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UMD Law School

Rank 55 (USNWR 2024)
163
Median LSAT
3.76
Median GPA
30.2%
Acceptance rate

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

Can I get into UMD Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

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 408 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.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does UMD Law School cost per year?

$51,643.00
Tuition
51st percentile
$34,987.00
In-state tuition
$81,485.00
CoA
56th percentile
80.40%
Bar pass rate
60th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$74,463.00
Salary, 25th %
52nd percentile
$105,000.00
Salary
75th percentile
$56,088.00
PI Salary
17th percentile
%
Employment rate
68th percentile
%
Grads with debt
37th percentile
$123,730.00
Average debt
78th percentile

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.

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15:55
Has anyone had luck setting up their email or does that happen later?
KnownV8
0:44
@speedycar57: website says mid to late June is when email instructions will be sent out
11:04
@KnownV8: Ok, I didn't see that. Must have missed it
Successfully negotiated scholarship 😁😁 I finally feel excited and seen after such a defeating process.
13:34
Oh damn someone got rejected from WL
KnownV8
15:30
@HugeSlowSatyr: congrats!
KnownV8
15:31
Also - I think UMD emails are being sent out for people to create
@knownv8 thank you :)
SassyDelightfulPheasant
14:04
anyone get feeler calls/emails?
16:37
@SassyDelightfulPheasant: you did? And what do they say?
@SassyDelightfulPheasant: I got an email asking about my level of interest before my A. I was a late applicant.
SassyDelightfulPheasant
9:43
yep i got the A!!
20:38
I withdrew last weekend so hopefully that opens up amspot for someone. Good luck!
@speedycar57: aww. Where are you attending?
16:52
i am R&Ring
You'll do great 🙏 Best wishes @speedycar57
12:11
Y'all think the class if full?
DoingItForTheCulture
10:57
@Zuzu732: I hope not!
Just wondering if anybody on the waitlist has heard back from the admissions office yet? Any updates would be awesome to hear about. Thanks!
5:16
Anyone get any feelers?
Em33nwu
16:06
When I visited at the end of June the admissions officer told me they had 900 on their waitlist
14:48
@Em33nwu: bruh wtf
10:00
So when should i expect to hear from them if im still on the waitlist
Does anyone have any experience with UMD Carey law’s scholars program? It’s the binding ED program where if you get in it’s an automatic 50% scholarship. If so, what were your stats? UMD law is my top choice and I’m worried I’ll be below median for LSAT (retaking in October) but was curious if I’m near or above median if it’s even worth doing the binding ED.
BisonOstrichBeefWellington
20:41
Anyone typically know the timeframe between a UR2 and Interview Invite?
Bison im also wondering!!
Also… is an interview a shoe in acceptance? What’s the percentage accepted from an interview invite?
13:12
just got an interview request
Oh yikes im dumb it says conversion rate here haha
Should I be worried if I have not gotten a interview request or anything? I turned in my application pretty early and everyone around me has been getting results.
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