FAST FACTS
J.D. CLASS OF 2025 PROFILE 5,817 155
54
(35%) Minority Students
23
Median Age
3.57
3.90
3.98
GPA
163
170
170
LSAT
25%
98 8
Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri New Hampshire
First-Year Students Entering Fall 2022 (54%) Female Students
25%
Permanent Residency
Applicants to J.D. Class Entering Fall 2022
84
Median Median
75% 75%
As of September 30, 2022
Undergraduate Schools Represented
3 1 4 15 3 2 7 14 7 3 1 1 4 1 2 6 4 2 4 1 1
New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Canada China India
1 1 8 6 7 1 1 3 1 2 1 10 9 8 2 1 2 2 2 1
Applying to enter fall 2023? We would like to know you better as a prospective student and for you to learn more about Vanderbilt. That’s why we offer admission interviews with VLS alumni as part of the application process, and why VLS alumni will conduct interviews nationwide and in several foreign locations during this cycle. To request an alumni interview, complete the interview request section of the VLS application and submit your application by Nov. 15.
(5%) Hold Advanced Degrees Permanent Residents of
37 States, D.C., Canada, China and India
Undergraduate Schools Represented Anna Maria College Asbury University Babson College Baruch College, CUNY Bates College Boston College Brown University California Polytechnic State University California State University, Fullerton Case Western Reserve University Centre College Clemson University College of Saint Rose Cornell University Dallas Baptist University Dartmouth College Denison University Duke University Emory University Erskine College Florida International University Florida State University Fordham University Furman University George Mason University
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1
Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Gustavus Adolphus College Harvard University Hendrix College Hollins University Howard University Liberty University Michigan State University Mississippi College Mississippi State University New York University North Carolina State University, Raleigh Northeastern University Oberlin College Oglethorpe University Ohio State University Oklahoma State University Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Providence College Rhodes College Ripon College
1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Samford University Sewanee: The University of the South Skidmore College Southern Methodist University Spelman College Stanford University SUNY Oneonta Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Tougaloo College Trinity University (Texas) Tulane University United States Military Academy University of Akron University of Alabama University of Arizona University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of Central Arkansas University of Georgia University of Illinois University of Indianapolis University of Kentucky
1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 1 5 2 1 1
University of Manitoba University of Maryland University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of North Carolina University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of South Carolina University of South Dakota University of Southern California University of Texas University of Texas at Dallas University of Virginia University of Wisconsin Vanderbilt University Vassar College Washington University Western Kentucky University Yale University Zhejiang Gongshang University
1 1 2 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 1 12 1 3 1 2 1
Academic Overview & Employment Statistics Degree Programs
Financial Assistance
Top Prospects
J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) n LL.M. (Master of Laws)–A one-year program for foreign-trained lawyers n Ph.D. Law and Economics
n 2022–23 tuition: $66,696 n Merit- and need-based scholarships,
n 5th, 2022 Above the Law ranking of Top
n
including several full-tuition meritbased awards n Loan Repayment Assistance available to qualifying graduates working in public-sector positions
Academic Programs n n n n n n n n n
Law & Business (certificate program) Criminal Justice Energy, Environment & Land Use Intellectual Property International Legal Studies Law & Government Law & Innovation Litigation & Dispute Resolution Social Justice
Publications n Vanderbilt Law Review n Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law n Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law n Social Justice Reporter n The Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review, produced by Vanderbilt students in conjunction with the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C.
Dual Degree Programs n n n n n
J.D./M.S. in Finance (3-year program) J.D./Master of Business Administration J.D./Master of Public Policy J.D./Doctor of Medicine J.D./Master of Divinity
n Faculty ranked 7th in academic impact
n Vanderbilt in Venice (study abroad) n Externships (international and domestic,
in “Inclusive Citation Rankings of U.S. Law Schools” Balanced Ranking, Matthew Sag, 2021 Faculty ranked 9th in “Scholarly Impact” among U.S. law schools in a study based on citations of scholarly work from 2016 to 2020 Faculty ranked 5th among U.S. law schools in a 2019 study by Heald and Sichelman based on how often their research was downloaded and cited Best Classroom Experience: 5th (2022, 2021), 10th (2018, 2017)—The Princeton Review Best Professors: 6th (2022, 2021), 9th (2019)—The Princeton Review
n
academic credit) n Public interest stipends (international
and domestic)
n
Clinics and Experiential Programs n Community Enterprise n Criminal Practice n First Amendment n Housing Law n Immigration Law n Intellectual Property & the Arts n International Law Practice Lab n Youth Opportunity n Semester Externships
n
n
J.D. Employment Destinations—Classes of 2017–2021 WA4 ME1
MT1 MN4
NH1 NY143 MA4 CT1 MI7 PA22 NJ12 OH22 MD4 DE7 IL30 IN4 WV1 DC83 VA3 MO6 KY20 NC22 TN139 AR5 SC6 MS4 AL21 GA69 LA6 WI1
NV5 UT1 CA43 AZ3
NE7 CO7
NM1
KS3 OK3
TX101 AK1
n n
n n n
Top Academics
Summer Opportunities
OR3
n
FL33
International: 13 Bahrain (1) Belgium (1) China (9) Nepal (1) United Kingdom (1) U.S. Military JAG: 19
n
50 Law Schools based on employment outcomes, cost and student debt 8th, Percentage of 2021 graduates who took “elite” full-time, long-term, bar-passagerequired jobs as federal clerks or associates at firms of 100 or more attorneys (72.4%, based on ABA data) 7th, 2022 Lawyers of Color ranking of Top 65 Law Schools for Black Students 11th, Percentage of 2021 graduates taking full-time, bar-passage-required positions (90.1%) based on ABA data 65.1% of 2021 graduates took employment in firms with more than 100 attorneys 8.3% of 2021 graduates went to federal clerkships immediately after graduation 5th, Percentage of 2020 graduates employed as full-time, long-term federal judicial clerks (16.1%, based on ABA data) 9th, Best for Federal Clerkships (2020)— The Princeton Review
Top Location: Nashville n Best Quality of Life: 2nd (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)—The Princeton Review n Best Up-and-Coming City, Hemisphere Readers’ Choice Awards 2022 n 5th, Robb Report, 12 Favorite Cities to Visit in the U.S., May 2022 n 2022 Top 10 Friendliest Cities in the U.S., Condé Nast Traveler n 5th, Top U.S. Destinations for City Lovers & 7th, U.S. Top Destinations for Food Lovers, Trip Advisor’s 2022 Traveler’s Choice Awards
ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWS Employers representing law offices throughout the U.S. interview 2Ls and 3Ls in early August during OCI. A smaller OCI program that includes 1Ls seeking summer positions is available in the spring. GLOBAL ALUMNI NETWORK VLS’s extensive network of approximately 11,000 alumni, which covers 50 states, D.C., two U.S. territories and 45 foreign nations, includes leaders in law, government, academia, business and industry, public service and other areas. M O S T P O P U L A R D E S T I N AT I O N S CLASSES 2017–21
New York 16% Tennessee 16% Texas 12% Washington, D.C. 9% Georgia 7% California 5% Florida 4% Illinois 3% The remaining 28% took employment across another 34 states and internationally.