JD Class of 20103,985 applicants 193 enrolled 1L students 51% women 23% minority students Colleges: 112 States: 38 & D.C. Foreign nations: 3
75% GPA: 3.83 Median GPA: 3.74 25% GPA: 3.54
75% LSAT: 168 Median LSAT: 167 25% LSAT: 164
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J.D. application processJ.D. Application Basics
Application forms. We encourage you to apply online, although you may also download and print paper forms or receive or use the paper forms provided in the Viewbook. | Forms | Viewbook request | LSAT, LSDAS, and LSAC J.D. Credential Assembly Service. All applicants must take the LSAT and register with LSDAS through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). (International students must register with the LSAC J.D. Credential Service rather than LSDAS when appropriate - please see below) You must provide a copy of official college transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended to LSDAS. Your LSDAS report will include photocopies of your transcripts, your LSAT score(s), your LSAT writing sample, an transcript analysis and other information helpful to readers of your application. Two letters of recommendation. You must submit at least two letters of recommendation. Letters should be from members of the faculty of your undergraduate or graduate school, preferably faculty members who served as your advisers on research projects or who taught you in more than one course. If you have been recently employed full-time or have been in military service, you may submit letters from the persons best able to comment on your performance. If you have been out of school for several years, you may submit letters from employers if academic recommendations are not available. We recommend that your letters be submitted through the LSDAS letter of recommendation service, although your recommenders may send their letters directly to the Admissions Office if they prefer. If your school maintains a permanent file of recommendation letters or forms, you may have copies of these sent to us directly to the Admissions Office. Personal statement. Please provide a personal statement, presenting yourself to the Admissions Committee. The application forms provide additional guidance for your statement. Application fee. $50 (non-refundable). If you apply online, you must pay the fee with a credit card. If you have received a need-based fee waiver through LSAC for your LSAT fees, your Vanderbilt application fee will be automatically waived when you apply online. JD Financial Aid Statement. Required of all applicants. Please complete this form as indicated. Application for Law Scholars Merit Awards. (optional) International Students. If you completed a bachelor’s degree at an institution outside the United States (including its territories) and/or Canada, in addition to providing the materials listed above, you must also: 1) Register with the LSAC J.D. Credential Assembly Service, and 2) Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) if the language of instruction at the foreign institution conferring your bachelor’s degree is not English. Please request that ETS send your TOEFL score directly to LSAC for inclusion with your CAS report, using code 0058.
We can consider your application when we have received the following:
We make decisions on individual applications as quickly as possible, although the time required may vary from case to case. We evaluate each application thoroughly, reflecting our belief that the quality of the educational environment at Vanderbilt Law School benefits from considering a range of information far broader than your GPA and LSAT score. A rolling selection process allows for extending the time frame of consideration where appropriate, ensuring that each application receives the individual attention it deserves and allowing us to make careful comparisons of applications completed at different times. The rolling process also means that applicants who take the December or February LSAT are not disadvantaged.
Questions? Contact the Admissions Office 615-322-6452 | admissions@law.vanderbilt.edu
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