Massachusetts Law Schools Comparison

Law Schools in Massachusetts

Currently, there are 9 Massachusetts law schools that approved by ABA and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 9 Massachusetts Law Schools

The average tuition & fees of 9 Massachusetts law schools are $58,953 for state residents and $59,984 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025. The average GPA of the schools is 3.60 and the average LSAT score is 159. The average acceptance rate is 45.04%.

Harvard Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $78,692 and University of Massachusetts School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $41,272.
Harvard Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and University of Massachusetts School of Law has the lowest score of 150.
Harvard Law School has the highest GPA of 3.93 and Western New England University School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.30.
Harvard Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 9.58% and New England School of Law has the lowest rate of 74.29%.
Harvard Law School has the most enrolled first-year students of 455 and Western New England University School of Law has the least enrolled students of 86.

ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Massachusetts Comparison Table

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Massachusetts with important law schools facts. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar exam passage data for 2022-2023.

School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Boston College Law School private, Newton, MA	$66,895	13.38%	3.77	167	765	205	95.88%
Boston University School of Law private, Boston, MA	$65,020	17.82%	3.86	170	1,070	220	87.70%
Gonzaga University School of Law private, Spokane, MA	$56,227	61.67%	3.48	154	553	195	65.69%
Harvard Law School private, Cambridge, MA	$78,692	9.58%	3.93	174	2,031	455	96.10%
New England School of Law private, Boston, MA	$60,075	74.29%	3.44	153	1,083	375	71.53%
Northeastern University School of Law private, Boston, MA	$60,562	37.27%	3.72	163	950	229	86.22%
Suffolk University Law School private, Boston, MA	$61,044	64.30%	3.55	154	1,288	388	79.33%
University of Massachusetts School of Law public, North Dartmouth, MA	$41,272 ($31,990)	67.27%	3.39	150	354	111	59.43%
Western New England University School of Law private, Springfield, MA	$50,070	59.82%	3.30	150	365	86	68.60%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.