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Western New England University School of Law

Springfield, MA
Median LSAT
153
3 pts vs. Class of 2024 (150) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.27
0.01 vs. Class of 2024 (3.28)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
58.3%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
156151147142 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 153 (up 3 pts) and median GPA is 3.27 (down 0.01) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

82% of the school's 210 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the half to full tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT149 – 153 – 156
140165
Undergraduate GPA2.84 – 3.27 – 3.57
2.43.9
1L Class Size
115
Annual Tuition
$50,320
App. Deadline
July 31
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
58.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
44%
Business & Industry
15.5%
Unemployed, Seeking
14.3%
Public Interest
9.5%
JD Advantage
7.1%
Government
3.6%
Education
3.6%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
1.2%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

210 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
38
Less than ½ tuition
48
Half to full tuition
97
Full tuition
26
More than full tuition
1

Bars scale to share of all 210 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School77.23%
ABA Weighted Avg80.82%
-3.59 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 101 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#159
2026 Overall Rank