Springfield, Massachusetts
Western New England University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1974
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 153
- Median GPA
- 3.27
- Resident tuition
- $50,320
- First-year class
- 115
- Bar-required jobs
- 56%
- First-time bar passage
- 68%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2024-2025
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $48,870 | $2,640 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $48,870 | $2,640 |
| Part-time · resident | $36,660 | $1,370 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $36,660 | $1,370 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$18,330
- Living off campus$18,330
- Living at home$18,330
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$48,870
- Mandatory fees$2,640
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$18,330
PreLaw Advisor total$69,840
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2024–2025 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 308 | 214 | 94 |
| Receiving grants | 281 | 197 | 84 |
| % receiving grants | 91% | 92% | 89% |
| Less than half tuition | 79 | 54 | 25 |
| Half to full tuition | 178 | 131 | 47 |
| Full tuition | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| More than full tuition | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $22,400 | $15,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | $21,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $32,737 | $27,163 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2023-20240 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-20220 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.