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Boston College Law School

Rank 29 (USNWR 2023)
166
Median LSAT
3.74
Median GPA
10.2%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Boston College Law School
  • Boston College
  • BOSTON COLLEGE
  • BC

Boston College Law School is a law school located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school was ranked 29 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Boston College Law School is approximately 212.

Admissions website: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law

Admissions email: bclawadm@bc.edu

Admissions phone: 617.552.4351

Can I get into Boston College Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Boston College Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 162 166 167
GPA 3.55 3.74 3.81
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 6022 93
# Admissions offers 612 -
Class size 212 69
% Accepted 10.2% 98
% Yield 28.6% 46

During the 2023 application cycle, 6,022 people applied and 612 were offered admission.

Boston College has a 1L class size of 212, and yield of 28.59%. 175 out of 612 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 28.59% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Boston College has a median LSAT of 166. The 25th percentile LSAT is 162 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 167.

The median GPA is 3.74. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.55 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.81.

Boston College Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 1,085 applicants for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Boston College Law School cost per year?

$63,573.00
Tuition
81st percentile
$84,333.00
CoA
73rd percentile
%
Grads with debt
$
Average debt
$121,250.00
Salary, 25th %
95th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary
96th percentile
$62,500.00
PI Salary
70th percentile
75.00%
Employment rate
90th percentile
94.10%
Bar pass rate
85th percentile

Cost of attending Boston College Law School

In 2023, tuition was $63,573 and the annual cost of attending was $84,333 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Boston College Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Boston College make $190,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $62,500.

66.1% of law graduates from Boston College go directly to work for law firms, while 11.0% clerk for a judge. 3.7% of graduates go into public interest.

94.1% of Boston College graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Boston College Law School

Boston College Law School offers an excellent legal education, with a curriculum focused on the key skills and knowledge needed for a successful career in law. The school has a world-renowned faculty, and over 200 elective courses to choose from, as well as opportunities for immersive practical experience. Boston College Law School is located in a beautiful campus setting, just minutes away from the historic and vibrant city of Boston.

The curriculum at BC Law is designed to help students develop the skills and knowledge needed to become successful leaders in a changing society and legal profession. The school’s nationally recognized research and writing programs, clinical programs, externships, and advocacy programs prepare new lawyers for the real-world practice of law.

BC Law takes mentoring relationships very seriously, both inside and outside the classroom. With 13,000 alumni, there is an extensive network of support that new graduates can rely on for many years to come. BC Law alumni often speak fondly of their time in law school, and this translates into helpfulness and enthusiasm when it comes to career support. In fact, BC Law's career services is one of the best in the country, assisting graduates in finding their ideal jobs no matter where they are in the world.

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yellowtomato
12:18
@willypetey27: my tracker through lawhub recently updated to in review, but my tracker that i received from BC in the email after i applied still says complete
WillyPetey27
12:37
@yellowtomato: oh??? interesting, mine was marked completed a month after it was marked just complete. thanks!
Does BC usually just do 1 wave when they release? Are we likely to get another wave later today? This one seems much smaller than previous based on data here
MiniatureMachoYeti
12:25
Are we sure that the waitlist document section is there for everyone ?
yep been there for me
8888887777776t6t
13:47
Has anyone who's been admitted, as a regular decision applicant, received scholarship information yet? I received access to something like an admitted students portal, but I haven't look through all the data yet. As I recall, when I looked at it last, some page said that scholarship info would be sent out in March. But I'm not sure if that's true for everyone or not.
8888887777776t6t
13:47
all the info, pages of text, etc. on the admitted students portal*
@MiniatureMachoYeti: I noticed that section on my LSD status checker a few days ago. I received my WL Feb. 1st
15:14
BC went to the top of lawhub today 👀
did the status change tho?
13:55
my status changed on lawhub the other day to under review
WL today after 3 months of waiting ...
guess that's the norm
15:00
is BC wave over today?
CurtsyingKing
15:07
i'm wondering the same, are people still getting decisions
KnowWhere
9:15
So having a waitlist document section is normal? That's not indicative of anything?
you have to log in to BC to get your admission letter, it just said that the status had been updated but they didn't email the letter directly
@8888887777776t6t: BC has higher BL placement than BU. idk about portability for BU but BC has good networks in the Bos-Wash corridor and apparently Florida and California as well. Most people I've talked to (from MA) rate BC higher but that may be an anecdotal bubble. For me, I am choosing between UMN, UGA, and BC, all of which gave me around the same $
anyone else's status checker detect movement? I was WL Feb. 1st so movement now is strange to me especially because the seat deposit hasn't passed yet... fingers crossed this is a good sign!
lawfulapplicant
12:49
how long between applying and hearing about admissions?
Are we going to get scholarship info at some point? I'd really like to get it before the deposit deadline.
I assume BC knows that FAFSA is super slow and that lots of people have submitted their FAFSA already but that it's still in review.
Got the scholarship offer today. Happy with it all things considered.
zzhmo
23:25
when will Feb applicants hear back? anxiety is killing me
trbbae
10:12
i read somewhere on their website that they aim to have decisions out by april 15th so im assuming either this thursday or in two weeks
trbbae
10:12
idk if theyre gonna keep doing every other week now tho
10:18
I hope they release some this week, this is my last school i'm waiting on
trbbae
11:14
they should be tm
just got my decision today--lawhub position did not move! check your statuses yall
CurtsyingKing
16:47
uh oh
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