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Vermont Law and Graduate School

Name: Vermont Law and Graduate School — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
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South Royalton, Vermont·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·vermontlaw.edu

Acceptance

Grad-only

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6-yr Graduation

Grad-only

—

Total enrollment

722

peer median 593

Avg net price

Grad-only

—

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Program outcomes Accreditation Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Campus safety Peers

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 3 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

66.7% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs

Passing2 · 66.7%
No Data1 · 33.3%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies

$76,514

$54,534

National Same-Field BA Median

+40.3%

+$21,980

Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies

+40.3%

$76,514 vs $54,534

Law

First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies

$77,550

$54,534

National Same-Field BA Median

+42.2%

+$23,016

Law

First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies

+42.2%

$77,550 vs $54,534

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Law

First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies

$138,035

$77,550

178%

Law

First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies

178%

$138,035 debt · $77,550 earn

Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies

$51,250

$76,514

67%

Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies

67%

$51,250 debt · $76,514 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1980Next review Dec 2026

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2030

Action history · 4

Feb 2023Removal of Monitoring Status
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Nov 2022Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Sep 2016Renewal of Accreditation
New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $21.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

—

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

—

null total

Direct Loans

$21.9M

909 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · UG$2K

1 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$9.5M

491 loan awards

Grad PLUS$12.4M

417 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 211 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

1.4%

-0.9pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

211

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

3.7%-5.6

2017

3.1%-6.1

2018

1.0%-6.0

2019

1.4%-0.9

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Vermontlaw

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs5

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

227 total completions

01Legal Professions

227100.0%

01Legal Professions

227100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

722

12-mo unduplicated

840

Gender split

Men

35%298

Women

65%542

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

1.45

1 offenses · 690 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.531 yr ago1.45Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault

By location

1total

Public property1

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Vermontlaw vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Vermontlaw selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectVermont Law and Graduate School	Grad-only	Grad-only	722	Grad-only	—
New England Law-Boston	Grad-only	Grad-only	1,131	Grad-only	—
Roger Williams University School of Law	Grad-only	Grad-only	484	Grad-only	—
Massachusetts School of Law	Grad-only	Grad-only	273	Grad-only	—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law	Grad-only	Grad-only	692	Grad-only	—
Community Care College	—	Open admission	493	$26,489	Community College
Peer group median	—	—	593	$26,489

Institutions like Vermontlaw

Explore the federal data for institutions in Vermontlaw's comparison group.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Vermont Law and Graduate School

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Vermontlaw.

What is the acceptance rate at Vermont Law and Graduate School?

Vermont Law and Graduate School does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution offers no undergraduate degree programs, so there is no undergraduate admissions cycle to report.

What is the graduation rate at Vermont Law and Graduate School?

Vermont Law and Graduate School does not have a reported federal graduation rate. Federal graduation rates track first-time, full-time undergraduates seeking a degree. This institution offers no undergraduate degree programs, so there is no cohort to follow.

How many students attend Vermont Law and Graduate School?

Vermont Law and Graduate School reports a total enrollment of 722 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Vermont Law and Graduate School?

Vermont Law and Graduate School does not have a reported average net price. Net price is a federal metric for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid. This institution offers no undergraduate degree programs, so it does not report one.

Where is Vermont Law and Graduate School located?

Vermont Law and Graduate School is located in South Royalton, Vermont 05068-0096.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates

Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.