Vanderbilt University Law School

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University Law School is located in Nashville, TN and enrolls approximately 172 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 170 and median GPA is 3.91. In the most recent reporting year, 94% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 53.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
172
Median LSAT
170
Median GPA
3.91
Bar-Required Jobs
94%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 171
50th Percentile 170
25th Percentile 167
75th Percentile 3.97
50th Percentile 3.91
25th Percentile 3.77

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
94%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
71.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
53.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
11.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
5.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
94.51%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.05%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+13.46%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
164
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 52
Less than ½ tuition 310
Half to full tuition 120
Full tuition 8
More than full tuition 15