71 Best Law schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 14M citations received by 337K academic papers made by 71 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Law

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Law

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

3. Boston University

Boston

For Law

#38 in the United States

#41 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Law

#51 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Boston College

Boston

For Law

#72 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Law

#80 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Law

#113 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

8. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Law

#132 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

9. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Law

#151 in the United States

#174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Law

#179 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

11. Clark University

Worcester

For Law

#197 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Law

#231 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

13. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Law

#233 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Law

#243 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

15. Amherst College

Amherst

For Law

#259 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

16. Williams College

Williamstown

For Law

#260 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

17. Bentley University

Waltham

For Law

#277 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

18. Suffolk University

Boston

For Law

#281 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

19. Babson College

Wellesley

For Law

#286 in the United States

#317 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

20. Smith College

Northampton

For Law

#313 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

21. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Law

#319 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

22. Fisher College

Boston

For Law

#328 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

23. Simmons University

Boston

For Law

#346 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Law

#392 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

25. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Law

#434 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

26. Western New England University

Springfield

For Law

#464 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

27. Dean College

Franklin

For Law

#474 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

28. Bay State College

Boston

For Law

#519 in the United States

#567 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

29. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Law

#533 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Law

#543 in the United States

#595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

31. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Law

#545 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

32. Emerson College

Boston

For Law

#547 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

33. MCPHS University

Boston

For Law

#605 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

34. Salem State University

Salem

For Law

#620 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

35. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Law

#628 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

36. Stonehill College

Easton

For Law

#645 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Law

#669 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

38. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Law

#684 in the United States

#745 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

39. Springfield College

Springfield

For Law

#693 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Assumption College

Worcester

For Law

#730 in the United States

#793 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

41. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Law

#734 in the United States

#798 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

42. Massachusetts School of Law

Andover

For Law

#765 in the United States

#830 in North America

Enrollment: 284
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1988

43. William James College

Newton

For Law

#767 in the United States

#833 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

44. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Law

#771 in the United States

#837 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

45. Curry College

Milton

For Law

#828 in the United States

#898 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1130
Net Price: $30,367
Receiving Aid: 100%

46. Endicott College

Beverly

For Law

#861 in the United States

#931 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

47. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Law

#865 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

48. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Law

#866 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

49. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Law

#886 in the United States

#956 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

50. Gordon College

Wenham

For Law

#890 in the United States

#960 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,250

51. Newbury College

Brookline

For Law

#898 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

52. New England Law - Boston

Boston

For Law

#925 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,083
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1908

53. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Law

#946 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $40,370

54. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Law

#960 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

55. Regis College

Weston

For Law

#1011 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,144

56. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams

For Law

#1056 in the United States

#1130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,606
Enrollment: 933

57. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Law

#1156 in the United States

#1232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

58. Lasell College

Newton

For Law

#1237 in the United States

#1314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $28,477

59. Hult International Business School

Cambridge

For Law

#1259 in the United States

#1337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $51,986
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $22,889

60. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

South Hamilton

For Law

#1265 in the United States

#1343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,373
Male:Female: 62:38

61. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Law

#1271 in the United States

#1349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 529
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1894

62. Berklee College of Music

Boston

For Law

#1291 in the United States

#1369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Net Price: $48,608
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $21,587

63. American International College

Springfield

For Law

#1355 in the United States

#1435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $21,454
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $34,009

64. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay

For Law

#1382 in the United States

#1463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $16,962
Enrollment: 1,362

65. Bard College at Simon's Rock

Great Barrington

For Law

#1384 in the United States

#1465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $45,395
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,292

66. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Brookline

For Law

#1433 in the United States

#1515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,317
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $17,965

67. Nichols College

Dudley

For Law

#1449 in the United States

#1533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Net Price: $31,032
Receiving Aid: 100%

68. Anna Maria College

Paxton

For Law

#1458 in the United States

#1542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $28,732
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $31,689

69. College of Our Lady of the Elms

Chicopee

For Law

#1477 in the United States

#1562 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1235
Net Price: $22,311
Receiving Aid: 100%

70. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston

For Law

#1553 in the United States

#1641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,065
Enrollment: 1,986

71. Bay Path University

Longmeadow

For Law

#1599 in the United States

#1687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $14,935
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $32,227

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	9	70
Connecticut	21	7
New Hampshire	12	75
Vermont	11	127
New York	136	6
New Jersey	28	22
Maine	14	227
Delaware	4	86
Pennsylvania	99	8
Maryland	28	13
District of Columbia	11	41
Virginia	42	33
West Virginia	17	123
Ohio	62	19
North Carolina	47	20
Michigan	41	2
South Carolina	28	62
Indiana	35	39
Kentucky	27	63
Tennessee	37	47
Wisconsin	33	16
Georgia	49	46
Illinois	77	9
Alabama	25	96
Iowa	31	48
Missouri	40	43
Florida	63	34
Minnesota	28	18
Mississippi	14	178
Arkansas	16	128
Louisiana	26	83
Kansas	16	67
South Dakota	8	334
North Dakota	7	223
Nebraska	13	87
Oklahoma	20	92
Puerto Rico	12	631
Texas	82	21
Colorado	21	57
Montana	8	211
New Mexico	8	104
Utah	11	50
Idaho	7	239
Arizona	10	25
Nevada	6	131
Washington	32	5
Oregon	18	101
California	132	3
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	7	112