Vermont Law School

The Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont, is a private law college. It was established in 1972 and has a campus area of 13 acres consisting of over 10 buildings. The college is generally abbreviated as VLS. The institute offers the students with degree programs leading to juris doctor or master’s degrees. The college also offers dual degrees for certain programs. The college has courses on areas such as environmental laws, international and comparative law, and alternative dispute resolution. The college has facilities for summer sessions and exchange programs. The college has the following academic divisions:

• Environmental and Natural Resource Law Clinic
• Environmental Law Center
• Institute for Energy and the Environment
• Land Use Institute
• South Royalton Legal Clinic

VLS has an active Greek life consisting of the Phi Alpha Delta society. It also has a student bar association for student governance. The students also take part in community service. VLS has a number of special interest groups such as environmental law society, federalist society, equal justice foundation and the national lawyer’s guild. The college comes out with student publications such as the Forum and Hearsay.

Vermont Law School Highlights

Where Vermont Law School stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in law.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Study abroad option

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

The student enrollment at Vermont Law School was 624 in 2007-2008 (97 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 13% and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 87%.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Vermont Law School participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.