While the members of the Class of 2026 comprise a diverse group in multiple dimensions, 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.
Students
female students
students of color
median age
undergraduate schools represented
states, D.C., and Canada
75th percentile GPA: | 3.96 |
Median GPA: | 3.89 |
25th percentile GPA: | 3.65 |
75th percentile LSAT: | 171 (97th percentile among test-takers) |
Median LSAT: | 170 (96th percentile among test-takers) |
25th percentile LSAT: | 164 (85th percentile among test-takers) |
The majority of the Class of 2026 (64%) graduated college at least one year before entering VLS; 30% 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.
Athens, GA | Fort Collins, CO | Oakland, CA |
Atlanta, GA | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Olathe, KS |
Austin, TX | Globe, AZ | Orlando, FL |
Birmingham, AL | Greensboro, NC | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
Boulder, CO | Irvington, NY | Phoenix, AZ |
Bray, Ireland | Kansas City, MO | Pittsburgh, PA |
Brentwood, TN | La Jolla, CA | Plano, TX |
Cambridge, MA | Lantana, FL | Reston, VA |
Chapel Hill, NC | Las Vegas, NV | Ruston, LA |
Charlotte, NC | Lexington, MA | San Antonio, TX |
Chattanooga, TN | Los Angeles, CA | San Francisco, CA |
Chicago, IL | Macon, GA | St. Charles, IL |
Cincinnati, OH | Manistee, MI | Tallahassee, FL |
Cleveland, OH | Memphis, TN | Urbana, IL |
Collinsville, CT | Miami, FL | Vienna, VA |
Columbus, OH | Middleton, WI | Walla Walla, WA |
Dallas, TX | Nashville, TN | Walnut Creek, CA |
Douglasville, GA | New Orleans, LA | Washington, DC |
Dublin, Ireland | New York, NY | West Palm Beach, FL |
Enid, OK | Newark, NJ | Winter Park, FL |
48th Judicial Circuit (MI) | Lee County (AL) Courthouse | Tennessee House of Representatives |
9th Judicial Circuit (MI) | Maryland Office of the State's Attorney | Texas House of Representatives |
Boone County (MO) Prosecuting Attorney's Office | Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services | Town of Davie, FL |
Chatham County (GA) District Attorney's Office | Miami-Dade County Community Relations Board | Tucson City Prosecutor's Office |
City of Escondido (CA) | Muskegon County (MI) Public Defender's Office | U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of California |
City of Walnut Creek, CA | National Institutes of Health | U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Texas |
Cook County (IL) State's Attorney's Office | National Security Agency | U.S. Department of Energy |
Cumberland County (PA) Courthouse | New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene | U.S. Department of Justice |
Department of the Prosecuting Attorney (Honolulu, HI) | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | U.S. Department of Labor |
Diplomatic Security Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility Council | New York Supreme Court | U.S. Department of State |
Douglas County (NE) Juvenile Court | North Carolina General Assembly | U.S. Department of Transportation |
El Dorado County (CA) Court | Office of the New York State Attorney General | U.S. Department of Treasury |
Florida House of Representatives | Office of the Texas Governor | U.S. House of Representatives |
Florida Office of the State Attorney | Philadelphia District Attorney's office | U.S. Senate |
Florida Senate | Richmond County (NY) District Attorney's Office | Van Nuys (CA) Superior Courthouse |
Fulton County (GA) District Attorney's Office | San Diego County District Attorney | Virginia Beach City Attorney |
Haralson-Polk County (GA) Superior Court | South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice | Westfield (NJ) Municipal Court |
Harris County (TX) District Attorney's Office | Tennessee Department of Military | Wilkes County (NC) Courthouse |
Jonesboro, GA District Attorney's Office | Tennessee General Assembly |
A.J. Fletcher Foundation | Exodus Refugee Immigration | New York Legal Assistance Group |
Allegan County Legal Assistance Center | GreenAllies | NextGen America |
American Civil Liberties Union | Harvard Legal Services Center | North Carolina Justice Center |
Arms Control Association | Human Rights Watch | Ohio Women's Alliance |
Association for International Arbitration | Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence | Our Voice Nuestra Voz |
Autism Legal Resource Center | Innocence Project London | Planned Parenthood |
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | International Federation of the Red Cross | Solace Women's Aid |
Bethany Christian Services | International Rescue Committee | Tennessee Justice Center |
Carolina Youth Development Center | Leadership Sevier | The Borgen Project |
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado | Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee | The Propwatch Project |
Center for International Policy | Luke's Wings | True North of Columbia, MO |
Children's Advocacy Institute | March For Our Lives | Verdiazul |
Citizens for Local Power | Midwest Asian Health Association | Voices Beyond Assault |
Communities for People | National Legal Aid and Defense Association | Women for Afghan Women |
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) | National Science Foundation | Youth Villages |
Argentina (2) | Dominican Republic | Japan (5) |
Australia | Ecuador | Peru |
Belgium (2) | Egypt | Poland |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | France (6) | Russia |
Cambodia | Germany (4) | Saudi Arabia |
Canada (2) | Honduras | South Korea |
Chile | Hong Kong (3) | Spain (6) |
China (5) | Hungary | Switzerland |
Colombia | India | Taiwan (2) |
Costa Rica | Ireland (3) | Thailand |
Czech Republic | Israel (2) | United Arab Emirates |
Denmark | Italy (3) | United Kingdom (12) |
Afrikaans | Hindi (2) | Russian (4) |
American Sign Language (3) | Italian (3) | Shanghainese |
Arabic (4) | Japanese (3) | Shijiazhuang |
Cantonese (3) | Kannada | Spanish (36) |
French (13) | Korean (7) | Tamil |
German (5) | Latin (4) | Telugu |
Greek (2) | Mandarin (14) | Wenzhounese |
Hebrew | Polish (2) | Yoruba |
A cappella singer (3) | Collegiate tennis player | Non-profit founder |
Amateur boat builder | Collegiate Track & Field (4) | Pianist (5) |
Archer | Collegiate volleyball player (3) | Podcast producer |
Author | Debate team member (5) | Professional Pokémon player |
Badminton player | Eagle Scout (4) | Rhodes Scholar finalist |
Barbershop quartet member | Elementary school teacher | Salsa dance instructor |
Bollywood dancer | Equestrian horseback rider | Scuba Diver (3) |
Cellist (2) | Equine therapy volunteer | Soccer referee |
Clarinetist | Half Marathon Runner (3) | Taekwondo instructor |
Collegiate baseball player (2) | High school teacher | Teach for America Corps member |
Collegiate Cross Country (3) | Hockey player | Touring musician |
Collegiate football player | Improv actor | Triathlete |
Collegiate golfer | Medieval reenactor | U.S. Air Force veteran |
Collegiate lacrosse player (2) | Mixed Martial Arts Black Belt | U.S. Navy veteran |
Collegiate rower | Mock Trial (8) | U.S. Army veteran (3) |
Collegiate soccer player | Moot Court | Violinist (3) |
Collegiate swimmer (2) | Muay Thai Boxer | Violist |