Cost of Attendance

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We work to ensure that all Vermont Law and Graduate School students have access to all of the resources they will need to be successful and live comfortably while completing their degree with us. This includes ensuring that students are not incurring more student loan debt than necessary.

Below are examples of our ‘thrifty’ budget that would allow a student to live comfortably while enrolled in our programs. Most of our students find they only need to borrow loans to help offset the cost of tuition and fees which are billed by term.
For more information about student loans and how to minimize student loan debt, please contact the VLGS Financial Aid Office

Cost Of Attendance For VLGS Residential Students
Budget	8-month	12-month	Summer
4-month
Books & Equipment	$1,500	$2,250	$750
Rent	$8,000	$12,000	$4,000
Utilities	$2,472	$3,708	$1,236
Food	$4,800	$7,200	$2,400
Transportation	$3,200	$4,800	$1,600
Personal	$2,400	$3,600	$1,200
Total Indirect Costs:	$22,372	$33,558	$11,186

Cost Of Attendance For VLGS Online Students
Online Thrifty Budget	PerMonth	Annual(12 months)
Rent	$700	$8,400
Transportation	$200	$2,400
Books/Supplies	–	$1,500
Food	$250	$3,000
Utilities	$200	$2,400
Other/Personal	$100	$1,200
Total Living Expenses	$1,450	$18,900

While students are allowed to borrow up to $28,000 towards cost of living expenses annually, our online students borrow an average of just $2,300 towards cost of living expenses each year.

*Students are charged a $250 distance learning fee each semester that can be added into the cost of attendance, as well as a one-time non-refundable admin fee of $200 that can be added as well.