Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach incorporates its Christian identity into legal education. Its strengths include constitutional advocacy, human rights, family law, and litigation, supported by the Center for Global Justice and Robertson Center for Constitutional Law.
This guide walks you through how to get into Regent Law.
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1. Regent Law Admissions Numbers and Statistics
Regent Law Class of 2028:
- LSAT: 75th: 161 | Median: 158 | 25th: 153
- GPA: 75th: 3.89 | Median: 3.68 | 25th: 3.37
Regent Law Class of 2027:
- LSAT: 75th: 161 | Median: 158 | 25th: 153
- GPA: 75th: 3.80 | Median: 3.64 | 25th: 3.39
These are the full-time fall 2025 and fall 2024 entering cohorts. The LSAT distribution stayed unchanged, while the GPA median rose from 3.64 to 3.68 and the upper quartile increased from 3.80 to 3.89. The full-time class grew from 114 to 123 students. GPA movement, rather than a higher LSAT median, distinguished those two classes.
Aim to be at or above at least one median to be competitive. Above both puts you in a stronger position. Below both medians, this is a prayer, not a reach.
For context on how medians affect your strategy, see How to Build a Smart Law School List.
2. Regent Law Application Essays
Personal Statement (required)
Regent requires a 500–1,000-word statement explaining your motivation for studying law at Regent and the skills or experiences you bring.
For more on addressing school interest within this personal statement, see my Why X Essay Guide.
For more on how to write a personal statement, see my Personal Statement Examples and Personal Statement Guide.
For more on making your whole application work together, see my Cohesive Narrative Guide.
Addenda and Character & Fitness Resources
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3. Regent Law Resume Requirements
Keep the resume focused on education, employment, leadership, and sustained service. Describe responsibilities and results directly. Let the personal statement explain your motivation for Regent rather than repeating the same narrative in both documents.
For more on preparing your resume, see my Resume Examples and Resume Guide.
4. Regent Law Letters of Recommendation
Submit at least one academic letter, or a general recommendation if you have been out of school for five years or more. Regent accepts up to four letters of recommendation through LSAC. A spiritual recommendation is encouraged, not required. Recommenders must upload their own letters.
For more on recommendations, see my LOR Guide (Applicants) and LOR Guide (Writers).
5. Regent Law Interview Process
Admissions interviews are by invitation after application requirements are completed. Prepare to explain your interest in law, your reasons for choosing Regent, and how your experiences connect to its mission. Use specific examples rather than rehearsing the wording of your personal statement.
6. Regent Law Deadlines and Early Decision
Testing Policy
Regent uses the LSAT and CAS. It considers the highest LSAT while reviewing all scores. A limited route is available to applicants meeting ABA Interpretation 503-3 criteria; those applicants still apply through LSAC and identify their eligibility.
Application Dates and Fees
- Priority Decision Deadlines: November 1, 2026; December 12, 2026; February 6, 2027.
- Additional Review Deadlines: March 6, April 3, May 1, and July 3, 2027.
- Final Application Deadline: July 31, 2027.
- Early Commitment Program: March 1.
- Application Fee: $65, nonrefundable.
- Decision Timing: Rolling review; most decisions arrive within three weeks after the file is complete.
Early Commitment Program
The Early Commitment Program is binding. Admitted applicants complete the seat deposit, enrollment agreement, and ECP contract by March 1. The contract requires a $500 nonrefundable deposit by the offer's deadline, withdrawal of other law-school applications, and no further applications elsewhere. Participants receive priority consideration for Faculty Scholar Fellowships and enhanced scholarship opportunities. Compare the actual award before giving up other options.
For a full breakdown of early decision strategy, see Should You Apply Early Decision to Law School?
Program Formats
The flexible part-time program spreads first-year required courses over two years. It remains an on-campus JD, not an online alternative. Build your work schedule around those classes before choosing the format.
7. Regent Law Scholarships and Financial Aid
Merit Scholarships
Regent awards institutional scholarships, with enhanced scholarship consideration through ECP. Its 2025 ABA disclosure reports no scholarships conditioned on performance beyond good academic standing. Keep the award's renewal terms separate from Honors Program requirements.
Donor Scholarships
Named awards include the Central Florida Law Scholarship and Lawrence W. I'Anson Scholarship. Many donor awards serve continuing students, have their own academic or financial criteria, and are nonrenewable. They are not interchangeable with an entering merit award. Regent also restricts combinations of institutional scholarships and military tuition discounts.
Cost and Need-Based Aid
For 2026–2027, JD tuition is $1,449 per credit. Regent budgets $43,470 in full-time fall/spring tuition and $76,834 in total annual attendance costs, including fees and estimated living expenses. Need-based aid and some donor awards use FAFSA information. Evaluate the remaining cost after scholarship, not the award amount alone.
For more on scholarship strategy, see How to Negotiate Law School Scholarships.
8. Regent Law Joint Degree Programs
Regent's joint-degree framework generally anticipates four years of full-time study when a JD is involved. Options include:
- JD/MBA with the School of Business & Leadership.
