Self-study
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.72
Median LSAT
164
Acceptance rate
26%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 4
Feb 2026
1
Feb 4
Accepted: 1
Jan 2026
1
Jan 23
Waitlisted: 1
Dec 2025
3
Dec 23
Accepted: 1
Dec 22
Accepted: 2
Nov 2025
1
Nov 19
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
156
164
166
GPA
3.37
3.72
3.88
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
2876
100%
Accepted
750
26%
Matriculated
229
8%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
87%
Full-time non-legal
9%
Unemployed
4%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Maryland
143
District Of Columbia
34
Virginia
12
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
34%
1-25
14%
26-500
10%
501+
10%
Business & industry
5%
Government
16%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
31%
Federal
3%
State
27%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
4%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$36,034
Estimated 3 years: $108,102
Cost of living (off-campus)
$33,275
Estimated 3 years
$99,825
Total cost
$65,628
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$196,884
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$26,855
25th percentile: $13,079
75th percentile: $40,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
42%
50-100%
55%
100%
0.4%
>100%
3%
Demographics
Out of 644 students in 2024, 58% were women, and 38% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
40%
Women
58%
Other
1%
Full-time faculty
Men
46%
Women
54%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
59%
Women
41%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
62%
Black
15%
Asian
9%
Hisp
8%
PI
0.2%
AI
0%
2+
4%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
69%
Black
13%
Asian
7%
Hisp
9%
PI
0%
AI
0.8%
2+
0.8%
Unk
0%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
64%
PoC
36%
Part-time faculty
White
81%
PoC
19%
Maryland student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
256
-
31
75
Women
373
-
36
52
Other gender
9
-
0
0
White
398
168
43
103
Asian
57
18
-
-
Hispanic
54
23
-
-
Black
97
31
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
0
-
-
American Indian
0
2
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
23
2
-
-
Other
14
0
-
-
People of Color
246
76
24
24
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