of the Class of 2016 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. Bar Passage Rates UMass Law's July 2018 Massachusetts first-time bar passage rate was 92.6%, the third highest passage rate of the Massachusetts law schools. The 2017 first-time bar passage rate for all jurisdictions was 72.7%, and the 2017 first-time bar passage rate for the Massachusetts Bar exam was 75.6%. UMass Law's 2015 Ultimate Bar Pass Rate (within 2 years of graduating) for all jurisdictions was 88.7%. Costs The cost of tuition, fees, and health insurance at UMass Law for the 2019 academic year is $29,461 for full-time, in-state students, $38,369 for full-time, out-of-state students, and $31,387 for full-time, Rhode Island and Vermont residents. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $162,311. Speakers On March 1, 2013, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed students and faculty at UMass Law about executive and legislative efforts to combat gun violence. On May 19, 2014, Governor Deval Patrick served as the Commencement speaker for the 2014 graduating class at UMass Law. During the commencement ceremony, Governor Patrick received the Chancellor's Medal for outstanding service to the commonwealth. On May 18, 2015, attorney and national legal analyst Rikki Klieman gave the Commencement address, telling the Class of 2015 "making a living is not the same as making a life." She received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. On May 16, 2016, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants addressed the Class of 2016, telling the graduates they were "blazing the path for the entire profession of law." Chief Justice Gants received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. On May 15, 2017, Morris Dees, co-founder and chief legal counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center, gave the Commencement address to the Class of 2017. Dees received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. On May 14, 2018, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey addressed the Class of 2018 and received the Chancellor's Medal for her tireless work in Massachusetts. On May 13, 2019, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth B. Cypher received an honorary Juris Doctor and addressed the Class of 2019. See also Southern New England School of Law, the predecessor institution University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts References External links Official website 2010 establishments in Massachusetts Dartmouth, Massachusetts Educational institutions established in 2010 Law schools