J.D. Program

J.D. Class Profile

A Tradition of Excellence

While the members of the Class of 2027 comprise a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences, they share a common bond of academic excellence. As the following statistics indicate, they excelled in their undergraduate studies and show outstanding promise for law studies.

160
Students
59%
female students
37%
students of color

23
median age
90
undergraduate schools represented
32
states, as well as D.C., Canada, Guam, and United Kingdom

75th percentile GPA:	3.94
Median GPA:	3.89
25th percentile GPA:	3.66
75th percentile LSAT:	170
Median LSAT:	169
25th percentile LSAT:	163

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Experience Counts

The majority of the Class of 2027 graduated college at least one year before entering Vanderbilt Law School; 45% were age 24 to 31 at entry. Collectively, the members of the class bring a wealth of experience in a variety of areas. Their backgrounds include business, science, education, technology, service, public policy, and graduate training in a number of fields.

Class of 2027 Snapshot

Colleges attended:

American University	Arizona State University	Auburn University
Baldwin Wallace University	Barnard College - Columbia University	Baruch College - CUNY
Bates College	Baylor University	Boston College
Boston University	Brandeis University	Brown University
Campbell University	Carnegie Mellon University	Case Western Reserve University
Clark University	Colgate University	College of William & Mary
Columbia University	Cornell University	Davidson College
Drexel University	Emory University	Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University	Fordham University	Furman University
George Washington University	Georgetown University	Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University	Harding University	Harvard University
Howard University	Indiana State University	Johns Hopkins University
Kansas State University	Lake Forest College	Miami University (Ohio)
Middlebury College	Mississippi College	New York University
Northwestern University	Ohio State University	Oklahoma State University
Purdue University	Saint Louis University	Sewanee: The University of the South
Southwestern University	Spelman College	Stanford University
Texas A&M University	United States Air Force Academy	United States Military Academy
University of Alabama	University of California - Berkeley	University of California - Davis
University of California - Los Angeles	University of Florida	University of Georgia
University of Illinois	University of Kentucky	University of Maryland
University of Miami	University of Michigan	University of Mississippi
University of Missouri	University of Nebraska	University of North Carolina
University of Notre Dame	University of Oklahoma	University of Oxford (UK)
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pittsburgh	University of South Carolina
University of Southern California	University of Tampa	University of Tennessee: Martin
University of Texas	University of Western Ontario	University of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt University	Wake Forest University	Wellesley College
Wesleyan University	Wheaton College (Illinois)	William Jewell College
Williams College	Xavier University of Louisiana	Yale University

Law firm and in-house counsel experience:

Anderson, SC	Ann Arbor, MI	Athens, GA
Atlanta, GA	Austin, TX	Avery Island, LA
Brentwood, TN	Bryan, TX	Burbank, CA
Cape Coral, FL	Chicago, IL	Collinsville, CT
Dayton, OH	Dobbs Ferry, NY	Dripping Springs, TX
Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Gainesville, FL	Glen Burnie, MD
Grand Rapids, MI	Guam	Hinesville, GA
Hollywood, FL	Houston, TX	London, United Kingdom
Los Angeles, CA	Miami, FL	Mineola, NY
Nashville, TN	New York, NY	Omaha, NE
Orlando, FL	Oxford, MS	Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA	Portland, ME	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Royal Oak, MI	Sacramento, CA	San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA	Southfield, MI	Stillwater, OK
Terre Haute, IN	Tulsa, OK	Washington, DC
West Bloomfield, MI	Winter Park, FL

Government, prosecutor, public defender, court, and municipal experience:

