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Vanderbilt University Law School

LSAT 170
GPA 3.90
Tuition & Fees $72,184
Acceptance Rate 14.53 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 92.05 %

Vanderbilt University Law School Overview

Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN
Established in 1874, Vanderbilt University Law School is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Nashville, Tennessee. The 2025 tuition & fees of Vanderbilt University Law School is $72,184.
The acceptance rate of the school is 14.53% and yield is 17.75%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 170 and the average GPA is 3.90. Total 586 students are attending Vanderbilt University Law School and 150 of them is first-year students. Last year 161 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 149 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 92.05%). You may want to check the general academic information of Vanderbilt University Law School at Vanderbilt University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

154 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 170 Vanderbilt University Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 154 submitters is 3.90. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Vanderbilt University Law School 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores165169170
Undergraduate GPA3.73.893.95

Vanderbilt University Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees

Vanderbilt University Law School tuition & fees is $72,184 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Vanderbilt University Law School is $63,946. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $56,128
Vanderbilt University Law School Tuition & Fees
Vanderbilt University Law School$72,184
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$20,998
Books & Supplies$1,700
Personal Expenses$5,614
Average Costs at Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate$63,946
Graduate$56,128

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 6,884 students applied to Vanderbilt University Law School and 981 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 149 students finally enrolled to Vanderbilt University Law School. The acceptance rate is 14.53% and yield (enrollment rate) is 18%. With 5 deferred/pre-admitted students, Vanderbilt University Law School has 154 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Vanderbilt University Law School 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants6,884
Admitted981
Enrolled149
Acceptance Rate14.53%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)17.75%
Deferred / Previously Admitted5
Total First Year Class Enrollment154

Law Student Population

Vanderbilt University Law School has total 586 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 544 students enrolled in JD program and 8 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Vanderbilt University Law School
Total Enrollment552
JD Enrollment544
Non-JD Enrollment8
Vanderbilt University Law School has 154 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 72 male and 82 female students. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Vanderbilt University Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Vanderbilt University Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total154 1540
Men72 720
Women82 820

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 182 students have graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School. Among them, 161 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 149 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Vanderbilt University Law School is 92.05% where the average pass rate of Tennessee is 78.69%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Vanderbilt University Law School
Total Graduates182
First-time Bar Exam Taker161
(156 new graduates, 5 from prior year and 1 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker26 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate149 / 92.55%
Pass Rate at Tennessee78.69%