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, 97.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 56% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 11.3% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
97.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
71.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
56%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
14.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
11.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
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