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UMass Law
Also known as
- UMass Law
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH
- UMass Dartmouth UMass
UMass Law is a law school located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school was ranked 161 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for UMass Law is approximately 114.
Admissions website: https://www.umassd.edu/law/admissions/
Admissions email: lawadmissions@umassd.edu
Admissions phone: 508.985.1110
UMass Law Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 147 | 150 | 153 |
| GPA | 3.05 | 3.39 | 3.64 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 1057 | 38 |
| # Admissions offers | 711 | - |
| Class size | 114 | 16 |
| % Accepted | 67.3% | 9 |
| % Yield | 15.6% | 2 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 1,057 people applied and 711 were offered admission.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has a 1L class size of 114, and yield of 15.61%. 111 out of 711 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 15.61% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has a median LSAT of 150. The 25th percentile LSAT is 147 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 153.
The median GPA is 3.39. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.05 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.64.
UMass Law LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 65 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 UMass Law cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending UMass Law
In 2024, tuition was $39,372 and the annual cost of attending was $71,576 (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.
UMass Law employment outcomes
JD graduates from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth make $67,500 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $68,000.
46.1% of law graduates from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth go directly to work for law firms, while 7.9% clerk for a judge. 11.8% of graduates go into public interest.
54.6% of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about UMass Law
UMass Law is Massachusetts’ first and only public law school. The law school is fully approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) and offers three flexible programs of study: full-time day, part-time day, and part-time evening/weekend. Our program of legal education is distinguished by its small class sizes and individualized attention from faculty and staff. Approximately half of UMass Law students come from outside Massachusetts.
UMass Law is committed to increasing access to an excellent and affordable legal education and to improving the quality and reach of justice. UMass Law is a leader in preparing students for legal practice; all UMass students engage in the real-world practice of law through for-credit internships or law clinic participation and complete pro bono service under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
We are reshaping legal education with a focus on the pursuit of justice by expanding the academic, experiential, and career opportunities for our students. Our graduates are creative, competent, confident, and committed lawyers.
We have a dedicated faculty of scholar-practitioners who are passionate about teaching and genuinely interested in mentoring the next generation of legal professionals. There is a true sense of community at UMass Law that promotes and supports diversity in people and ideas, and the development of our students’ professional identities.
The law school campus in Dartmouth, MA, sits on 8.5 wooded acres in the heart of the state’s Southcoast, approximately 30 miles from Providence, RI, and 60 miles from Boston. The location offers opportunities to explore the beautiful Dartmouth seacoast, the beaches of Cape Cod, and the arts hub and busy fishing port of New Bedford, all with a low cost of living. The law school is approximately two miles from the main campus of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and is a technology-rich, contemporary facility. It boasts a welcoming lobby and a moot courtroom that is a central gathering space not only for our students but also for the bench and bar. The collegial atmosphere extends into the library, with its well-lit, comfortable workspaces, ample hard-copy collection, and extensive online databases and technology.