Vermont Law School Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #3849 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1079 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #1008 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #8 of 17 | In Vermont |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 80%
- Graduates
- 653
- Male:Female Ratio
- 30:70
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.vermontlaw.edu
Vermont Law School Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
We've calculated the 80% acceptance rate for Vermont Law School based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
165 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
205 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 428 (66%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 78 (12%) |
| Black or African American | 44 (7%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 38 (6%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 28 (4%) |
| Asian | 20 (3%) |
| Two or more races | 12 (2%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
Tuition and fees
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $42,000 |
| Tuition in-state | $42,000 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $42,000 |
| Fee in-district | $1,300 |
| Fee in-state | $1,300 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,300 |
Vermont Law School majors
Vermont Law School has granted 111 master's across 2 programs and 151 doctorate degrees in Law. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Vermont Law School.
| Major | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 151 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 83 | |
| American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence | 28 | |
| Grand Total | 111 | 151 |
Notable alumni
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Elizabeth MacDonough
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 58)
- Enrolled in Vermont Law School
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
-
Elizabeth MacDonough is an American lawyer and the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate since 2012. She is the first woman to hold the position. MacDonough guided the Senate through the first and second impeachment trials of Donald Trump, and she and her staff brought the Electoral College certificates to safety during the January 6 Capitol attack.
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Danna Azrieli
- Occupations
- business executivebusinessperson
- Biography
-
Danna Azrieli Hakim is an Israeli real-estate developer, and philanthropist. Azrieli has been Chairwoman of Azrieli Group, a publicly real estate company in Israel, since 2014. Azrieli is also Chairwoman of the Azrieli Foundation (Israel), and a member of the Azrieli Foundation (Canada), and a board member of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, and the Darca schools. She has an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion.
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Joe Benning
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Joseph Charles Benning is an American politician and a Republican who served as a member of the Vermont Senate representing Caledonia District from 2011 to 2023. He served as the Senate's Minority leader from January 2013 to January 2017, when he was succeeded by Dustin Allard Degree. In late 2017, Degree resigned from the Senate, and Benning was again chosen by the Senate's Republicans to serve as Minority Leader.
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Vincent Illuzzi
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Vincent Illuzzi, Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Derby, Vermont who formerly served as a Republican member of the Vermont State Senate representing the Essex-Orleans senate district.
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Charles A. Murphy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charles A. "Charley" Murphy is the former representative of the 21st Middlesex District to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Sterry R. Waterman
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Sterry Robinson Waterman was a Vermont lawyer and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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Sarah E. Buxton
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Sarah E. Buxton is an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. She was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Tunbridge.
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David Ross
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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David Patrick Ross is an American environmental and land-use lawyer who served as the Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2018 to 2021. Prior to his EPA role, he was a Wisconsin assistant attorney general and director of the state's environmental-protection judicial unit.
General info
| Alternative names | VLS |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| Motto | Law for the Community and the World |
| Academic calendar | August to May. Also Summer Session (May - July) |
| Total FTE staff | 155 |
| Carnegie classification | Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools |
Location and contacts
| Address | 164 Chelsea Street South Royalton, Vermont, 05068-0096 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 1,000 |
| Phone | 8028311000 |