At RWU Law, you'll craft your own, personalized legal education from a vast array of clinical experiential options. We guarantee it.
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Community service is embedded in RWU Law's DNA. We believe that lawyers should use their legal skills to serve their communities.
Our tuition guarantee makes us the best-priced ABA-accredited private law school in the Northeast. Lower tuition. Higher value. That's RWU Law.
Building on our legacy as Rhode Island's only law school and a leading institution in Southern New England, RWU Law works hard to offer a legal education that's accessible and affordable. That's how we became, at $48,584 for incoming 1Ls in fall 2026, the best-priced ABA-accredited private law school in the Northeast – and one of the best legal education values on the entire East Coast. And we're committed to maximizing that value and minimizing tuition costs throughout your time here as a full-time student.
Best of all, our accessible, top-notch faculty will ensure that you receive a rigorous, personalized and, above all, flexible and marketable legal education – one that will have you job-ready and well-placed to thrive in your early career, even in challenging legal employment markets.
RWU School of Law is the state's only law school. Because of that RWU Law offers you a level of access, connection and experience that few institutions can rival. Whether studying in our Bristol waterfront campus or experiential campus in downtown Providence, we have the undivided attention of our state's legal community.
Nelson-Davies was ten years old when the civil war began in her native Liberia. Before the war, she lived a comfortable life as a middle-class school child. The war changed everything.
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Our mission is to promote justice and the rule of law through education, scholarship, and service.
The Dean's Suite is dedicated to maximizing your educational investment, continually improving programming and opportunities, and ensuring that your student experience is effective, enriching and rewarding.
The RWU Law student experience is packed with hands-on clinical experiences, unique program offerings, personalized interactions with faculty, and much more.
In its third year, the RWU Law program welcomed 39 students, including 18 returning campers, for two weeklong sessions focused on justice, advocacy, elections, and civic engagement.
BRISTOL, R.I. – The courtroom at Roger Williams University School of Law became a television studio on Aug. 11 as WPRI 12 brought four Democratic candidates for Rhode Island attorney general together
BRISTOL, R.I. – On May 15, the law school celebrated the Class of 2026 with remarks centered on service, mentorship, and community. Commencement speaker Judge Montecalvo encouraged graduates to use
Pro bono program at Roger Williams University School of Law provides hands-on legal experience while supporting tenants facing eviction.
Renowned businessman Dick Sullivan to deliver Commencement address as Roger Williams University School of Law honors U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Lara E. Montecalvo.
