ABA 509 DATA BY STATE, 2025

Law Schools in Maine: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)

One ABA-accredited law school calls Maine home, and the price tag actually undersells it: $38,160 a year in sticker tuition. The median LSAT is 158, the median GPA a 3.7, and 72% of students get some kind of discount off that already low number. 86.6% of grads land a full-time job within 10 months, solid for a school this affordable.

Median LSAT (of medians)
158
across 1 ABA school(s)
Median GPA (of medians)
3.7
Cheapest sticker
Maine
$38,160/yr
Best FT/LT jobs rate
Maine
86.6%
Biggest grant share
Maine
72% get a grant

Every ABA law school in Maine

Ranked by median LSAT, highest first. Every school's own page has the full 25th/50th/75th breakdown, cost, and job outcomes.

SchoolLSAT 50thGPA 50thAccept. rateSticker/yrFT/LT jobs
Maine1583.737.3%$38,16086.6%

Reading the Maine market

Maine has exactly one ABA-accredited law school, the University of Maine School of Law, so there's no ranking table to build here and no competing options inside the state. Everyone applying to law school in Maine is applying to the same place, at the same admissions bar: a median LSAT of 158 and a median GPA of 3.7, with an acceptance rate of 37.3%. That's a real bar, not a rubber stamp, but it's also not a school where a 160-plus LSAT gets you lost in the applicant pool. On cost, Maine Law runs $38,160 a year in sticker tuition. 72% of the class gets some form of discount off that number, so the effective price most students pay lands well under sticker. There's no second school in the state to compare it against, cheaper or pricier, so the honest comparison is against schools in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and beyond. 86.6% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months of graduation. That's a solid outcome, not a spectacular one, and it tells you Maine Law places most of its graduates without requiring a top-of-class rank to do it. Is it worth going to law school in Maine if you don't plan to practice there? The economics lean in your favor more than the prestige does. Low sticker tuition, a high discount rate, and a respectable placement number mean the debt load is manageable even if you leave the state after graduation. If your target is biglaw in New York or DC, Maine Law isn't the pipeline for that. If your target is a manageable debt load and a real shot at practicing law somewhere, it does the job.

FAQ

How many ABA-accredited law schools are in Maine?

Just 1: the University of Maine School of Law. It's the only ABA-accredited option in the state, so there's no in-state alternative to compare it against.

What's the easiest law school to get into in Maine?

Maine Law, because it's the only ABA-accredited school in the state. Its acceptance rate is 37.3% with a median LSAT of 158, so "easiest" still means clearing a real bar, not a guarantee.

What's the cheapest law school in Maine?

Maine Law, again because it's the only option. Sticker tuition runs $38,160 a year, and 72% of students get some form of discount off that price.

Which Maine law school has the best job placement?

Maine Law posted an 86.6% full-time, long-term placement rate for its 2024 graduating class. It's the only data point in the state, and it's a respectable one.

Is it worth going to law school in Maine if I don't plan to practice there?

The cost math works in your favor: low sticker tuition, a 72% discount rate, and solid placement numbers keep debt manageable wherever you end up practicing. It's not a biglaw pipeline school, so weigh that against your actual career target before you commit.

Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against each school's own filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-10-07.