Law Schools in Massachusetts

Are you are looking to go to one of the law schools in Massachusetts? There are 8 ABA accredited law schools in Massachusetts.

The highest ranked law school in Massachusetts is Harvard University, which was ranked 4 by US News in 2024. The school has an LSAT median of 174 and a GPA median of 3.93.

The best law school in Massachusetts depends on what you're looking for. Every law school is different, just like every person is different.

Other schools in Massachusetts include Boston University Law School, Boston College Law School, Northeastern Law School, Suffolk Law School, New England Law - Boston, UMass Law, Western New England Law School. If you want to go to law school in Massachusetts, you should consider these schools.

ABA accredited law schools in Massachusetts

You can also check out law schools in the states that border Massachusetts: Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.

Detailed information on Massachusetts law schools

Harvard Law School

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Rank 4 (US News 2024)

Ranked: 4 by US News in 2024.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 171/174/176
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.84/3.93/3.99
Acceptance rate: 9.6
Bar passage rate: 98.5

Boston University Law School

Boston, Massachusetts

Rank 24 (US News 2024)

Ranked: 24 by US News in 2024.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 164/170/171
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.7/3.86/3.91
Acceptance rate: 17.8
Bar passage rate: 91.9

Boston College Law School

Newton, Massachusetts

Rank 28 (US News 2024)

Ranked: 28 by US News in 2024.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 161/167/168
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.59/3.77/3.85
Acceptance rate: 13.4
Bar passage rate: 91.8

Northeastern Law School

Boston, Massachusetts

Rank 68 (US News 2024)

Ranked: 68 by US News in 2024.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 158/163/165
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.52/3.72/3.83
Acceptance rate: 37.3
Bar passage rate: 89.4

Suffolk Law School

Boston, Massachusetts

Rank 130 (US News 2024)

Ranked: 130 by US News in 2024.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 150/154/158
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.33/3.55/3.72
Acceptance rate: 64.3
Bar passage rate: 71.1

New England Law - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Rank 159 (US News 2024)

Ranked: 159 by US News in 2024.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 148/153/157
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.12/3.44/3.68
Acceptance rate: 74.3
Bar passage rate: 74.5

UMass Law

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Rank 161 (US News 2024)

Ranked: 161 by US News in 2024.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 147/150/153
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.05/3.39/3.64
Acceptance rate: 67.3
Bar passage rate: 54.6

Western New England Law School

Springfield, Massachusetts

Rank 178 (US News 2024)

Ranked: 178 by US News in 2024.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 147/150/153
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 2.92/3.3/3.57
Acceptance rate: 59.8
Bar passage rate: 67.2

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HeadyInvincibleRabbit

20:29

do we know if there are date changes for Rs too? for umich

SuperficialBlueWeasel

20:29

how come i haven’t heard from some schools w high acceptance rates? what are they up to? like nebraska hasn’t been releasing decisions

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

20:32

is washu done sending out decisions? they just completely ghosted me

11ama

20:33

@SuperficialBlueWeasel: The reality is you are likely behind a gaggle of Sept-Oct. applicants. THe schools are backed up with apps. Some are fast, others are really slow. Also some schools may have had adcoms retire/ shortage of cannonfadder app readers. Try to chill out/research the schools you have applied to so when you get an answer you can move quick and lock up a deal/

SuperficialBlueWeasel

20:33

thanks @11ama

11ama

20:34

In the event you have not received an admissions decision yet, have you tried turning your computer on and off, have you tried checking your span, and have you ensured your email inbox is not full?

OlDirtyBtard

20:34

I used to come on here and troll people and now I got my first R's and I no longer have a sense of humor

11ama

20:36

I was interested in applying to 'Bama law. Called them up, asked if they had any distant cousins attending their institution based on family name/ Ancestry.con DNA. They did not. I replied I was regrettably no longer interested in their institution.

RampantDefeatedFish

20:36

Are you sure you ever did

OlDirtyBtard

20:36

all i'm saying is, i would debase myself to dean cooper for a cornell A

11ama

20:37

@OlDirtyBtard: Being an asshole is not sufficient for being funny, Unc.

11ama

20:37

Trust me, I tried it many a times b4/

JuicyApple

20:39

I wonder if schools are punishing R&R's with no increases to GPA or LSAT.

JuicyApple

20:40

Or no new work experience.

JuicyApple

20:40

Last cycle people who are too burnt to go get something impressive to add to their resume and application.

11ama

21:00

@JuicyApple: Oh no doubt. Wouldn't you be perturbed if you rejected someone and they came back next year with a 'hey boo, its me again' ?

fedclerkhopeful

21:02

Yeah that’s def a real fear. I think too it puts people who have high stats but are going to reapply in a weird place because you can’t even improve the most important parts of your app

11ama

21:03

I'm sure it falls in the same category as retaking the LSAT: one more thing to be held against you.

JuicyApple

21:05

Alrighty then. Sounds bad.

OlDirtyBtard

21:06

nah tbh just reapp to make them say no

OlDirtyBtard

21:06

advance out of spite alone

11ama

21:17

Pretty crazy sheer number of applicants, IMO. I hope people find fulfilling work, yet I fear the future will not reveal said state of affairs since movies/culture makes law seem much more bad ass than it is.

11ama

21:18

Law = paper pusher maxxing, prove me wrong;

JuicyApple

21:40

Yeah, idk. I have been here like almost over a year now and I don't understand why half the people I meet go to law school. I was shadowing classes yesterday and today and the people I talked to in those 1L classes were like totally disinterested in the subject, getting questions wrong I knew as a paralegal, and didn't have any idea what they wanted to do post grad. Blew my mind. Maybe it's cus I shadowed a lower ranking scholl yesterday and today but it's weird.

JuicyApple

21:41

Law school I fear is becoming just like another idk what I want to do post undergrad option and I need more time to find out so I am going to go to school some more which is like the opposite of what people should do.

FineEliteHound

22:06

hey yall, looking for some advice as an undergrad. what's more important .. heavy course load or good GPA?

JuicyApple

22:14

Good GPA.

FineEliteHound

22:20

even if i have like a light course load?

180SupremeWarrior

22:20

100% good GPA

180SupremeWarrior

22:20

at the end of the day the first things all these schools consider is your GPA and your LSAT

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