ABA 509 Profile · Private · South Royalton, VT
Vermont Law and Graduate School: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 152 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.25 describe the class that entered in 2025. 1,553 people applied, 909 were admitted and 289 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
152
p25 148 to p75 157
Median UGPA
3.25
p25 2.81 to p75 3.61
Acceptance Rate
58.5%
909 offers of 1,553 applications
First-Year Class
290
132 full time, 158 part time
Full-Time Tuition
$55,382
plus $1,075 fees
Living Estimate
$23,952
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$28,000
99% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
64.9%
jurisdiction average 76.5%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
909 offers of admission ÷ 1,553 completed applications = 58.5%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 58.53%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Vermont Law and Graduate School
Vermont Law and Graduate School received 1,553 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 909 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 58.5%. 289 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 31.8%. Counting deferred admits and part-time entrants, the first-year class came to 290 students: 132 full time and 158 part time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 704.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 152, with a 25th percentile of 148 and a 75th of 157. That is 7 points below the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 168 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 2.81 at the 25th percentile, 3.25 at the median and 3.61 at the 75th. 5 of the entering class were admitted on a GRE score rather than an LSAT score.
Full-time tuition is $55,382 a year at a single rate for residents and non-residents. Mandatory fees add $1,075. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $23,952. Tuition, fees and that living estimate add up to $80,409 for one year, or $241,227 across three, before any grant. 550 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 99% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $28,000. 42 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 87 of 134 passed, a rate of 64.93%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 76.45%, so the school ran 11.52 points behind the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 90 of 130 graduates (69.2%) held a job requiring bar admission. 3 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (2.3% of the class), of whom 3 went to firms of 501 or more. The largest single destination was Vermont with 33 graduates, followed by New York with 14.
Vermont Law and Graduate School has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1972. It is a private school based in South Royalton, VT. 9 first-year students left for academic reasons, 4.0% of the class. 1 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 1,553 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 909 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 289 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 31.8% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 157 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 152 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 148 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.61 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.25 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 2.81 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 285 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 5 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 704 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 132 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 87 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 53 |
| Faculty other than full time | 91 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 179 |
| Law clinic seats filled214 available | 116 |
| Field placements filled | 79 |
| Application deadline | April 15, 2026 |
| Application fee | $60 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time tuition, resident | $55,382 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $1,075 |
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $1,929 |
| Part-time tuition, resident | $41,538 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, resident | $56,457 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $23,952 |
| Tuition, fees and living, one yearthe three published figures added together | $80,409 |
| The same three figures over three yearsbefore any grant or scholarship | $241,227 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 557 students | 550 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 99% |
| Awards below half tuition | 355 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 153 |
| Awards at full tuition | 42 |
| Awards above full tuition | 0 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $41,250 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $28,000 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $18,000 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition4.0% of the first-year class | 9 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 0 |
| Students transferring in | 1 |
| First-year students transferring out | 0 |
| First-time bar takers | 134 |
| First-time bar passers | 87 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | -11.52 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission69.2% of 130 graduates | 90 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers2.3% of graduates | 3 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 3 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 0 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 8 |
As listed on the 509 report
164 Chelsea Street, PO Box 96
South Royalton, VT 05068
(802) 831-1000
Council approved since 1972
Vermont Law and Graduate School 509 report: common questions
Where can I find Vermont Law and Graduate School's ABA 509 report?
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Every ABA-approved law school files a Standard 509 Information Report each year, and the ABA publishes them at https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/. This page restates Vermont Law and Graduate School's 2025 report, covering the class that entered in 2025: LSAT and GPA percentiles, applications and offers, first-year class size, tuition, grants, bar passage and employment. The figures come from the school's own filing, not from a ranking or a survey.
What LSAT score do you need for Vermont Law and Graduate School?
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Vermont Law and Graduate School reported a median LSAT of 152 for the class that entered in 2025. The middle 50 percent ran from 148 at the 25th percentile to 157 at the 75th. A score at or above 152 puts you at or above the median half of the class; below 148 you are in the quarter of admitted students who needed something else in the file to carry the application. Law schools do not publish a minimum LSAT, and these percentiles describe enrolled students rather than a cutoff.
What GPA do you need for Vermont Law and Graduate School?
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Vermont Law and Graduate School reported a median undergraduate GPA of 3.25 for the 2025 entering class, with a 25th percentile of 2.81 and a 75th of 3.61. These are LSAC Credential Assembly Service GPAs, which are recalculated from every undergraduate transcript and can differ from the GPA on your degree certificate.
What is Vermont Law and Graduate School's acceptance rate?
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909 of 1,553 applicants were offered admission for the 2025 entering class, an acceptance rate of 58.5%. That figure is offers divided by completed applications, both as filed in the 509 report. Of those admitted, 289 enrolled.
How much does Vermont Law and Graduate School cost?
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Vermont Law and Graduate School filed full-time tuition of $55,382 for the year in its 2025 509 report. The median grant among students receiving one was $28,000, so the published price is not what most students pay. Living costs are reported separately and are not included in these figures.
What is Vermont Law and Graduate School's bar passage rate?
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64.9% of Vermont Law and Graduate School graduates passed the bar on their first attempt, as reported in the ABA's first-time bar passage outcomes for 2024 graduates. Bar passage is reported a year behind the admissions figures on this page because it tracks a graduating class rather than an entering one.
Closest on the numbers
Schools with the nearest LSAT median to Vermont Law and Graduate School
Widener University Delaware
152 LSAT, 3.33 GPA, 59.7% accept
Mississippi College
152 LSAT, 3.37 GPA, 59.8% accept
University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth
152 LSAT, 3.36 GPA, 52.2% accept
St. Thomas University
152 LSAT, 3.42 GPA, 60.2% accept
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
152 LSAT, 3.36 GPA, 43.7% accept
Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Vermont Law and Graduate School and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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