Law School Admissions Statistics
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What is Maryland’s acceptance rate into law schools?
Maryland students have acceptance rates consistently higher than the national average. In 2023, 94% of Maryland seniors and 82% of all Maryland graduates were admitted to one or more law schools, compared to 81% of seniors and 70% of all graduates nationally.
How many students are accepted into top law schools?
Many Maryland students and alumni are accepted at schools ranked in the Top 10 and Top 30 by US News & World Report. Maryland students and alumni are currently attending Top 10 and Top 30 schools in significant numbers, with over 180 Terps now studying at a Top 30 law school.
Individual School Acceptances of Maryland Students in Top law Schools
2021-2023
| Harvard | 19 | Washington University | 20 |
| University of Chicago | 19 | University of Southern California | 16 |
| Cornell | 18 | George Mason | 42 |
| New York University | 35 | William & Mary | 22 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 17 | Emory | 34 |
| University of Virginia | 38 | Washington & Lee | 23 |
| University of Michigan | 16 | Fordham | 38 |
| Duke | 18 | Boston College | 32 |
| Northwestern | 20 | Maryland | 230 |
| Georgetown | 59 | Boston University | 33 |
| Vanderbilt | 25 | George Washington | 145 |
| Notre Dame | 17 | University of California, Los Angeles | 17 |
2021-2023
| Top 10 Acceptances | 179 |
| Top 10 Matriculants | 67 |
| Top 30 Acceptances | 558 |
| Top 30 Matriculants | 183 |
Where do Maryland students and alumni go to law school?
Maryland alumni attend law schools all over the country. Maryland is consistently among the top 20 largest feeders to law schools, with approximately 350 seniors and alumni applying to law school last year.
Schools Accepting 4 or More Maryland Students for Fall 2023 Admission
Top 50 Schools *
| American | Chicago* | Georgetown* | Northwestern* | Syracuse |
| Illinois* | Chicago Kent | Harvard* | Ohio State* | Temple |
| San Diego | Columbia* | Hofstra | Pace | Texas* |
| Baltimore | Indiana* | Howard | Penn* | Penn State - Dickinson |
| Boston College* | Cornell* | Loyola-Chicago | Colorado | Tulane |
| Boston Univ.* | UDC | Maryland | Lewis & Clark | Vanderbilt* |
| Brooklyn | Drexel | Miami | Richmond | Vermont |
| Cal-Berkeley* | Duke* | Michigan* | Rutgers | Villanova |
| New Hampshire | Penn State - University Park | Notre Dame* | St. John's | Virginia* |
| Cal-Davis* | Emory* | New England Law | Widener - PA | Wash. & Lee* |
| UCLA* | Florida* | New York Law | Seton Hall | Washington Univ.* |
| Cardozo | Fordham* | NYU* | CUNY | Florida State |
| Catholic | George Mason* | UNC* | USC* | Widener - Del. |
| Charleston | George Wash.* | Northeastern | Suffolk | William & Mary* |
| NC Central | Wisconsin* |
How do Maryland applicants perform at our top feeder schools?
The acceptance rate of Maryland seniors and alumni is consistently better than the overall acceptance rate at most of our top feeders.
Top Feeders & Acceptance Rates 2021-2023
| Top Feeders | Maryland Acceptance Rate | Overall Acceptance Rate | UMD v. Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 41% | 31% | +10 |
| George Washington | 33% | 25% | +8 |
| American | 36% | 32% | +4 |
| Georgetown | 14% | 16% | -2 |
| Baltimore | 71% | 56% | +15 |
| Penn | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| NYU | 19% | 16% | +3 |
| Catholic | 47% | 35% | +12 |
| Fordham | 20% | 19% | +1 |
| George Mason | 27% | 20% | +7 |
| Virginia | 21% | 11% | +10 |
| Columbia | 9% | 12% | -3 |
| Boston University | 18% | 18% | 0 |
| Harvard | 13% | 9% | +4 |
| Brooklyn | 54% | 45% | +9 |
| Cardozo | 44% | 34% | +10 |
| Boston College | 22% | 16% | +6 |