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Portland, ME 04102
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#30 in Presence of Female Faculty

Maine Law is tied for #30 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (46.6%).

#75 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#167 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Maine Law ranks #75 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (51.8%) and #167 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (62.7%).

#81 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Maine Law ranks #81 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.47) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#89 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Maine Law is tied for #89 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.9:1).

#98 in Bar Passage Rate

Maine Law ranks #98 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (79.1%), and it outperforms by +4.7% the state of Maine’s overall bar passage rate of 74.4%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#102 in Median LSAT

Maine Law is tied for #102 in terms of the median LSAT score (154) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#109 in Public Sector Salary

Maine Law is tied for #109 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($52,000).

#127 in Acceptance Rate

Maine Law ranks #127 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 53.3% among those who applied for admission.

#154 in Library Size

Maine Law ranks #154 in terms of library size with 276,950 volumes or equivalents.

#158 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Maine Law ranks #158 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (8.6%).

#172 in Private Sector Salary

Maine Law is tied for #172 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($52,442).

#183 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#241 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Maine Law ranks #183 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $34,710, and it ranks #241 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $23,640. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $9,850 per year.

#190 in Presence of Minority Students

Maine Law ranks #190 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (11.3%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 53.3% 69.4%
LSAT Score (Median) 154 153
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 150-157 149-157
GPA (Median) 3.47 3.36
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.12-3.65 3.07-3.65

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: ME ME
School's bar passage rate: 79.1% 75.9%
State overall bar passage rate: 74.4% 76.4%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +4.7% -0.5%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 51.8% 32.6%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 62.7% 70.5%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $23,640 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $34,710 N/A
Room and Board: $9,850 $9,786
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 66.7% 60.2%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $10,000 $8,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $92,652 $99,617
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 80.0% 73.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 239 241
Men: 46.4% 49.8%
Women: 53.6% 50.2%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 88.7% N/A
Black: 2.5% N/A
Hispanic: 3.8% N/A
Asian: 2.9% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 58 N/A
Male: 53.4% N/A
Female: 46.6% N/A
Minority: 8.6% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $52,442 $50,000
Public Sector (Median): $52,000 $48,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 276,950 305,230