Western New England University School of Law

Springfield, MA

Western New England University School of Law is located in Springfield, MA and enrolls approximately 115 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 153 and median GPA is 3.27. In the most recent reporting year, 75.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 0.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
115
Median LSAT
153
Median GPA
3.27
Bar-Required Jobs
75.5%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 156
50th Percentile 153
25th Percentile 149
75th Percentile 3.57
50th Percentile 3.27
25th Percentile 2.84

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
75.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
40.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
17.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
11.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
77.23%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.82%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-3.59%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
101
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 55
Less than ½ tuition 74
Half to full tuition 139
Full tuition 37
More than full tuition 1