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The University of Baltimore School of Law is a public law school in Maryland ranked 136th (tie) by U.S. News for 2026-27 (via LSD.law). Its median LSAT and GPA are published in its ABA Standard 509 disclosure, and it is known for its evening program and clinical training in the Baltimore and Washington, DC market.
By Ali Unar, JD candidate at Georgetown Law and founder of Lovare Institut. Last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page was verified in August 2026 against the sources listed below.
The University of Baltimore School of Law is a public, ABA-approved law school in downtown Baltimore, ranked 136th (tie) in the U.S. News 2026-27 Best Law Schools list (via LSD.law). It is a separate institution from the higher-ranked University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, the state's other public law school, which U.S. News places 62nd (tie) for 2026-27. Baltimore is best known for its long-running evening and part-time options and its clinical and litigation programs.
For a regional school, outcome numbers matter more than the exact rank. The table gathers the figures worth checking before you apply, each drawn from the school's ABA disclosures.
MeasureFigureSourceU.S. News rank136th (tie), 2026-27U.S. News (via LSD.law)Median LSATSee ABA 509 reportABA 509Median GPASee ABA 509 reportABA 509First-time bar passageSee ABA 509 reportABA 509JD-required employmentSee ABA employment reportABA employment reportFull-time tuition (in-state)See ABA 509 reportSchool data / ABA 509
The U.S. News rank is from U.S. News 2026-27 (via LSD.law); University of Baltimore is not in the verified per-school 509 set used here, so its median LSAT and GPA, bar passage, employment, and tuition are published in its ABA Standard 509 disclosure at abarequireddisclosures.org and should be confirmed there.
For schools outside the national top tier, the U.S. News number matters far less than local outcomes. What counts is first-time bar passage, how many graduates land JD-required jobs, and where those jobs are, because a regional school earns its value in its home market. Baltimore concentrates placement in Maryland and the greater Washington, DC area, so judge it against employment there rather than against a national list.
The University of Baltimore can be a strong fit if you plan to practise in Maryland or DC, need an evening or part-time schedule, or want lower in-state tuition. Weigh its bar passage and employment data against those of the University of Maryland and nearby schools, and compare any scholarship offers, since cost after aid often decides the value of a regional law degree more than the rank does.
The University of Baltimore School of Law is an established, ABA-approved public school whose value is strongest for students aiming at the Maryland and Washington, DC market. Whether it is a good choice for you depends on its current bar passage and employment numbers and on your scholarship offer, so check its ABA Standard 509 outcomes at abarequireddisclosures.org rather than relying on the rank alone.
Admission to the University of Baltimore School of Law turns mainly on your LSAT and GPA against its published medians, which sit below the national top tier and make it more accessible than T14 schools. Its current median LSAT and GPA are published in its ABA Standard 509 disclosure at abarequireddisclosures.org; aim at or above them to be competitive, especially for scholarship money.
Law school rankings, led by U.S. News, score each school on weighted factors: bar passage and employment outcomes, reputation surveys, and selectivity inputs such as median LSAT and GPA. The weights change periodically, so a regional school's tier can move without any real change in its teaching or job placement. The exact current weights are published in the U.S. News Best Law Schools methodology, so read the underlying ABA data rather than the rank.
Both are public Maryland law schools, but U.S. News ranks the University of Maryland Carey School of Law higher for 2026-27 (62nd tie) than the University of Baltimore (136th tie), while Baltimore offers strong evening and part-time options and, for some applicants, larger scholarships. Compare each school's bar passage, employment in your target market, and net cost after aid, all published in their ABA 509 reports, before deciding.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026