ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
Vanderbilt Law School
Tennessee · Private · School ID: vanderbilt-university
Vanderbilt Law School is a private law school in Tennessee. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 94.5% first-time bar passage rate (state average 81.0%). 98.8% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 56.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $76,440 per year; a median grant of $32,792 brings median net tuition to about $43,648. The median LSAT is 170 with a 13.3% acceptance rate.
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Vanderbilt Law School?
Vanderbilt Law School reported a 94.5% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 81.0% state average.
How much does Vanderbilt Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Vanderbilt Law School is $76,440 per year (about $229,320 over three years). The median grant is $32,792, bringing median net tuition to roughly $43,648 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Vanderbilt Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Vanderbilt Law School is 170 and the median GPA is 3.91; the acceptance rate is 13.3%.
What are the job outcomes at Vanderbilt Law School?
98.8% of Vanderbilt Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 56.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.0% were still seeking employment.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Vanderbilt University, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.