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 5 by US News in 2023. The school has an LSAT median of 174 and a GPA median of 3.92.

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 5 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 5 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 170/174/176
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.82/3.92/3.99
Acceptance rate: 10.1
Bar passage rate: 99.4

Boston University Law School

Boston, Massachusetts

Rank 27 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 27 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 164/170/171
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.57/3.84/3.91
Acceptance rate: 16.3
Bar passage rate: 93.5

Boston College Law School

Newton, Massachusetts

Rank 29 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 29 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 162/166/167
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.55/3.74/3.81
Acceptance rate: 10.2
Bar passage rate: 94.1

Northeastern Law School

Boston, Massachusetts

Rank 71 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 71 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 158/163/166
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.47/3.7/3.82
Acceptance rate: 31.1
Bar passage rate: 87.3

Suffolk Law School

Boston, Massachusetts

Rank 133 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 133 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 150/154/158
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.2/3.49/3.67
Acceptance rate: 60.7
Bar passage rate: 77.1

New England Law - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Rank 155 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 155 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 149/154/157
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 2.93/3.36/3.66
Acceptance rate: 71.0
Bar passage rate: 76.6

UMass Law

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Rank 167 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 167 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 148/152/154
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.2/3.47/3.68
Acceptance rate: 59.4
Bar passage rate: 64.0

Western New England Law School

Springfield, Massachusetts

Rank 180 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 180 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 146/150/154
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.02/3.43/3.7
Acceptance rate: 63.5
Bar passage rate: 55.1

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hilltern

19:12

Why can’t you take it again

hilltern

19:12

@WhisperingWillingBoar: Penn won’t be 4 this year

[] NecessaryAquaticHuman

19:37

Yea who knows tbh with the new rankings methodology

[] NecessaryAquaticHuman

19:38

Also I know several OOS reverse splitters that go to uva fwiw

onetimesignin

19:40

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onetimesignin

19:41

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onetimesignin

19:41

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[] WhisperingWillingBoar

19:47

@hilltern: Your guess is as good as mine, but I've always been shocked that they weren't t6. I don't see them falling lower than 6 for the foreseeable future. Penn, to me, does better than Columbia and NYU in placements. So I think it stays within the t6 and Columbia and NYU join penn back into the t6. All of them are great schools, obviously, we are nitpicking very minor details when you get to schools ranked that high and that highly regarded.

ConservativeFlagBearer

19:50

Penn Columbia and nyu are the same but nyu does pi better Columbia does biglaw better and Penn is cheaper

ConservativeFlagBearer

19:51

U need higher grades at Penn for the v10

ConservativeFlagBearer

19:51

Not much of a difference until you hit Chicago at which point HYSC are a league of their own

[] WhisperingWillingBoar

20:09

@ConservativeFlagBearer: I agree with your sentiment that HYSC are in a league of their own, but using v10 to distinguish Columbia from penn is odd. While we are pre-law/law school applicants and may care about those, no one in the legal industry cares at all about the v5/10/15/20/30/50 distinctions. They all pay the same (most of them at least) and many of the ones that actually pay more are ranked lower because they are smaller. NYU is the best school for public interest, maybe outside of yale.

Isagi

20:13

What does v5/10 etc mean?

ConservativeFlagBearer

20:37

I said they’re basically the same, but this is something that differentiates them. V10 is desirable to some due to exit ops. And i think HLS has much better PI ops than NYU.

ConservativeFlagBearer

20:38

Vault rankings, basically rankings for BL firms

FurtiveBonobo

21:20

Anyone willing to give opinion on a 166 3.56 Puerto Rican, currently working as a biglaw paralegal? :)

FurtiveBonobo

21:21

For GW and Georgetown

thelawofthecricket

21:56

@FurtiveBonobo: youre below both 25ths for georgetown and both medians for GW so in either case i think it'll be tough...i think even with URM status georgetown will be a reach but GW could be a lock with strong statements/applying earlier

thelawofthecricket

21:56

do you plan on retaking the lsat?

FurtiveBonobo

22:08

Yeah, in October

thelawofthecricket

22:56

do your best and you'll kill it!

[] SplitDontQuit

23:14

Does anyone know much about the University of Minnesota? I have a 165 LSAT score but a 3.09 CAS GPA. I have a valid reason for the GPA and I will obviously explain that. I was planning on applying Early Decision, but I’m not sure if I should wait until after the October LSAT to try for a better score or if it would be better to get it in earlier.

DependentBizarreShoe

0:25

Any thoughts on a 168 3.7? Thinking of applying to Georgetown early decision. Korean American dual citizen who is currently a senior at Georgetown

[] NecessaryAquaticHuman

7:06

Unlikely

[] NecessaryAquaticHuman

7:06

Retake lsat and break 171 and yeah you got a sho

[] NecessaryAquaticHuman

7:06

Shot

[] NecessaryAquaticHuman

7:11

Unless you take a bunch of classes and get A+’s and somehow break median

DependentBizarreShoe

9:46

I took the lsat and got 168 back to back, so I don't know if that's my ceiling but I'm not sure if I can improve much more :'(

DependentBizarreShoe

9:47

+ applying early decision means I don't get my grades back for this semester as well

DependentBizarreShoe

9:47

That sucks, I was hoping being a gtown undergrad and applying ED might help me a bit

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