Prospective Students

You have a dream to practice law.
We can help make that dream a reality.

Our goal is to ensure access to an affordable legal education for students who hope promote justice and serve others through the practice of law. If this is your dream, then we encourage you to apply.

We are interested in students who embody the best qualities of our Commonwealth:

an adventurous and innovative spirit
a willingness to use your knowledge and talent to improve the lives of your fellow citizens

Is this you? Then we invite you to apply to UMass Law.

Three reasons to consider UMass Law now

ABA accreditation

The University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth has been provisionally approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, effective June 8, 2012. The Section of Legal Education may be contacted at 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610, by fax to (312) 988-5681, by phone at (312) 988-6738, or by email.

Bar eligibility

Learning by doing

At UMass Law, you won’t just learn the law. By taking advantage of our many opportunities for experiential learning, you will learn how to be a lawyer by doing what lawyers do.

Clinical Programs & Experiential Learning

Student costs frozen for 3 years

We've frozen tuition and mandatory law school-related fees at current levels. And we will continue to offer significant need-based and merit-based aid programs.

Financial aid