Fall Enrollment Report 2025
as of September 18, 20251
| Undergraduate | Law | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Cohort | FY | SO | JR | SR | Sub-Total | Special Non-Degree2 | Total | JD | LL.M | Int'l Exchange | Special Non-Degree | Total | Grand Total | |
| Total at Academic Level | 499 | 574 | 458 | 466 | 414 | 1,912 | 4 | 1,916 | 369 | - | - | 1 | 370 | 2,286 |
| Enrollment Status | ||||||||||||||
| New Student | 499 | 498 | 1 | - | - | 499 | 3 | 502 | 131 | - | - | 1 | 132 | 634 |
| New Transfer | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Returning | - | 75 | 455 | 466 | 414 | 1,410 | 1 | 1,411 | 237 | - | - | - | 237 | 1,648 |
| Total degree-seeking | 499 | 574 | 458 | 466 | 414 | 1,912 | - | - | 369 | - | - | - | 369 | 2,281 |
| Registration Status | ||||||||||||||
| Full-time | 499 | 574 | 458 | 466 | 414 | 1,912 | 3 | 1,915 | 369 | - | - | 1 | 370 | 2,285 |
| Part-time | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Full-time Equivalent (FTE) | 499 | 574 | 458 | 466 | 414 | 1,912 | 3 | 1,915 | 369 | - | - | 1 | 370 | 2,285 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 230 | 272 | 221 | 220 | 199 | 912 | 1 | 913 | 199 | - | - | - | 199 | 1,112 |
| Female | 269 | 302 | 237 | 246 | 215 | 1,000 | 3 | 1,003 | 169 | - | - | 1 | 170 | 1,173 |
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ethnicity/Race | ||||||||||||||
| Nonresident | 45 | 48 | 47 | 38 | 33 | 166 | 2 | 168 | 15 | - | - | 1 | 16 | 184 |
| Hispanic | 41 | 46 | 38 | 53 | 26 | 163 | 1 | 164 | 38 | - | - | - | 38 | 202 |
| Asian | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 91 | - | 91 | 28 | - | - | - | 28 | 119 |
| Black | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 87 | - | 87 | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | 113 |
| American Indian | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific I. | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| White | 332 | 389 | 300 | 303 | 293 | 1,285 | - | 1,285 | 215 | - | - | - | 215 | 1,500 |
| Multi-racial | 27 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 84 | - | 84 | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | 91 |
| No response | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 33 | 38 | - | - | - | 38 | 71 |
| Percent Nonresidents3 | 9.0% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 50.0% | 8.8% | 4.1% | - | - | 100.0% | 4.3% | 8.0% |
| % Dom Stdnts of Color4 | 22.2% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 24.9% | 20.8% | 22.4% | 25.0% | 22.4% | 27.4% | - | - | - | 27.3% | 23.2% |
| Nationality | ||||||||||||||
| US Citizen (exclusive) | 416 | 487 | 387 | 398 | 363 | 1,635 | 1 | 1,636 | 345 | - | - | - | 345 | 1,981 |
| US Dual | 35 | 36 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 93 | 1 | 94 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 98 |
| US Other and Unknown | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Permanent Resident | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | - | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 21 |
| Nonresident | 44 | 48 | 47 | 38 | 33 | 166 | 2 | 168 | 15 | - | - | 1 | 16 | 184 |
| Percent International5 | 16.4% | 15.2% | 15.5% | 14.4% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 75.0% | 14.5% | 6.5% | - | - | 100.0% | 6.8% | 13.3% |
| Residence Status | ||||||||||||||
| Campus Dorm/Apt | 499 | 520 | 233 | 312 | 63 | 1,128 | 2 | 1,130 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,130 |
| Fraternity/Sorority | - | 54 | 198 | 33 | 8 | 293 | - | 293 | - | - | - | - | - | 293 |
| Off campus | - | - | 4 | 56 | 330 | 390 | 2 | 392 | 367 | - | - | 1 | 368 | 760 |
| Domestic Study | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Intl. Study Abroad | - | - | 23 | 63 | 12 | 98 | - | 98 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 100 |
| Percent on Campus6 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.1% | 86.0% | 17.7% | 78.5% | 50.0% | 78.4% | - | - | - | - | - | 65.2% |
| Home Address | ||||||||||||||
| VA Resident | 95 | 109 | 75 | 82 | 77 | 343 | 1 | 344 | 136 | - | - | - | 136 | 480 |
| Other US states & territories | 358 | 414 | 336 | 344 | 303 | 1,397 | - | 1,397 | 218 | - | - | - | 218 | 1,615 |
| Other Country & Abroad | 46 | 51 | 47 | 40 | 34 | 172 | 3 | 175 | 15 | - | - | 1 | 16 | 191 |
| Percent In-state | 19.0% | 19.0% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 17.9% | 25.0% | 18.0% | 36.9% | - | - | - | 36.8% | 20.6% |
Per institutional policy on progress to degree, undergraduate CLASSIFICATION is determined by credit hours completed toward graduation. There are 56 students in the Class of 2026 whose progress to degree classifies them as Juniors. Although they are likely to graduate in 2026, they are listed in the JR column.
Source: Fall Enrollment Census, Office of Accreditation and Institutional Research. Revised: 01/08/2026
1Enrollment numbers for the Law School as of September 18, 2025
2Includes international exchange students visiting W&L; domestic exchange students are excluded.
3As percent of column total.
4Dom Stdnts of Color = Domestic Students of Color
5Includes nonresidents, U.S. residents, and dual citizens
6Does not include students studying off campus or abroad.