University of Maine School of Law

300 Fore Street, Portland, Maine 04101

University of Maine School of Law enrolls approximately 104 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 158 and median GPA is 3.7. In the most recent reporting year, 79.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 4.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
104
Median LSAT
158
Median GPA
3.7
Bar-Required Jobs
79.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 162
50th Percentile 158
25th Percentile 154
75th Percentile 3.8
50th Percentile 3.7
25th Percentile 3.41

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
79.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
46.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
4.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
15.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
8.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
9.8%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
84.42%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
75.15%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+9.27%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
77
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 77
Less than ½ tuition 49
Half to full tuition 67
Full tuition 77
More than full tuition 5