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UMass Law
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UMass Law

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Rank 161 (USNWR 2025)
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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

151
LSAT
3.39
GPA
59.9%
Admit Rate

UMass Law is a prestigious JD program located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. In the competitive 2025 law school rankings, UMass Law was ranked 161 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, UMass Law has an entering 1L class size of approximately 142 with an acceptance rate of 59.9%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

Also known as

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH UMass Dartmouth UMass
Law School Applications
1137
JD application volume in 2024 cycle
JD Acceptance Rate
59.9%
19th percentile
JD Program Size
142
31st percentile
JD Tuition Cost
$80k

A good lawyer knows the law; a great lawyer knows the judge.

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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.

Law school: Where you spend three years learning to think like a lawyer, then a lifetime trying to think like a human again.

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