Vanderbilt University

Ranked #14
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #10 in Above the Law 2025
Nashville, Tennessee

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.89
Median LSAT
169
Acceptance rate
18%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
163
169
170
GPA
3.66
3.89
3.94
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
4808
100%
Accepted
887
18%
Matriculated
157
3%

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

Location
Jobs
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
$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 University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
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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