New England Law/Boston is a private law school in Massachusetts. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 79.18% 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.
These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school79.18%
State avg83.3%
first-time -4.1 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 89.96% · class of 2025 first-time 73.88% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 153
149157
uGPAmedian 3.37
3.063.68
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied3,997
Offered2,450
Enrolled 1L451
Offer rate 61% · yield 18%.
Grant distribution
No grant 11.7%Under half 32.2%Half to full 24.4%Full 28.9%Stipend 0.6%
Demographics
Women 65%Men 35%
White
728
Black
67
Hispanic
191
Asian
86
Two or more
54
Other / unreported
63
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$62,896
Non-resident
$62,896
Mandatory fees
$320
Living estimate
$48,437
Median grant
$40,000
Grant 25 / 75
$19,500 / $59,900
Cond. schol. loss
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Faculty & market
Total faculty
172
Full-time faculty
33
Faculty of color
20
Total JD enrollment
1,189
Graduates
327
Mean attorney salary · state
$197,600
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
149 / 153 / 157
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.06 / 3.37 / 3.68
Acceptance rate
61.3%
Applications received
3,997
Offers extended
2,450
1L enrollment
451
Total JD enrollment
1,189
GRE-only takers
5
1L attrition (academic / other)
37 / 8
Transfers in / out
1 / 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 share
11.7%
< half-tuition grants
32.2%
Half-to-full grants
24.4%
Full-tuition grants
28.9%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.6%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
97
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
149 / 152 / 157
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
2.95 / 3.27 / 3.61
Part-time tuition
$47,164
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
79.18%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
89.96%
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.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at New England Law/Boston?
New England Law/Boston reported a 79.18% 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.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.