Vanderbilt Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Vanderbilt University Law School's 2027 tuition & fees is $81,492 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 3.42% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $33,254. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Vanderbilt University Law School is $114,746.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Vanderbilt University Law School.

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The average GPA is 3.91 and the average LSAT score is 170 for 2027 Vanderbilt University Law School admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 168 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 170 students.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 6,124 students have applied to Vanderbilt University Law School and 812 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 170 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 13.26% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 20.94% at Vanderbilt University Law School. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 172 first-year students enrolled in Vanderbilt University Law School.

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At Vanderbilt University Law School, 89.70% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $33,604. 5.08% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 26.49% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Vanderbilt University Law School costs and financial aid page.

Vanderbilt University Law School enrolled 172 first-year students in total. Among them, 97.67% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 122 White, 24 Asian, 5 Black or African American, 14 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 75 male and 93 female students enrolled at Vanderbilt University Law School.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 70.93%, followed by Asian with 13.95%.

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Last year, total 176 students took the bar exam first time at Vanderbilt University Law School. Among them, 162 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 92.05%. For reference, the average pass rate at Tennessee law schools is 76.94%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Vanderbilt University Law School.

In 2025, 200 students graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School. Of them, 184 graduates employed where bar passage required and 8 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 198 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Vanderbilt University Law School employement summary page.