New England School of Law
EDU
March 2, 2019
Law School Admissions
Application
| Director of admissions |
Michelle L’Etoile |
| Application deadline |
March 15 |
| Full-time program application fee |
$65 |
| Part-time program application fee |
$65 |
| Besides the fall semester, can enter in |
N/A |
Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)
| Acceptance rate |
71.7% – High |
| Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants |
3.15 |
| Median LSAT score for all program entrants |
151 |
Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)
| Acceptance rate |
73.0% |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
149-154 |
| Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
2.96-3.42 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants |
3.19 |
| Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants |
152 |
Admissions & Enrollment (Part-time)
| Acceptance rate |
61.3% |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
148-152 |
| Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
2.72-3.24 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for part-time program entrants |
3.02 |
| Median LSAT score for part-time program entrants |
149 |
Law School Academics
Academic Program Details
| Academic calendar |
Semester |
| Joint degrees offered |
N/A |
| Special programs offered to J.D. students (as provided by the school) |
| Clinics in 16 subject areas and in-house Clinical Law Office; academic centers – international law, law & social responsibility, business law – sponsoring conferences and research projects; three required semesters of legal research & writing; judicial clerkship opportunities; summer programs in Ireland, London/Edinburgh, Malta, Prague, Chile; semester programs in The Netherlands, Denmark, Paris |
| Programs/courses offered in |
| appellate advocacy |
intellectual property law |
| clinical training |
international law |
| dispute resolution |
tax law |
| environmental law |
trial advocacy |
| health care law |
|
Curricular Offerings (Overall)
| Classroom course titles, beyond the first-year curriculum, offered last year |
154 |
| Seminars |
40 |
| Positions available in seminars |
524 |
| Positions available in simulation courses |
811 |
| Positions available in faculty-supervised clinical courses |
75 |
| Student activities (as provided by the school) |
| Three nationally distributed student journals – a law review and journals on international law and confinement law – each sponsoring an annual symposium; six co-curricular advocacy teams that have won brief and oralist awards; Student Bar Association with nearly 30 student groups that sponsor speakers, social events, volunteer activities; student representatives on most faculty committees |
Curricular Offerings (Full-time)
| Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) |
99 |
| Is there typically a full-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? |
No |
| Typical size of first-year “small section” |
N/A |
| Positions filled in full-time program seminars |
232 |
| Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses |
452 |
| Positions filled in faculty-supervised full-time program clinical courses |
69 |
| Full-time students involved in field placements |
233 |
| Full-time students involved in law journals |
78 |
| Full-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions |
9 |
| Full-time students enrolled in independent study |
2 |
Curricular Offerings (Part-time)
| Typical first-year part-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) |
92 |
| Is there typically a part-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? |
No |
| Positions filled in part-time program seminars |
155 |
| Positions filled in part-time program simulation courses |
193 |
| Positions filled in faculty-supervised part-time program clinical courses |
3 |
| Part-time students involved in field placements |
25 |
| Part-time students involved in law journals |
6 |
| Part-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions |
2 |
| Part-time students enrolled in independent study |
0 |
Faculty Profile (Fall 2011)
| Student-faculty ratio |
23.1:1 – High |
| Full- and part-time faculty |
119 |
| Full-time minority faculty |
10.8% |
| Part-time minority faculty |
11.0% |
| Total faculty |
125 |
| Total faculty (men) |
61.6% |
| Total faculty (women) |
38.4% |
| Total faculty (minorities) |
10.4% |
Class Size
Law School Ranking
| Rank Not Published |
Best Law Schools |
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(2) Ranking by Specialties
#124 in Law Firms Rank Schools
RNP in Part-time Law
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Law Ranking Scores
| Score |
N/A |
| Peer assessment score (out of 5) |
1.7 |
| Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) |
2.2 |
| GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
2.92-3.39 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants |
3.15 |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
149-153 |
| Median LSAT score for all program entrants |
151 |
| Acceptance rate |
71.7% – High |
| Student-faculty ratio |
23.1:1 – High |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
24.0% – Low |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
71.6% – Low |
| Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
90.1% – Medium |
| State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar |
MA |
| Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
88.2% |
Law School Student Body
Student Body (Overall)
Student Body (Full-time)
| Enrollment (full-time) |
815 |
Student Body (Part-time)
| Enrollment (part-time) |
326 |
Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2010-2011)
| First-year students discontinuing law school |
20.5% |
| Second-year students discontinuing law school |
2.0% |
| Third-year students discontinuing law school |
2.2% |
| Fourth-year students discontinuing law school |
2.6% |
| Male students discontinuing law school |
9.0% |
| Female students discontinuing law school |
8.1% |
Law School Cost
Financial Aid Contact Information
Expenses
| Tuition and fees |
Full-time: $40,984 per year
Part-time: $30,760 per year |
| Room and board |
$12,940 |
| Books |
$1,250 |
| Miscellaneous expenses |
$5,420 |
| Is the tuition the same for first-, second-, and third-year students? |
No |
| Does the university offer housing restricted to law students? |
No |
| Does the university offer graduate student housing for which law students are eligible? |
No |
| Does the university offer a public-interest scholarship program to current J.D. students? |
No |
Grants (Full-time students)
| Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition |
51.2% |
| Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full |
10.2% |
| Students receiving grants of full tuition |
5.2% |
| Students receiving grants of more than full tuition |
0.0% |
| Median grant amount |
$10,000 |
| Grant range (25th–75th percentile) |
$5,000–$18,000 |
| Full-time students receiving grants |
66.5% |
Grants (Part-time students)
| Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition |
16.0% |
| Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full |
11.3% |
| Students receiving grants of full tuition |
5.8% |
| Students receiving grants of more than full tuition |
0.0% |
| Median grant amount |
$12,750 |
| Grant range (25th–75th percentile) |
$5,000–$20,000 |
| Part-time students receiving grants |
33.1% |
Indebtedness
| Average indebtedness of 2011 graduates who incurred law school debt |
$120,480 |
| Proportion who borrowed |
90.3% |
| Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2011 J.D. graduates? |
No |
Law School Library
Library Information Resources
Library Schedule of Operation
| Number of hours per week library is open on a regular schedule |
104 |
| Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
81 |
| Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
12 |
| Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
11 |
| Number of hours of reference service provided per week on a regular schedule |
81 |
| Number of weeks per year library operates on an abbreviated schedule |
6 |
| Number of hours per week library is open on an abbreviated schedule |
77 |
| Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty are on an abbreviated schedule |
72 |
| Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule |
3 |
| Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule |
2 |
| Number of hours of reference service provided per week on an abbreviated schedule |
72 |
| Number of weeks per year library operates on expanded schedule |
12 |
Information Technology
Physical Library Facilities
| Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes |
27,856 |
| Total seats available for library users |
507 |
| Details about the library and other facilities (as provided by the school) |
Library provides a variety of study spaces with over 500 seats; collection of 325,000 volumes and volume equivalents, microforms, DVDs, CD-ROMs, databases and other electronic resources; extensive research services and online catalog; wireless building; classrooms and portions of library hardwired; all classrooms have multimedia presentation technology. |
Law School Careers
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2010 administrations)
| State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar |
MA |
| Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
90.1% – Medium |
| Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
88.2% |
Class of 2010 Graduates
| Total graduates |
292 |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
24.0% |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
71.6% |
Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Graduation
| Graduates whose employment status is unknown |
49.7% |
| Graduates whose employment status is known |
50.3% |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
24.0% |
| Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program |
4.1% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work |
21.6% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work |
0.7% |
Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Nine Months
| Graduates whose employment status is unknown |
9.9% |
| Graduates whose employment status is known |
90.1% |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
71.6% |
| Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program |
4.1% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work |
13.7% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work |
0.7% |
Starting Salaries of Graduates Employed Full-time (Class of 2010)
| 25th percentile private sector starting salary |
$51,980 |
| Median private sector starting salary |
$67,500 |
| 75th percentile private sector starting salary |
$71,000 |
| Percent in the private sector who reported salary information |
15% |
| Median public service starting salary |
$51,500 |
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2010)
| Percent employed in academia |
2.4% |
| Percent employed in business and industry |
28.7% |
| Percent employed in government |
11.5% |
| Percent employed in all judicial clerkships |
2.4% |
| Percent employed in law firms |
49.3% |
| Percent employed in public interest |
4.3% |
| Percent employed in an unknown field |
1.4% |
Employment Location (Class of 2010)
| Graduates employed in-state |
65% |
| Graduates employed out-of-state |
34.6% |
| Graduates employed in foreign countries |
0% |
| Number of states where graduates are employed |
25 |
| New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) |
72.7% |
| Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
9.8% |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
4.9% |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
1.0% |
| South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
5.4% |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
1.0% |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
0.5% |
| Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
3.4% |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) |
1.5% |
| Employment location unknown |
0.0% |
Career Services
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
| Career services operations |
Career Services provides career counseling, job search resources, on campus recruitment programs, and career workshops. The office maintains a library of directories of legal employers, practice areas, and periodicals. The website features a searchable job-posting database, employer recruitment programs, an alumni networking/mentoring program, and postings of career development programs. |
Job Type
| Bar admission required/anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks) |
46.4% |
| Bar admission required/anticipated – percent employed in full-time positions |
99.2% |
| J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent) |
16.3% |
| J.D. preferred – percent employed in full-time positions |
81.4% |
| Professional other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse) |
9.9% |
| Professional other – percent employed in full-time positions |
84.6% |
| Non-professional other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path) |
4.6% |
| Non-professional other – percent employed in full-time positions |
58.3% |
