Portland, Maine
University of Maine School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1962
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 158
- Median GPA
- 3.70
- Resident tuition
- $26,100
- First-year class
- 104
- Bar-required jobs
- 71.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 85.1%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Certificate in Business and Transactional LawSchool page for Certificate in Business and Transactional Law (opens in a new tab)
- Certificate in Environmental and Oceans LawSchool page for Certificate in Environmental and Oceans Law (opens in a new tab)
- Certificate in Public Interest and Social JusticeSchool page for Certificate in Public Interest and Social Justice (opens in a new tab)
- Privacy Law + Digital Governance CertificateSchool page for Privacy Law + Digital Governance Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Business & Law ClinicSchool page for Business & Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- General Practice ClinicSchool page for General Practice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Prisoner Assistance ClinicSchool page for Prisoner Assistance Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Refugee and Human Rights ClinicSchool page for Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Rural Practice ClinicSchool page for Rural Practice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Youth Justice ClinicSchool page for Youth Justice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Law and InnovationSchool page for Center for Law and Innovation (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Oceans and Coastal LawSchool page for Center for Oceans and Coastal Law (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Youth Policy and LawSchool page for Center for Youth Policy and Law (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- Maine Law ReviewSchool page for Maine Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Ocean and Coastal Law JournalSchool page for Ocean and Coastal Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
86
Clinic positions available
63
60 filled
Field placements filled
115
Simulation course seats
159
Co-curricular offerings
6
Full-time faculty
25
83 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
