New England Law At-a-Glance
Fall 2012 Matriculants At-a-Glance
As of October 5, 2012
LSAT and Undergraduate GPA percentiles were calculated by the Law School Admission Council based upon matriculant lists provided by New England Law | Boston to the ABA.
Law School Admission Statistics
| Completed Applications | 2912 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled First Year Students: | 450 |
| States Represented: | 40 |
| Countries Represented: | 11 |
| Undergraduate Schools Represented: | 239 |
| Minority Percentage: | 32% |
| Student/Faculty Ratio: |
23:1 |
| Completed Applications: | 2446 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Students/Class Size: | 334 |
| Average Age: | 24 |
| Age Range: | 20-60 |
| Women: | 57% |
| Out-of-State Percentage: | 76% |
|
LSAT 75th percentile: Median: 25th percentile: |
153 149 145 |
|
UGPA 75th percentile: Median: 25th percentile: |
3.43 3.06 2.76 |
| Completed Applications: | 466 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Students/Class Size: | 116 |
| Average Age: | 27 |
| Age Range: | 21-54 |
| Women: | 58% |
| Out-of-State Percentage: | 43% |
|
LSAT 75th percentile: Median: 25th percentile: |
152 147 145 |
|
UGPA 75th percentile: Median: 25th percentile: |
3.38 3.03 2.70 |
Entry to New England Law | Boston is competitive and we turn down many applicants. Our procedure for evaluating law school admissions criteria results in acceptance or denial of an applicant only after careful consideration of several factors. Qualifications are assessed by the Admissions Committee, which includes faculty and members of the Office of Admissions.
July 2012 Massachusetts Bar Passage Rate
Employment Statistics
Tuition (2012-2013)
| Full-time Program: | $42,490 |
| Part-time Program: | $31,868 |
| Special Part-time: | $1,770 per credit for eight credits or fewer |
History
- Founded in 1908 as Portia Law School, the only law school established exclusively for the education of women
- Coeducational since 1938
- Renamed New England Law | Boston in 2008
- With three other independent law schools, New England Law is a founding member of the Consortium for Innovative Legal Education.
Accreditation/Membership
- American Bar Association
- Association of American Law Schools
Degrees Granted
- J.D. (Juris Doctor)
- LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Advanced Legal Studies – for foreign lawyers with law degrees from institutions outside the United States who want to increase their knowledge of the American legal system
Divisions Offered
- Full-time day division – 3 years
- Part-time evening division – 4 years
- Part-time day division – 4 years
- Special part-time division – up to 6 years (strictly for parents with primary or sole child-rearing responsibilities)
Financial Aid (financial aid is awarded by the law school on an annual basis)
- Receiving federal loans/other aid:
- Full Time Students: 83%
- Part Time Students: 84%
- Receiving Grants and Scholarships:
- Full Time Students: 45%
- Part Time Students: 35%
Academic Centers:
- The Center for International Law and Policy
- The Center for Law and Social Responsibility
- The Center for Business Law
Scholarly Journals
- New England Law Review
- New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement
Clinical Programs
- Administrative Law
- Criminal Procedure (Office of the District Attorney)
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Federal Courts
- Government Lawyer (Office of the Attorney General)
- Health Law
- Immigration Law
- International Law
- Land Use Law
- Lawyering Process
- Massachusetts Practice (Clerkship)
- Mediation
- Mental Health Law
- Public Interest Law
- Tax Law
Advocacy Teams
- ABA Client Counseling Competition
- Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition
- Giles Southerland Intellectual Property Competition
- National Environmental Moot Court Competition
- National Tax Moot Court Competition
- National Child Welfare Moot Court Competition
- National Mock Trial Competition
- Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Student Organizations
New England Law is home to dozens of student organizations.
Special Programs
- Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment Program (CHHEP)
- Clinical Programs (see above)
Examples of Volunteer Opportunities
- New England Innocence Project (NEIP)
- Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, Inc. (SLJ)
- Friends of CASA, Inc.
- Shelter Legal Services Foundation, Inc.
Law Library
- 320,000 bound volumes
- New England Law has more hours of reference service than any local law school
- Approximately 40 Windows XP workstations
- 17 laptops (both PC and Mac Powerbooks) circulate for three hour periods, for in-library use