We want to meet you! Use this page to find on-campus and virtual events, plan your trip, and learn more about Nashville.
On-Campus Events
Student-guided group tours and class visits are available most weeks starting in September through early April. Group tours and class visits will not be held when classes are not in session. Please check back for more information later this summer for our tours and class visit schedule starting in September 2024.
Prospective students are welcome to take a self-guided tour of the law school Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM CT.
The Admissions Office has temporarily relocated outside of the law school building. Please contact the Admissions Office at 615.322.6452.
The Admissions Office will be closed on the following dates: May 27, June 19, July 4, September 2, November 28 - 29, December 24-31, 2024.
Off-Campus Events (In-Person and Virtual)
Each year, representatives from VLS attend recruitment events throughout the country including Law School Fairs and LSAC sponsored events. For a full list of events, click here.
Prospective students are welcome to contact the Admissions Office at 615-322-6452 or admissions@law.vanderbilt.edu. Please note that Nashville is in the Central Time Zone and all event/session times are in Central Time.
Virtual Info Sessions
JD Information Sessions are offered through the fall semester. Information Sessions are presentations given by an admissions officer about the law school, academic programs, Nashville, student life, etc., and provide the opportunity for prospective students to ask questions.
VLS Admissions on Instagram
Follow VLS Admissions to experience a day in the life of a student, get more familiar with our campus through mini tours, and learn about staff, faculty, and events at the law school.
Plan Your Trip
Check out Vanderbilt's introduction to Nashville for information on places to eat, shop, and explore.
Our students put together this comprehensive map for incoming students featuring an exhaustive list of places to live, shop, and eat.
Nashville International Airport is less than 10 miles from campus and is served by most major airlines.
Nashville is located at the intersection of three major interstates: I-40, I-65 and I-24. Nashville is approximately 4 hours from Atlanta, 3 hours from Birmingham, 3 hours from Knoxville, 3 hours from Louisville, and 3 hours from Memphis. Vanderbilt is less than 2 miles from downtown Nashville.
Campus visitors and Vanderbilt community members can use hourly paid parking spaces in select parking lots and garages across campus for short-term and visitor parking needs. These spaces are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are marked with ParkMobile signs. Parking is $8.50/hour as of July 2023. All pay by phone transactions will incur a $0.45 transaction fee, including each extension of parking.
The closest parking lots with paid parking spaces include Lot 5A (parking spots #10 - 15) and Lot 5B (spots #97 - 102).
If spaces are not available, please visit Parking Services for Visitor Parking information.
