70 Best Law schools in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 9.68M citations received by 298K academic papers made by 70 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: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Law

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

3. Boston University

Boston

For Law

#38 in the United States

#41 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Law

#51 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

5. Boston College

Boston

For Law

#72 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Law

#83 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Law

#119 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

8. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Law

#144 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

9. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Law

#146 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Law

#183 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

11. Clark University

Worcester

For Law

#200 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,053

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Law

#224 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1259
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

13. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Law

#242 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

14. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Law

#253 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,362

15. Williams College

Williamstown

For Law

#263 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Law

#271 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,367

17. Bentley University

Waltham

For Law

#273 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1339
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $44,233

18. Babson College

Wellesley

For Law

#276 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $28,400

19. Suffolk University

Boston

For Law

#283 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,270

20. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Law

#302 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 98%

21. Smith College

Northampton

For Law

#309 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,790

22. Fisher College

Boston

For Law

#325 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $26,257
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,406

23. Simmons University

Boston

For Law

#348 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $24,423

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Law

#388 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,679

25. Dean College

Franklin

For Law

#418 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $32,219
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,972

26. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Law

#432 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,765

27. Western New England University

Springfield

For Law

#467 in the United States

#511 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,214

28. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Law

#526 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,353
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1977

29. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Law

#537 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. Emerson College

Boston

For Law

#544 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $51,432

31. Bay State College

Boston

For Law

#573 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

32. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Law

#592 in the United States

#645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 212
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1921

33. MCPHS University

Boston

For Law

#619 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $38,776

34. Stonehill College

Easton

For Law

#633 in the United States

#690 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,021
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,710

35. Salem State University

Salem

For Law

#641 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,562

36. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Law

#645 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,273

37. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Law

#650 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,087
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $44,835

38. Springfield College

Springfield

For Law

#681 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,930

39. William James College

Newton

For Law

#685 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 897
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1974

40. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Law

#700 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $37,296
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $27,729

41. Assumption College

Worcester

For Law

#705 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,911
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,492

42. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Law

#738 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $32,414
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,279

43. Curry College

Milton

For Law

#778 in the United States

#845 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $31,091
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,402

44. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Law

#828 in the United States

#897 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

45. Massachusetts School of Law

Andover

For Law

#839 in the United States

#908 in North America

Enrollment: 295
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1988

46. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Law

#845 in the United States

#914 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,069

47. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Law

#850 in the United States

#919 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,863

48. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Law

#890 in the United States

#960 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

49. Endicott College

Beverly

For Law

#914 in the United States

#984 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $39,496

50. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Law

#922 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $38,502

51. Newbury College

Brookline

For Law

#927 in the United States

#997 in North America

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

52. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Law

#930 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

53. Gordon College

Wenham

For Law

#933 in the United States

#1003 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,483

54. Regis College

Weston

For Law

#955 in the United States

#1025 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,014
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,088

55. New England Law - Boston

Boston

For Law

#965 in the United States

#1035 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,060
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1908

56. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams

For Law

#1073 in the United States

#1145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,044
Enrollment: 938

57. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Law

#1135 in the United States

#1209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,901

58. Lasell College

Newton

For Law

#1208 in the United States

#1283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1132
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $29,706

59. Hult International Business School

Cambridge

For Law

#1252 in the United States

#1328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $55,251
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $20,196

60. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Law

#1280 in the United States

#1357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 536
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1894

61. American International College

Springfield

For Law

#1295 in the United States

#1372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $18,317
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $35,061

62. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

South Hamilton

For Law

#1336 in the United States

#1415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,334
Male:Female: 62:38

63. Berklee College of Music

Boston

For Law

#1352 in the United States

#1432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $46,873
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $19,300

64. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay

For Law

#1368 in the United States

#1449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $11,804
Enrollment: 1,425

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

Brookline

For Law

#1373 in the United States

#1454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $30,506
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,326

66. Bard College at Simon's Rock

Great Barrington

For Law

#1379 in the United States

#1460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $44,326
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $38,119

67. Nichols College

Dudley

For Law

#1431 in the United States

#1513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1063
Net Price: $27,192
Receiving Aid: 100%

68. Anna Maria College

Paxton

For Law

#1441 in the United States

#1524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $23,894
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,503

69. College of Our Lady of the Elms

Chicopee

For Law

#1449 in the United States

#1532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $23,498
Receiving Aid: 98%

70. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston

For Law

#1524 in the United States

#1610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,494
Enrollment: 1,939

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	9	74
Connecticut	21	8
New Hampshire	12	79
Vermont	11	129
New York	136	6
New Jersey	28	23
Maine	14	222
Delaware	3	86
Pennsylvania	99	7
Maryland	27	15
District of Columbia	10	44
Virginia	42	34
West Virginia	17	125
Ohio	62	19
North Carolina	47	21
Michigan	40	2
South Carolina	27	63
Indiana	34	54
Kentucky	26	61
Tennessee	34	46
Wisconsin	33	16
Georgia	48	42
Illinois	76	11
Alabama	25	97
Iowa	31	45
Missouri	39	43
Florida	60	33
Minnesota	28	18
Mississippi	13	181
Arkansas	16	138
Louisiana	25	82
Kansas	16	69
South Dakota	8	329
North Dakota	7	211
Nebraska	13	87
Oklahoma	20	92
Puerto Rico	12	626
Texas	79	20
Colorado	21	60
Montana	8	207
New Mexico	7	99
Utah	11	48
Idaho	7	235
Arizona	9	25
Nevada	6	134
Washington	30	5
Oregon	17	103
California	130	3
Alaska	4	323
Hawaii	6	113