For the entering class in fall 2000 we received over 2400 applications for all three divisions. A NESL prides itself on its diversity. A NESL offers the lowest tuition of any ABA accredited law school in Massachusetts, in fact the lowest for most of the Northeast region. NESL offers loans, grants and scholarships .
Students get course credit for clinics, all of which are supervised.
Each clinic requires a pre or co-requisite course so that students learn both the theory and practice of a particular area of law. As with almost all Boston law schools, NESL does not offer housing. Our students generally live in apartments in or around the city. We have housing information sessions for accepted students throughout the summer months, make available roommate requests, and help direct accepted students toward real estate agents who have been helpful to our students in the past. We encourage all interested students to visit our school.