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New England Law/Boston

Massachusetts · Private · School ID: new-england-law/boston

New England Law/Boston is a private law school in Massachusetts. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 79.2% first-time bar passage rate (state average 83.3%). 67.6% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 3.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $62,896 per year; a median grant of $40,000 brings median net tuition to about $22,896. The median LSAT is 153 with a 61.3% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)149 / 153 / 157
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.06 / 3.37 / 3.68
Acceptance rate61.3%
Applications received3,997
Offers extended2,450
1L enrollment451
Total JD enrollment1,189
GRE-only takers5
Transfers in / out1 / 15

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$62,896
Non-resident tuition$62,896
Mandatory fees$320
Living-expense estimate$48,437
Median grant$40,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$19,500 / $59,900
No-grant share11.7%
< half-tuition grants32.2%
Half-to-full grants24.4%
Full-tuition grants28.9%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.6%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)79.2%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar93.0%
State average (same exam)83.3%
Difference vs. state-4.1 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates327
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)67.6%
Bar-required jobs51.4%
MegaLaw 500+1.5%
BigLaw 251–5001.5%
Mid 101–2503.4%
Small 2–10028.7%
Solo1.2%
Clerkships5.5%
Government13.1%
Public interest5.8%
Business / industry8.9%
Academia0.9%
Seeking employment20.2%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment405 (34.6%)
Female enrollment767 (65.4%)
White728
Black67
Hispanic191
Asian86
Two or more races54
Other / unreported63

Faculty

Total faculty172
Full-time33
Faculty of color20

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$197,600

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at New England Law/Boston?

New England Law/Boston reported a 79.2% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 83.3% state average.

How much does New England Law/Boston cost?

Resident tuition at New England Law/Boston is $62,896 per year (about $188,688 over three years). The median grant is $40,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $22,896 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for New England Law/Boston?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at New England Law/Boston is 153 and the median GPA is 3.37; the acceptance rate is 61.3%.

What are the job outcomes at New England Law/Boston?

67.6% of New England Law/Boston graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 3.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 20.2% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in Massachusetts

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for New England Law/Boston, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.