Western New England University School of Law

Western New England University School of Law is a Private, 4 years school in Springfield, MA. The law school tuition & fees at Western New England University School of Law is $50,070. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.30 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 365 students are attending the law school and 86 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 150
Tuition & Fees (JD): $50,070
LLM Tuition & Fees: $40,240
Acceptance Rate: 59.82%
Student Population: 365
First-Year Student: 86

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Western New England University School of Law is $50,070 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.41% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $15,920 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in Massachusetts is $58,074 for Massachusetts residents and $59,234 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Western New England University School of Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Massachusetts law schools.

The next table shows the Western New England University School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Massachusetts law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Western New England University School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Western New England University School of Law	$47,040	$48,420	$50,070
Massachusetts Law Schools	$54,691	$56,604	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.3 at Western New England University School of Law.

The LSAT score of Western New England University School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Massachusetts law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of Western New England University School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Massachusetts law schools.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Western New England University School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Western New England University School of Law		Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	147	148	156	155
50^th percentile	149	151	160	159
75^th percentile	153	155	163	161

Western New England University School of LawGPA distribution
	Western New England University School of Law		Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	2.9	2.93	3.38	3.33
50^th percentile	3.32	3.19	3.62	3.61
75^th percentile	3.59	3.5	3.77	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 667 students have applied to Western New England University School of Law. Among them, 399 students have accepted to admit and 86 have enrolled into Western New England University School of LawThe acceptance rate is 59.82% and the yield is 22%.

The acceptance rate of Western New England University School of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of Massachusetts law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Western New England University School of Law.

Western New England University School of Law Admission Statistics
	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	667	32,616	414,758
Admitted	399	9,417	130,837
Enrolled	86	2,069	36,756
Acceptance Rate	59.82%	42.97%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	21.55%	24.06%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 365 students enrolled to Western New England University School of Law. Among them 308 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 57 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 86 students newly joined to to Western New England University School of Law. By gender, there are 32 men and 56 women first-time students at Western New England University School of Law. By attending status, 68 students enrolled as full-time and 20 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Western New England University School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	403	365
JD Enrollment	336	308
Non-JD Enrollment	67	57

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	95	64	31	86	68	20
Men	38	24	17	42	27	5
Women	54	40	14	56	41	15

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 68.6% where 86 students took the exam and 59 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Massachusetts law schools (74.1%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	86	102
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	67	86
New Graduates	63	82
Prior Year Graduates	4	4
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	23	20
Exam Passer	45	59
Exam Pass Rate	67.16%	68.6%
Massachusetts Pass Rate	78.45%	74.1%