New England Law | Boston was founded in the spirit of increasing ethnic and cultural diversity in the legal field. We opened in 1908 as the only law school for women, and we remain committed to law school diversity and improving access to the legal profession.
Student Body Snapshot
67% 32% 19-57 65% 9
Female Diverse Background Age Range Out-of-State Countries Represented
*Figures as of the '23-'24 academic year*
Programs
Whether it be diversity of racial or ethnic background, socioeconomics, gender, sexual identity, or even geography, New England Law is committed to supporting, celebrating, and strengthening the makeup of its student body, faculty, and staff. The following law school diversity programs help us do so.
Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment Program
The Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment Program (CHHEP) puts our ideals into action by addressing racial bias, promoting ethnic and cultural law school diversity, and providing a supportive community for students of color.
CHHEP offers discussion groups, community-building activities, a speaker series, and recognition of academic excellence. This program is open to all New England Law students who are interested in issues of race, ethnicity, and inclusion.
Incoming first-year law students may also be eligible for our Charles Hamilton Houston Diversity Scholarship, worth up to full tuition.
First Generation Students Program
Being a first-generation student comes with unique challenges—as a significant number of our law students can attest. That’s why our First Generation Students Program was created: to ensure all New England Law students, regardless of their background, find a welcoming community and the tools to succeed in law school and beyond.
The program includes monthly events featuring tailored advice for first-generation law students, covering topics such as networking, the postgraduate job search, mental health and wellness, and more. Students also have opportunities to meet first-generation lawyers from our alumni community, socialize with fellow first-gen students, and receive one-on-one counseling.
All New England Law students who are either the first in their family to attend college and/or professional school are eligible and encouraged to join the First Generation Students Program.
Incoming first-year law students may also be eligible for our First Generation Students Scholarship, worth $10,000.
Diverse Student Organizations
Cultural celebrations, volunteer opportunities, networking mixers: our many cultural and identity law student organizations host such events and more! They include:
- Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
- Black Law Students Association
- Jewish Law Students Association
- Latin American Law Students Association
- OUTLaws (LGBTQ)
- South Asian & West Indian Law Student Association
- Student Bar Association Diversity Committee
- Women’s Law Caucus
Our law students have many opportunities to share their unique perspectives and backgrounds with the New England Law community, from their classmates to alumni across the legal spectrum.