University of Maine School of Law

University of Maine School of Law Overview

Established in 1961, University of Maine School of Law is a public law school located in Portland, Maine. The 2026 tuition & fees of University of Maine School of Law is $30,162 for Maine residents and $42,612 for out-of-state students.

The acceptance rate of the school is 37.27% and yield is 27.27%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 158 and the average GPA is 3.70. Total 290 students are attending University of Maine School of Law and 93 of them is first-year students. Last year 77 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 65 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 84.42%). You may want to check the general academic information of University of Maine School of Law at University of Maine academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

104 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 158 at University of Maine School of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.70. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

University of Maine School of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	154	158	162
Undergraduate GPA	3.41	3.7	3.8

University of Maine School of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

University of Maine School of Law tuition & fees is $30,162 for Maine residents and $42,612 for non-residents for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at University of Maine School of Law is $13,326 for Maine residents and $36,756 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $10,662 for Maine residents and $31,164 for out-of-state students

University of Maine School of Law Tuition & Fees
	In-State	Out-of-State
University of Maine School of Law	$30,162	$42,612
Average Living Costs
Living Costs	$22,778
Books & Supplies	$2,000
Personal Expenses	$1,800
Average Costs at University of Maine
Undergraduate	$13,326	$36,756
Graduate	$10,662	$31,164

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 915 students applied to University of Maine School of Law and 341 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 93 students finally enrolled to University of Maine School of Law. The acceptance rate is 37.27% and yield (enrollment rate) is 27%. With 11 deferred/pre-admitted students, University of Maine School of Law has 104 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.

University of Maine School of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	915
Admitted	341
Enrolled	93
Acceptance Rate	37.27%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	27.27%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	11
Total First Year Class Enrollment	104

Law Student Population

University of Maine School of Law has total 290 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 286 students enrolled in JD program and 4 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at University of Maine School of Law
Total Enrollment	290
JD Enrollment	286
Non-JD Enrollment	4

University of Maine School of Law has 104 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 36 male and 63 female students. 4 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at University of Maine School of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at University of Maine School of Law
	Total	Full-time
Total	104	103
Men	36	36
Women	63	63
Other	4	4

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 82 students have graduated from University of Maine School of Law. Among them, 77 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 65 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at University of Maine School of Law is 84.42% where the average pass rate of Maine is 75.15%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at University of Maine School of Law
Total Graduates	82
First-time Bar Exam Taker	77 (71 new graduates, 6 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	11 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	65 / 84.42%
Pass Rate at Maine	75.15%

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