Law school
Vanderbilt University Law School
Nashville, TN
#12 in U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools (2026-27)
Admissions profile
Fall 2025 entering class
- LSAT (25th / median / 75th)
- 167 / 170 / 171
- GPA (25th / median / 75th)
- 3.77 / 3.91 / 3.97
- Admit rate
- 13.3%
- Entering class
- 173
- Applications
- 6,124
- Admitted
- 812
Sources: Vanderbilt University Law School — 2025 Standard 509 Information Report; Meet the Vanderbilt J.D. Class of 2028
Where your numbers sit
Against the published percentiles above — not an estimate, not a prediction.
Published LSAT: 25th 167 · median 170 · 75th 171.
Published GPA: 25th 3.77 · median 3.91 · 75th 3.97.
See your chances at Vanderbilt Law
Percentiles: American Bar Association Standard 509 Information Report · Fall 2025 entering class
Application deadlines
2026–27 application cycle
- Early decision deadline
- November 1
- Regular decision deadline
- April 1
- Application opens
- September 1
Source: Vanderbilt Law — J.D. Application Dates and Deadlines
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Sources
- Vanderbilt University Law School — 2025 Standard 509 Information Report — Vanderbilt University Law School
- Meet the Vanderbilt J.D. Class of 2028 — Vanderbilt University Law School
- Vanderbilt Law — J.D. Application Dates and Deadlines — Vanderbilt University Law School
- Best Law Schools (2026-27) — U.S. News & World Report
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