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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
58.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
44%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
1.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
3.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
15.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
14.3%
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