University of Maryland

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

2,876

Offers of admission

750

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

26.1%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

156 / 164 / 166

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.37 / 3.72 / 3.88

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$37,830 tuition + $2,179 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$55,844 tuition + $2,179 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$120,027

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$174,069

Living costs, on campus

$27,982 a year

Living costs, off campus

$32,842 a year

Living costs, living at home

$15,133 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

79%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$10,161 / $28,000 / $40,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

208

Employed

199

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

79.8% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

10.1% of graduates

Federal clerkships

1.9% of graduates

State and local clerkships

30.3% of graduates

Government

11.1% of graduates

Public interest

4.3% of graduates

Education

1.4% of graduates

Business and industry

6.7% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

213

First-time pass rate

81.7%

ABA state average

75.6%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+6.1 points

Two-year pass rate

86.3%