Self-study
Vanderbilt University Law School
Ranked #14
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #10 in Above the Law 2025
Nashville, Tennessee
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.91
Median LSAT
170
Acceptance rate
13%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 22
Jan 2026
3
Jan 22
Accepted: 3
Dec 2025
3
Dec 18
Accepted: 3
Nov 2025
1
Nov 26
Waitlisted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
167
170
171
GPA
3.77
3.91
3.97
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
6124
100%
Accepted
812
13%
Matriculated
170
3%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
95%
Full-time non-legal
5%
Unemployed
0.6%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Tennessee
38
New York
35
Texas
24
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
71%
1-25
6%
26-500
17%
501+
48%
Business & industry
2%
Government
5%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
11%
Federal
9%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
0.6%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$73,148
Estimated 3 years: $219,444
Cost of living (off-campus)
$34,369
Estimated 3 years
$103,107
Total cost
$109,809
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$329,427
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$32,000
25th percentile: $17,500
75th percentile: $46,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
66%
50-100%
33%
100%
0%
>100%
0.9%
Demographics
Out of 505 students in 2024, 58% were women, and 39% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
41%
Women
58%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
56%
Women
44%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
66%
Women
34%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
61%
Black
8%
Asian
10%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
4%
Unk
7%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
63%
Black
10%
Asian
7%
Hisp
13%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
2%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
84%
PoC
16%
Part-time faculty
White
84%
PoC
16%
Vanderbilt student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
208
-
32
64
Women
292
-
25
33
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
309
118
48
81
Asian
51
14
-
-
Hispanic
50
24
-
-
Black
42
19
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
19
3
-
-
Other
33
9
-
-
People of Color
196
69
9
16
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