Tuition & Fees

Tuition rates are set annually by the Vermont Law and Graduate School Board of Trustees. The information on the page, and elsewhere on the Vermont Law and Graduate School website, is reviewed periodically and is subject to change without prior notice. Additional fees may be added.

Tuition and fees for 2023-2024

Summer 2023

JD Per Credit Tuition	$1,800
Master's Program Per Credit Tuition	$1,450

JD Tuition

3 Year Program, 2 Semesters Per Year

Per Semester Tuition	$25,850
Per Credit JD Tuition	$1,800
Tuition Deposit	$750

Accelerated JD Tuition (AJD)

2 Year Program, 3 Semesters Per Year

Per Semester Tuition	$25,850
Per Credit JD Tuition	$1,800
Tuition Deposit	$750

JD Extended Tuition

4 Year Program, 2 Semesters Per Year

Per Semester Tuition	$19,388
Per Credit JD Tuition	$1,800
Tuition Deposit	$750

JD Hybrid Tuition

3.5 Year Program, 10 Consecutive Semesters

Per Semester Tuition	$15,510
Per Credit JD Tuition	$1,800
Tuition Deposit	$750

Joint Degree Tuition (JD/MCEP, JD/MERL, JD/MFALP, JD/MARJ, JD/MAPP, JD/MELP, JD/LLM-Energy/Environmental/Animal, JD/LLM-FAL)

Annual JD Tuition	$51,700
Master's Program Per Credit Tuition	$1,450
Tuition Deposit	$750

Master's Program Tuition (MCEP, EMEP, MERL, MFALP, MARJ, MAPP, MLS, LLM-ENVIRONMENTAL, LLM-ENERGY, LLM-ANIMAL, LLM-FAL)

Master's Program Per Credit Tuition	$1,450
Master's Program Tuition Deposit	$750

LLM (American Legal Studies) Tuition

LLM-ALS Per Credit Tuition	$1,450
LLM-ALS Tuition Deposit	$750

Professional Certification Tuition (Restorative Justice)

Per Credit Tuition

$625

Online Learning Program Tuition (Master's Program Tuition - Excluding LLM-ALS)

Master's Program Per Credit Tuition	$1,450
Student Service Fee (Per Course Charge-Non-Refundable)	$100
Online Learning Fee (One Time Charge-Non-Refundable)	$350

Fees & Miscellaneous

Student Bar Association Membership Fee (Annual Charge, Non-Refundable)	$125
On-Campus Student Admin Fee (Fall Semester Charge, Non-Refundable)	$475
On-Campus Student Admin Fee (Spring Semester Charge, Non-Refundable)	$475
Off-Campus Student Admin Fee (Fall & Spring Semester Charge, Non-Refundable)	$225
Summer Only Student Admin Fee (Non-Refundable)	$225
Summer Student Admin Fee (Non-Refundable)	$225
Audit Per Credit (All Semesters)	$400
Audit Per Credit-Alumni (All Semesters)	$200
Parking Fine	$5
Transcript Fee	$5

Summer 2024

JD Per Credit Tuition	$1,800
Master's Program Per Credit Tuition	$1,450

rev. 3-Apr-23

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