VLS Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Vermont Law School's 2025 tuition & fees is $53,768 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 4.00% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $22,372. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Vermont Law School is $76,140.

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Vermont Law School 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$51,700	$53,768	4.00%
Living Costs	$22,372	$22,372	-
Room & Board	$18,472	$18,472
Books & Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
Personal Expenses	$2,400	$2,400
COA	$74,072	$76,140	2.79%
Grants / Scholarships	$30,000	$30,000
COA after receiving aid	$44,072	$46,140

Grants and Scholarships

At Vermont Law School, 101.22% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $30,000. 11.37% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 59.63% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received	414
Half or Less than Tuition	26.33%
Half to Full Tuition	61.84%
Full Tuition	11.84%
More than Full Tuition	0.00%
Part-time
Number Received	17
Half or Less than Tuition	94.12%
Half to Full Tuition	5.88%
Full Tuition	0.00%
More than Full Tuition	0.00%

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Vermont Law School is 3.3 and the average LSAT score is 151. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 194 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 201 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Vermont Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	2.8	3.3	3.62
Full-Time	3.03	3.35	3.72
Part-Time	2.63	3.16	3.49
LSAT Scores	148	151	156
Full-Time	147	152	158
Part-Time	148	151	154

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,036 students have applied to Vermont Law School and 665 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 201 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 64.19% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.23% at Vermont Law School.

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Vermont Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	1,036
Admitted	665
Enrolled	201
Acceptance Rate	64.19%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	30.23%
Pre-Admitted	0
Total Number of First-Year Students	201 64 men, 131 women, 4 Other 123 full-time, 76 part-time

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 140 students took the bar exam first time at Vermont Law School. Among them, 75 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 53.57%. For reference, the average pass rate at Vermont law schools is 69.09%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Vermont Law School.

In 2023, 165 students graduated from Vermont Law School. Of them, 90 graduates employed where bar passage required and 38 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 124 graduates employed as full-time and 11 employed as part-time status.

Vermont Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	151
First-time Takers	140 22 from prior year, 9 Early Takers
No Exam Takers	33
First-time Bar Exam Passer	75
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	53.57%
Average Pass Rate at Vermont Law Schools	69.09%