Fast Facts

City Center

• Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards
• Walking distance from the U.S. Immigration Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. District Courthouse, Maryland Attorney General’s Office, and the Circuit Court of Baltimore City
• Among seven professional schools on the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus

Region

• The Baltimore-Washington corridor is the country’s second largest legal market
• Easy access to externships in state and federal government agencies and offices, nonprofits, NGOs, and trade associations 
• Numerous transit options available: Amtrak & MARC trains, UMB Shuttles, CityBus, Baltimore Link, and other MTA buses
• 15 minute drive to Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International (BWI) Airport

Incoming Class Statistics

163 Median LSAT

3.73 Median UGPA

203 Students: 184 Full-time / 19 Part-time

*Pending ABA submission

Demographics

56% Women

28% LGBTQ+-identifying

16% First-generation college graduates

35% Students of color

25% Graduated College in 2024

20-66 Age Range (Average Age: 25)

28 States, 9 countries, and 111 colleges

Degrees

• JD (Juris Doctor)
• LLM (Master of Laws)
• MSL (Master of Science in Law)
• JD/MBA (Business Administration)
• JD/MCP (Community Planning)
• JD/MPH (Public Health)
• JD/MSW (Social Work)
• JD/PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy)
• JD/MPP (Public Policy)
• JD/Ph.D (Public Policy)
• JD/MA (Criminal Justice)
• JD/MALA (Liberal Arts) 

Explore Dual-Degree Programs

International Programs

Maryland Carey Law offers a variety of study abroad opportunities each year. Beyond what is offered here, additional opportunities may be available through the Law Reform Commission Program, which allows students to study abroad in several other countries.

You may also petition to join other law schools’ study abroad programs and, with approval, transfer the credits back toward your Maryland Carey Law JD.

For details on the different study abroad options and highlights from recent trips, visit our International Opportunities page.

Programs

• Business Law
• Clinical Law
• Criminal Law
• Cybersecurity and Crisis Management Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• International and Comparative Law
• Public Health Law
• Women, Leadership & Equality

Clinics

• Civil Rights of Persons with Disabilities Clinic
• Consumer Bankruptcy Legal Theory & Practice
• Consumer Protection Clinic
• Criminal Appellate Clinic
• Criminal Defense Clinic
• Environmental Law Clinic
• Fair Housing Clinic
• Federal Appellate Immigration Clinic
• Gender Violence Clinic
• Immigration Clinic
• Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Clinic
• Justice for Victims of Crime Clinic
• Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
• Mediation Theory and Practice
• Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic
• Postconviction & Sentencing LTP
• Public Health Law Clinic
• Youth, Education, & Justice Clinic

Employment Data for the 2023 Graduating Class

• 97% of 2023 graduates were employed or pursuing another graduate degree within 10 months of graduation
• 94% of 2023 graduates obtained employment in Bar Required and JD Advantage Jobs
• 37% of those graduates were employed in judicial clerkships (31% appellate and 10% federal)
• 3rd among 196 ABA-accredited law schools for the percentage of 2023 graduates obtaining judicial clerkships
• 34% of those graduates were employed law firms, with over half working in large firms with over 100 attorneys.
• 29% are working in public interest, government, education, or other business and industry jobs

ABA Disclosures

For a comprehensive list of where our graduates obtain employment and our latest ABA Employment Report, please view our ABA Required Disclosures.