Concord, New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1974
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 155
- Median GPA
- 3.50
- Resident tuition
- $42,000
- First-year class
- 248
- Bar-required jobs
- 57.8%
- First-time bar passage
- 73.8%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Offered. The school is 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
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./M.P.P. in Public PolicySchool page for J.D./M.P.P. in Public Policy (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.W.School page for J.D./M.S.W. (opens in a new tab)
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Intellectual Property Law JD ConcentrationSchool page for Intellectual Property Law JD Concentration (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Criminal Practice ClinicSchool page for Criminal Practice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Intellectual Property and Transaction ClinicSchool page for Intellectual Property and Transaction 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.
- Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual PropertySchool page for Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property (opens in a new tab)
- International Technology Transfer InstituteSchool page for International Technology Transfer Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Sports & Entertainment Law InstituteSchool page for Sports & Entertainment Law Institute (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- The University of New Hampshire Law ReviewSchool page for The University of New Hampshire Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- UNH Sports Law ReviewSchool page for UNH Sports Law Review (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
- International LL.M. programSchool page for International LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (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
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