13th Judicial Circuit of Florida	29th Judicial District Court of Louisiana	Arizona Secretary of State
Beauregard Clerk of Court (LA)	Beauregard Parish District Attorney's Office (LA)	Boone County State's Attorney's Office (IL)
Boston Mayor's Office of Policy & Planning	California Attorney General's Office	California State Senate
Carroll County Attorney's Office (ME)	City of Ann Arbor	City of St. Louis
City of Toledo Mayor	Cobb County Solicitor General's Office (GA)	Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services
Connecticut Superior Court	Cumberland County District Attorney's Office (ME)	Davidson County Juvenile Court
Federal Defenders of New York	Federal Reserve Board of Governors	Fulton County District Attorney's Office (GA)
Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings	Government of Pakistan Capital Administration & Development Division	Hays County Clerk's Office (TX)
Human Rights Defender's Office (Armenia)	Indiana House of Representatives	Lake County Public Defender's Office (IL)
Library of Congress	Los Angeles City Attorney's Office	Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services
McHenry County State's Attorney's Office	Metropolitan Public Health Department of Nashville	Missouri Senate
Nashville Metro Office of Family Safety	New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct	North Carolina Court of Appeals
Office of State Attorney for Florida's 15th Judicial Circuit	Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia	Office of the Tennessee Governor
Ohio Public Defender's Office	Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections	Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
San Antonio Metro Health Department	St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office	Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Texas House of Representatives	U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York	U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. General Services Administration	U.S. House of Representatives	U.S. Senate
U.S. State Department	Union County Prosecutor's Office (NJ)	Washtenaw County Trial Court (MI)
Wisconsin Governor's Office

Public interest, non-profit, and NGO experience:

African Community Learning Program	American Civil Liberties Union	Bargard Organization NGO
Battered Women's Justice Project	Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law	Boston Center for Mental Health Law
Center for Alternative Sentences & Employment Services	Child Advocacy Center of Gainesville	Children of Prisoners Europe
Children's Defense Fund	Children's Law Center	Close Up Foundation
Communities for People	Community of Hope Clinic & Nonprofit	Council on American-Islamic Relations
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)	Crossroads Foundation	East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
Family Abuse Center	Foreign Policy Association	Habitat for Humanity
Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services	International Detention Coalition	International Rescue Committee
Jewish Vocational Service	Kansas Action for Chilren	KC Digital Drive
Lafayette Urban Ministry Immigration Clinic	mEducation Alliance	Montgomery County Family Justice Center
National Alliance on Mental Illness	National Bureau of Asian Research	National Institute for Civil Discourse
Neighbors Link	One Hope Tulsa	Reform Alliance
Response Crisis Center	Rio Ferdinand Foundation	Save the Children Federation
Southern Poverty Law Center	Tennessee Justice Center	The Bail Project
The Borgen Project	U.S. Sustainable Investment Forum	United Nations Refugee Agency
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Where they have lived, worked, and studied:

Armenia	Australia	Austria
Belgium	Brazil	China
Croatia	Denmark	France
Germany	Greece	Guam
Hong Kong	Ireland	Israel
Italy	Jamaica	Kuwait
Mexico	Morocco	Nigeria
Norway	Pakistan	Peru
Portugal	Russia	Saudi Arabia
South Korea	Spain	Sweden
Taiwan	United Arab Emirates	United Kingdom

Languages spoken:

Albanian	Amharic	Arabic
Armenian	Bengali	Farsi
French	German	Greek
Gujarati	Haitian Kreyol	Hebrew
Hindi	Igbo	Italian
Japanese	Korean	Kurdish
Latin	Mandarin	Norwegian
Portuguese	Punjabi	Romanian
Russian	Sanskrit	Spanish
Tagalog	Tigrinya	Ukrainian
Urdu	Vietnamese	Yoruba

Special interests and hobbies:

Ballet Dancer	Bossa Nova Enthuasiast	Collegiate Baseball Player
Collegiate Cheerleader	Collegiate Cross Country Competitor	Collegiate Football Player
Collegiate Rowing Team Member (4)	Collegiate Soccer Player	Collegiate Softball Player
Collegiate Track & Field Team Member (3)	Collegiate Volleyball Player (2)	Dizi (Bamboo Flute) Player
Double Bass Player	Eagle Scout	Emergency Medical Technician
Engineer	Figure Skater	Fly Fisherman
Freelance Artist	Hip Hop Dancer	Ice Cream Maker
Improv/Sketch Comedy Performer	Indonesian Gamelan Drum Player	Jeopardy! National College Championship Contestant
Karate Instructor	Little League Baseball Umpire	Marathoner (2)
Miss South Carolina	Mixologist	Mosaic Artist
Musical Theatre Actress	National Anthem Singer	Parachutist
Pilates Instructor	Songwriter	Spelunker
Taekwondo Champion	Teacher	Trapeze Artist
Triathlete	Trivia Host	U.S. Air Force (2)
U.S. Army (4)	U.S. Navy (2)	Wakeboarder
Water Polo Player	Woodworker

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Anna Coplon '24

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