Although there are more private law schools in Virginia than public ones, Virginia residents have two options for more affordable, in-state tuition. William & Mary Law School, located in Williamsburg, boasts a top-ranked and highly selective program. To the northeast, Arlington features George Mason University School of Law. Apply for need and merit-based scholarships and grants for further tuition reductions.
Appalachian School of Law is located in the heart of southwest Virginia, in the mountain town of Grundy. The city of Lexington, Virginia features Washington and Lee University School of Law. Liberty University School of Law can be found in nearby Lynchburg. In the central part of the state, Charlottesville boasts The University of Virginia School of Law. To the east lies University of Richmond School of Law. Farthest from southwest Virginia, while still remaining in state, is Regent University School of Law, located in Virginia Beach.
West Virginia University College of Law, located in Morgantown, is the only law school in West Virginia. North Carolina offers Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston Salem, Duke University School of Law in Durham and University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill. Not far from southwest Virginia lies University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville. In Nashville, Vanderbilt University Law School remains fairly accessible to southwest Virginia.
For those willing to travel a little further, Kentucky and Washington D.C. offer a number of law school options. Kentucky features University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law, University of Kentucky College of Law in Lexington and Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law in Highland Heights. Washington D.C. features American University, Georgetown University Law Center, Howard University School of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, The George Washington University Law School and University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.