Overview

Vanderbilt Law School / Vanderbilt Law School is located in Nashville, TN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Divinity (JD/M Div)
Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (JD/MA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Juris Doctor/Doctor of Medicine (JD/MD)
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Policy (JD/MPP)
Juris Doctor/Master of Theological Studies (JD/MTS)
Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD)
Master of Laws/Master of Arts (LL M/MA)
Master of Laws (LL M)	Law
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Law and economics
Juris Doctor (JD)	Law

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	35
Doctoral Degrees	195

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (for PhD), LSAT Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some 72 hours of coursework and research (for PhD)

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

4,380

Applied

1,413

Accepted

204

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Foreign law degree
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (for PhD), LSAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Advanced undergraduate economics (for PhD)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$53,150

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

572

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.94%
Black or African American	10.49%
White or Caucasian	64%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.52%
Asian	4.37%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.05%
Unknown	10.31%

Gender

Male (48%)

Female (51%)

Faculty

88

Total faculty

Full-time - 37

Part-time - 51

Male (53)

Female (35)

Location & Contact

Address 131 21st Avenue, South
Nashville, TN  37203
United States

Contact G. Todd Morton
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Email: admissions@law.vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615-322-6452
Fax: 615-322-1531

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