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%
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
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Concentration in Criminal Law PracticeSchool page for Concentration in Criminal Law Practice (opens in a new tab)
- Concentration in Gender & Sexuality LawSchool page for Concentration in Gender & Sexuality Law (opens in a new tab)
- Concentration in International and Comparative Law PracticeSchool page for Concentration in International and Comparative Law Practice (opens in a new tab)
- Concentration in Public Interest PracticeSchool page for Concentration in Public Interest Practice (opens in a new tab)
- Concentration in Transactional Law PracticeSchool page for Concentration in Transactional Law Practice (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Family Mediation ClinicSchool page for Family Mediation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Global Justice ClinicSchool page for Global Justice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Legal Aid ClinicSchool page for Legal Aid Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Small Business ClinicSchool page for Small Business 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 Innovation & EntrepreneurshipSchool page for Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Social JusticeSchool page for Center for Social Justice (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Legislative and Government AffairsSchool page for Institute for Legislative and Government Affairs (opens in a new tab)
- Tendler Center for Inclusive AdvocacySchool page for Tendler Center for Inclusive Advocacy (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.
- LL.M. in Elder Law and Estate PlanningSchool page for LL.M. in Elder Law and Estate Planning (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
Course titles beyond 1L
91
Clinic positions available
40
36 filled
Field placements filled
66
Simulation course seats
397
Co-curricular offerings
9
Full-time faculty
25
74 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
