Self-study
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.36
Median LSAT
152
Acceptance rate
52%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 28
Jan 2026
1
Jan 28
Accepted: 1
Dec 2025
1
Dec 18
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
149
152
155
GPA
3.1
3.36
3.69
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
1311
100%
Accepted
684
52%
Matriculated
140
11%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
77%
Full-time non-legal
9%
Unemployed
14%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Massachusetts
44
Rhode Island
11
New Jersey
7
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
33%
1-25
29%
26-500
5%
501+
0%
Business & industry
6%
Government
21%
Public interest
11%
Clerkship
10%
Federal
0%
State
10%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
4%
Unemployed
14%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$30,692
Estimated 3 years: $92,076
Cost of living (off-campus)
$32,548
Estimated 3 years
$97,644
Total cost
$54,132
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$162,396
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$15,000
25th percentile: $8,000
75th percentile: $20,124
Scholarship amounts
<50%
71%
50-100%
26%
100%
2%
>100%
0.4%
Demographics
Out of 381 students in 2024, 60% were women, and 37% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
39%
Women
60%
Other
0.5%
Full-time faculty
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
71%
Women
29%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
63%
Black
6%
Asian
6%
Hisp
14%
PI
0%
AI
0.3%
2+
4%
Unk
7%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
64%
Black
7%
Asian
7%
Hisp
11%
PI
0%
AI
0.9%
2+
4%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
86%
PoC
14%
Part-time faculty
White
81%
PoC
19%
UMass - Dartmouth student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
150
-
14
22
Women
229
-
14
9
Other gender
2
-
0
0
White
241
72
24
25
Asian
24
8
-
-
Hispanic
54
12
-
-
Black
22
8
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
14
5
-
-
Other
25
6
-
-
People of Color
140
40
4
6
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