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UMD Law School
Also known as
- UMD Law School
- University of Maryland
- MARYLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
- UMD
UMD Law School is a law school located in College Park, Maryland. The school was ranked 55 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for UMD Law School is approximately 219.
Admissions website: https://www.law.umaryland.edu/Prospective-Students/JD/
Admissions email: admissions@law.umaryland.edu
Admissions phone: (410) 706-3492
UMD Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 156 | 163 | 164 |
| GPA | 3.42 | 3.76 | 3.88 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 2548 | 75 |
| # Admissions offers | 769 | - |
| Class size | 219 | 73 |
| % Accepted | 30.2% | 77 |
| % Yield | 28.1% | 44 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 2,548 people applied and 769 were offered admission.
University of Maryland has a 1L class size of 219, and yield of 28.09%. 216 out of 769 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 28.09% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at University of Maryland has a median LSAT of 163. The 25th percentile LSAT is 156 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 164.
The median GPA is 3.76. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.42 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.88.
UMD Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 405 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does UMD Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending UMD Law School
In 2024, tuition was $51,643 and the annual cost of attending was $81,485 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
UMD Law School employment outcomes
JD graduates from University of Maryland make $105,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $56,088.
37.2% of law graduates from University of Maryland go directly to work for law firms, while 31.9% clerk for a judge. 5.8% of graduates go into public interest.
80.4% of University of Maryland graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about UMD Law School
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (Maryland Carey Law), located in downtown Baltimore, was established in 1816 and began regular instruction in 1824. It is the third-oldest law school in the nation, but its innovative programs make it one of the liveliest and most dynamic today. The University of Maryland campus is located within blocks of courthouses, government agencies, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Home to the University of Maryland’s professional schools in law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, and dentistry, the Baltimore campus is undergoing a renaissance of its own. Newly built student housing; a state-of-the-art student center with a lap pool, workout rooms, and space for intramural competition; a row of new restaurants; and two major theaters have brought a vibrancy to the neighborhood, which is just blocks away from the well-known Inner Harbor area. A campus shuttle and free city bus make getting to other Baltimore neighborhoods easy and convenient.
Baltimore’s proximity to other major East Coast cities is another plus. Students can easily travel by train to Washington, DC (40 minutes); Wilmington, DE (40 minutes); Philadelphia (1 hour); or New York City (2.5 hours). Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is less than 10 miles from the law school building and is accessible by light rail. It is, for many, the preferred airport in the Washington, DC, area. Maryland Carey Law has taken advantage of this location to become an integral part of the Baltimore–Washington legal and business community.