J.D. CLASS OF 2029
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PROFILE
AS OF AUGUST 18, 2026
6,972
690
179
applications received
offers of admission
students enrolled
8.4% first-generation college 77.1% first-generation law school 26% graduated in 2026.
34
63.7% female students represented
U.S. States including D.C.
74% graduated from their undergraduate institution 1+ years prior to applying.
3.74 3.90 3.98
GPA
167
LSAT
25%
25%
MEDIAN
75%
171
172
MEDIAN
Permanent Address: Alabama 5 Arizona 1 Arkansas 2 California 9 Colorado 3 Connecticut 3 District of Columbia 9 Florida 18 Georgia 8 Illinois 10 Indiana 1 Iowa 3 Kentucky 2 Louisiana 2 Maine 1 Maryland 1 Massachusetts 2
Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
2 2 1 8 27 3 3 3 1 2 2 19 12 2 8 1 3
75%
21-41 AGE RANGE
24 AVERAGE AGE
Maximize Your Opportunities At Vanderbilt Law, all admitted applicants are automatically considered for merit scholarships. We also offer Access2VLS need-based scholarships to entering J.D. students who submit an application for consideration and demonstrate financial need for tuition funding.
11 22 3 3
ADVANCED 10% HOLD DEGREES
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COLLEGES AND
87 UNIVERSITIES
98.3 % of the J.D. Class of 2029 received merit scholarships their 1L year.
Complete the Access2VLS Application Log in to your Applicant Portal and submit the application. Applications can be submitted before an admission decision is rendered.
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44.3%
of admits, not matriculants, who applied for Access2VLS grants received a need-based scholarship offer.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Find out what to expect in tuition costs and the funding opportunities available.
VANDERBILT J.D. FAST FACTS Top Academics
Academic Programs
Best Professors (No. 3, Princeton Review, 2025) Professor Accessibility (No. 2, Princeton Review, 2025) Ranking of Law Faculties by Academic Influence (No. 7, Matthew Sag, 2024) Scholarly Impact Ranking of Law Faculties (No. 9, Gregory Sisk et al., 2024) 4 professors ranked among 20 most-cited Administrative and/or Environmental Law faculty in the U.S. (Gregory Sisk et. al, 2024)
Branstetter Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program Criminal Justice Energy, Environment & Land Use George Barrett Social Justice Program Intellectual Property International Legal Studies Law & Business (certificate program) Law & Government Law & Innovation
Summer Opportunities
Clinics & Experiential Learning
Highly Ranked Student Journals Vanderbilt Law Review (No. 11, W&L Law Journal Rankings, 2025) Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law (No. 3 Arts, Entertainment, & Sports Law & No. 6 Science and Tech Journals, W&L Law Journal Rankings, 2025) Journal of Transnational Law (No. 10 International Journals, W&L Law Journal Rankings, 2025)
Standout Culture Best Classroom Experience (No. 9, Princeton Review, 2025) Best Quality of Life (No. 10, Princeton Review, 2025) Faculty-to-Student Ratio (5.7:1) Greatest Resources for Women (No. 6, Princeton Review, 2025)
Top law schools based on employment outcomes, cost, and student debt (No. 6, Above the Law, 2026) "Go-To" Law Schools, based on Percentage of Graduates to Nation's 100 Largest Firms (No. 9, National Law Journal / Law.com, 2026)
Recruitment Events
Vanderbilt in Venice (study abroad) Externships (international & domestic, academic credit) Public interest stipends (international & domestic)
Criminal Practice Clinic Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic Housing Law Clinic Immigration Practice Clinic Intellectual Property & the Arts Clinic International Law Practice Lab Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic Turner Family Entrepreneurship Clinic
Career Services
PUBLIC INTEREST SUPPORT Browse through the resources available to those seeking public interest careers.
J.D. Employment Destinations CLASSES OF 2021-2025*
Employers representing law offices throughout the nation and abroad come to Vanderbilt each year to interview our students for summer and post-graduate positions. Additionally, we host career exploration events and virtual interview sessions for career-seeking students to attend at each stage of their law school timeline.
Global Alumni Network Vanderbilt Law’s extensive network of approximately 11,000 alumni, which covers 50 states, D.C., two U.S. territories and 45 foreign nations, includes leaders in law, government, academia, business and industry, public service, and more. Last year, 143 alums returned to recruit our students at Fall Mingle.
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS
WA3
(CLASSES 2021–25)
MN5
OR2
NH2 WI1
NY173 MA14
MI4 NV8 CA45
PA14
NE2 UT2
IL40 CO17
KS1 OK4
NM1
MO4
AK1
IN4
SC4 AL8
DC93
NC17
TN147
AR3
NJ7 DE2
VA4
KY17
MS7 TX104
OH14
GA41
LA6 FL26
International / U.S. Territories: 9
New York Tennessee Texas Washington, D.C. California Georgia Illinois Florida
20% 18% 12% 11% 6% 5% 5% 3%
The remaining 20% took employment across another 25 U.S. states, U.S. territories, and internationally.
China (5) Belgium (1) United Kingdom (1) Switzerland (1) Puerto Rico (1) U.S. Military JAG: 13
CAREER SERVICES *925 degrees awarded based on ABA reports.
Get to know one of the most successful career services programs among the nation’s leading law schools.