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Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University Law School

Accreditation
ABA approved since 1925
Institution type
Private
J.D. formats
Full-time J.D.
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Median LSAT
170
Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA
3.91
Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition
$76,440
Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class
172
Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs
98.2%
Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage
94.6%
2025 graduates

Latest verified values from ABA required disclosures. Each dataset describes a different class, as labelled. The job share is PreLaw Advisor’s arithmetic (full-time, long-term bar-passage-required positions ÷ total graduates), not an ABA-published figure.

Current cycle (2026-2027)

Requirements are recorded per application cycle, so a new cycle never overwrites an older one. The 2026-2027 cycle is for students starting law school in fall 2027.

From the school’s official admissions pages

Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
Vanderbilt University Law School — J.D. Admissions
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 23, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 28, 2026
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Deadlines

  • Application opensSeptember 1, 2026No time published
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Vanderbilt University Law School — J.D. Admission FAQ page
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 28, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
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Application fee
$85
Fee waivers
For those who have received a need-based fee waiver through LSAC or a Vanderbilt Law School fee waiver, the Vanderbilt application fee will be automatically waived when applied.
LSAC CAS required
Yes
Résumé
Not reported
Interviews
Not reported
Rolling admissions
Yes
International applicants
Not reported
Transfer applicants
Not reported

Admission tests

  • JD-NEXT: accepted
  • LSAT: accepted

Letters of recommendation: 2 required.

Essays & statements

  • AddendumOptional
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Vanderbilt University Law School — J.D. Admission FAQ page
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 28, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
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  • Optional statementOptional
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Vanderbilt University Law School — J.D. Admissions
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 28, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)

As reported to the ABA

The ABA report that would cover the 2026-2027 cycle (report year 2026) has not been published or verified yet.