Law schools in New England

Name: Law schools in New England — ABA Standard 509 data
Creator: American Bar Association
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The 15 ABA-accredited law schools in New England report a median first-time bar passage of 79.5%, below the national median of 82.9%.

Median LSAT median 155 (national 159)
First-time bar passage median 79.5% (national 82.9%)
Full-time, long-term JD employment median 86.9% (national 90.8%)
Resident tuition median $56,610 (national $45,200)

States in this region

Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Schools, ranked by first-time bar passage

#	Law school	State	Median LSAT	First-time bar passage	Full-time, long-term JD employment	Resident tuition
1	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	174	97.9%	97.2%	$77,100
2	Yale Law School	Connecticut	174	96.5%	94.8%	$76,636
3	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	168	93.8%	95.8%	$72,380
4	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	170	92.3%	96.7%	$69,870
5	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	164	87.4%	86.9%	$65,652
6	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	158	84.4%	83%	$26,100
7	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	162	84%	90.1%	$30,354
8	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	155	79.5%	81.2%	$42,000
9	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	155	79.4%	89.4%	$62,610
10	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	153	79.2%	67.6%	$62,896
11	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	153	77.2%	69%	$50,320
12	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	155	73.7%	88.6%	$56,610
13	Vermont Law School	Vermont	152	64.9%	77.7%	$55,382
14	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	152	58.3%	78.6%	$31,766
15	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	150	57.1%	82.8%	$47,400

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, most recent reported cycle. Last updated June 8, 2026.