Comparing Western State Law and VLS Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Western State College of Law (Western State Law) and Vermont Law School (VLS Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Western State Law tuition of $58,738 is more expensive than VLS Law tuition of $58,395.
  • VLS Law offers the better financial aid of $28,000 which is 47.95% of tuition amount.
  • Western State Law acceptance rate of 58.53% is lower than VLS Law of 43.67%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 152 of 152.
  • Western State Law's GPA of 3.36 is higher than VLS Law of 3.25.
  • VLS Law with 914 students is larger than Western State Law with 355 students.
  • VLS Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Western State Law.
  • Western State Law founded in 1966 is older than VLS Law founded in 1972.