Vermont Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 582 students enrolled in Vermont Law School - 491 JD and 91 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 63 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 201 students newly enrolled to the law school - 64 men and 131 women. By enrolled status, 120 students enrolled as full-time and 64 students enrolled as part-time. Vermont Law School is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 1,036 | 665 | 201 | 0 | 201 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Total | 193 | 83 | 110 | 0 |
| Full-time | 193 | 83 | 110 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Total | 151 | 71 | 80 | 0 |
| Full-time | 151 | 71 | 80 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 166 | 63 | 102 | 1 |
| Full-time | 166 | 63 | 102 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 170 | 56 | 114 | 0 |
| Full-time | 150 | 49 | 101 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 199 | 64 | 131 | 4 |
| Full-time | 123 | 40 | 80 | 3 | |
| Part-time | 76 | 24 | 51 | 1 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 582 students enrolled, of which 491 are J.D. students and 91 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 84.36% at Vermont Law School.
You can compare Vermont Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 500 and 700
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Vermont Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 703 | 464 | 239 |
| 2021 | 624 | 441 | 183 |
| 2022 | 653 | 429 | 224 |
| 2023 | 519 | 429 | 90 |
| 2024 | 582 | 491 | 91 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Vermont Law School is 56.22%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.49% with 5 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.49% with 3 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Vermont Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 5 (2.49%) |
1 | 4 |
| Asian | 3 (1.49%) |
0 | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 26 (12.94%) |
8 | 18 |
| White | 113 (56.22%) |
38 | 75 |
| Two or More | 9 (4.48%) |
2 | 7 |
| Race Unknown | 8 (3.98%) |
6 | 2 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 6 (2.99%) |
1 | 5 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
172 faculties and 6 law librarians work for Vermont Law School. With the 582 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Law School | 172 | 6 | 3 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 69 men (40.12%) and 100 women (58.14%) faculties teaching/advising students at VLS Law. In addition, 1 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 50 full-time and 121 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 138 | 166 | 172 |
| Full-time | 57 | 58 | 50 |
| Men | 21 | 20 | 16 |
| Women | 36 | 37 | 33 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Part-time | 81 | 108 | 121 |
| Men | 42 | 53 | 53 |
| Women | 39 | 55 | 67 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 6 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Vermont Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Full-time | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Part-time | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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