New England Law-Boston

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The New England School of Law is situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1908 and was formerly known as the Portia Law School. NESL became coeducational in 1938 and received its current name in 1969. Students are offered degrees in diverse areas of study like constitutional law, international human rights law, criminal law and mass media law.

Students of the New England School of Law participate in various on-campus clubs and organizations, including the Animal Law Society, the Immigration Law Association, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, the American Constitution Society and the American Health Lawyers Association. The Student Bar Association, or SBA, is the governing body of NESL’s students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of law.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

New England Law-Boston participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 42% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

New England Law-Boston offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

LAW (313 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)