Maine Law Academic Overview
Founded in 1961, University of Maine School of Law, also known as Maine Law, is a public law school located in Portland, Maine. Last year, 93 students newly enrolled to the school and the total number of law school students is 290. With 83 faculties, the students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.
For the academic year 2025-2026, the acceptance rate is 37.27% and the enrollment rate (yield) is 27.27% at University of Maine School of Law.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 158 and the average GPA is 3.70. You can check the detailed
admission score and statistics.
The bar exam pass rate is 84.42%. For the 81 graduates in 2025, 66 students got full-time jobs and 5 got part-time jobs. You can check the employment summary by
hiring status, position type, business, and more for University of Maine School of Law.
2027 Tuition & fees
The 2027 University of Maine School of Law tuition & fee is $30,162 for Maine residents and $42,612 for out-of-state students for prospective students. The tuition & fees are the same as last year's tuition for both in-state and out-of state rate.
72.00% of full-time students received grants and/or scholarships and the average grants amount is $23,535 at University of Maine School of Law. The average grant amount would cover 55.23% of tuition & fees.
| Maine Residents | Out-of-State |
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| 2027 Tuition & fees1 | $30,162 | $42,612 |
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| 2026 Tuition & fees2 | $30,162 | $42,612 |
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| Average Grant Amount | $23,535 |
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| Grant Received | 72.00% |
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University of Maine School of Law Directory Information
University of Maine School of Law's calendar type is Semesters system. An academic year starts August and, JD degree is conferred in December, May, and July. In order to earn JD degree, a student must receive credit for 90 credit hours of course work.
The application deadline for fall term 2027 enrollment is July 15, 2027. The application fee is waved for the 2027 applicants.