- JD/MA in Organizational Leadership with the School of Business & Leadership.
- JD/MA in Communication or Journalism with the School of Communication & the Arts.
- JD/MDiv with the School of Divinity.
- JD/MA in Government or MPA with the Robertson School of Government.
Apply separately and gain admission to both programs, using the law application as the primary application. Regent's credit-reduction policy does not automatically allow both degrees to take their maximum listed reduction. The business and government combinations are especially relevant to applicants planning organizational or public-sector work.
9. Regent Law Employment Outcomes (Class of 2025)
Regent Law's Class of 2025 employment outcomes (reported to the ABA, measured 10 months after graduation):
- Full-time, long-term bar-passage-required employment (ABA): 93.2%
- BigLaw (firms with 101+ attorneys): 1.0%
- Federal clerkships: 5.8%
- Public service (including government): 25.2%
Virginia was the leading employment state, with California and Georgia next. The bar-required employment rate and federal clerkship share tell a different story from the very small large-firm share. Regent's outcomes are more aligned with government, clerkships, and smaller-firm practice than with a broad BigLaw recruiting pipeline. Match that pattern to your intended work and the amount you would need to borrow.
10. Regent Law Areas of Study and Specializations
Constitutional Law: The Robertson Center for Constitutional Law involves students in legal research and writing connected to constitutional litigation, including amicus briefs. Its work emphasizes religious liberty and free speech, giving applicants interested in appellate advocacy a concrete institutional connection.
Human Rights: The Center for Global Justice combines research, internships, and casework concerning human trafficking and other human rights issues. Its Human Trafficking Clinic adds direct client work to that broader program through representation connected to survivors' criminal records.
Family Law: Lynne Marie Kohm's work and the Child Advocacy Clinic connect family-law study with children's legal needs. Family Law, Wills, Trusts & Estates, and Family Mediation offer different ways to study the disputes and planning decisions affecting families.
Litigation and Advocacy: James Duane's evidence and advocacy teaching sits alongside Trial Practice, Appellate Advocacy, and the Civil Practice Clinic. Moot Court and Trial Advocacy boards add competition work, while supervised client matters demand fact development and practical judgment.
11. Regent Law Clinics and Experiential Learning
Regent combines live-client clinics with supervised practicums:
- Human Trafficking Clinic: Students meet survivors, prepare petitions, and work on vacatur, expungement, and related legal issues under supervision.
- Civil Practice Clinic: Students manage client matters from initial interviews through representation, developing case strategy, drafting documents, negotiating, and preparing for proceedings.
- Child Advocacy Clinic: Students research and write about children's legal issues before legislative and regulatory bodies, with possible client representation.
- Immigration Law Practicum: Students develop real immigration cases through client interaction, case management, and legal work involving survivors of violence or crime and asylum seekers.
- National Right to Work Practicum: Students work with the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, digesting depositions, researching issues, and assisting litigation staff.
- Prosecution Practicum: Students learn prosecutors' daily responsibilities and ethical obligations through supervised practical work. Participation requires the relevant coursework and Virginia Third-Year Practice Certificate.
Pro Bono and Experiential Learning
The JD requires six experiential/oral-skills credits, including a course from the designated oral-skills group. The American Center for Law and Justice's on-campus office offers student employment and credit-bearing externships. Center for Global Justice internships provide another route into public-interest work, while PILAR supports student public-interest summer placements through grants.
12. Regent Law Notable Faculty and Journals
Faculty
- Jeffrey A. Brauch: Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Intellectual Life. His teaching includes foundations of law and international human rights. He is the founding director of the Center for Global Justice and a former Regent Law dean.
- James J. Duane: Professor working in evidence, civil procedure, and advocacy. He coauthored Weissenberger's Federal Evidence and has served as a contributing editor of Black's Law Dictionary.
- Lynne Marie Kohm: John Brown McCarty Professor of Family Law. Her work covers family relationships, estate planning, and elder law. She is the author of Estate Planning Success for Women and a certified guardian ad litem.
- Kathleen A. McKee: Associate Professor and Director of Experiential Learning. Her work includes access to justice and clinical education. Before teaching, she was managing attorney at Tidewater Legal Aid Society.
Journals
- Regent University Law Review: Legal scholarship from a historic Christian perspective.
- Journal of Global Justice & Public Policy: Scholarship on international law, human rights, and public policy.
13. Regent Law Culture and Student Life
Regent's Christian identity carries into weekly law chapel, the Christian Legal Society, and its mentoring programs. Students can join faculty and practicing-lawyer mentoring relationships that connect academic work with professional and spiritual formation. PILAR, the Family Law Society, and advocacy boards provide other routes into the community.
Virginia Beach places the school within the broader Hampton Roads legal market. The on-campus ACLJ office adds a distinctive workplace connection, while government and smaller-firm practice feature prominently in graduates' paths. Assess both the religious environment and the regional setting as parts of daily life, not just application talking points.
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