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Vermont Law School

Vermont · Private · School ID: vermont-law-school

Vermont Law School is a private law school in Vermont. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 64.9% first-time bar passage rate (state average 76.5%). 77.7% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 2.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $55,382 per year; a median grant of $28,000 brings median net tuition to about $27,382. The median LSAT is 152 with a 58.5% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)148 / 152 / 157
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)2.81 / 3.25 / 3.61
Acceptance rate58.5%
Applications received1,553
Offers extended909
1L enrollment290
Total JD enrollment704
GRE-only takers5
Transfers in / out1 / 0

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$55,382
Non-resident tuition$107,536
Mandatory fees$1,075
Living-expense estimate$23,952
Median grant$28,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$18,000 / $41,250
No-grant share1.3%
< half-tuition grants63.7%
Half-to-full grants27.5%
Full-tuition grants7.5%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)64.9%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar79.4%
State average (same exam)76.5%
Difference vs. state-11.6 pts

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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates130
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)77.7%
Bar-required jobs69.2%
MegaLaw 500+2.3%
BigLaw 251–5000.0%
Mid 101–2500.8%
Small 2–10024.6%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships21.5%
Government15.4%
Public interest10.8%
Business / industry10.0%
Academia3.1%
Seeking employment6.2%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment234 (34.5%)
Female enrollment444 (65.5%)
White445
Black60
Hispanic93
Asian20
Two or more races16
Other / unreported70

Faculty

Total faculty144
Full-time53
Faculty of color23

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$95,920

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Vermont Law School?

Vermont Law School reported a 64.9% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 76.5% state average.

How much does Vermont Law School cost?

Resident tuition at Vermont Law School is $55,382 per year (about $166,146 over three years). The median grant is $28,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $27,382 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Vermont Law School?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Vermont Law School is 152 and the median GPA is 3.25; the acceptance rate is 58.5%.

What are the job outcomes at Vermont Law School?

77.7% of Vermont Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 2.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 6.2% were still seeking employment.

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Vermont Law School, 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.