the appropriate percentage of in-state tuition. 

Note: William & Mary Law School scholarships cannot exceed the total cost of tuition nor can the total of scholarships and loans exceed the total Cost of Attendance. If you receive military funding or external scholarships that, combined with your scholarship award, total an excess of the yearly total cost of attendance as published in admission publications, your scholarship will be reduced accordingly.