Vermont Law School

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South Royalton, VT 05068-0096
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#6 in Student to Faculty Ratio

VLS is tied for #6 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (4.2:1).

#55 in Presence of Female Faculty

VLS is tied for #55 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (43.5%).

#71 in Highest Tuition

VLS ranks #71 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($49,279). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#84 in Presence of Minority Students

VLS ranks #84 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (33.9%).

#109 in Public Sector Salary

VLS is tied for #109 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($52,000).

#138 in Private Sector Salary

VLS is tied for #138 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($62,400).

#147 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#153 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
VLS ranks #147 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (29.8%) and #153 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (66.9%).

#148 in Median LSAT

VLS is tied for #148 in terms of the median LSAT score (151) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#151 in Median Undergraduate GPA

VLS ranks #151 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.25) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#153 in Bar Passage Rate

VLS ranks #153 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (68.6%), and it underperforms by -0.2% the state of Vermont’s overall bar passage rate of 68.8%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#162 in Library Size

VLS ranks #162 in terms of library size with 246,552 volumes or equivalents.

#184 in Presence of Minority Faculty

VLS ranks #184 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (6.0%).

#193 in Acceptance Rate

VLS ranks #193 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 76.4% among those who applied for admission.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 15
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 76.4% 70.8%
LSAT Score (Median) 151 151
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 147-156 146-156
GPA (Median) 3.25 3.17
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.80-3.56 2.82-3.52

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: VT NY
School's bar passage rate: 68.6% 79.2%
State overall bar passage rate: 68.8% 72.7%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -0.2% +6.5%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 29.8% 24.6%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 66.9% 63.1%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $49,279 $47,873
Room and Board: $9,000 $12,234
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 92.6% N/A
Median grant amount among full-time students: $20,000 $20,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $129,611 $156,710
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 83.7% 86.5%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 445 375
Men: 45.2% 42.9%
Women: 54.8% 57.1%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 66.1% N/A
Black: 8.1% N/A
Hispanic: 8.1% N/A
Asian: 3.8% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 4.2 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 168 N/A
Male: 56.5% N/A
Female: 43.5% N/A
Minority: 6.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $62,400 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $52,000 $47,009
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 246,552 247,362