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Boston University Law School

Rank 17 (USNWR 2022)

Applicants for the class of 2026 , matriculating 2023

1592 applicants for the 2022 - 2023  cycle
22 / 216  , 184 rejected, 315 waitlisted, 396 withdrawn
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
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Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 165 169 171
GPA 3.53 3.77 3.87
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 8221 97
# Admissions offers 1507 -
Class size 318 86
% Accepted 18.3% 87
% Yield 20.5% 7
LSData Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 164 168 171
GPA 3.6 3.79 3.9
LSData Averages Rejected All Accepted
LSAT 164 168 171
GPA 3.4 3.71 3.8
Softs Tier 3.2 Tier 3.29 Tier 3.24
Scholarship - - $118,223
Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision 87
Days from UR to decision 440
Interview invite rate 0.63%
Interview conversion rate 50.0%
URM LSAT differential -2.99
URM GPA differential -0.06
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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision
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Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE $$$$ Sent Received Complete UR UR2 II Decision
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School finances

Boston University Law School
Elle Woods went here, 'nuff said.

Stats

$29,481.00
Tuition
82nd percentile
$49,907.00
CoA
71st percentile
63.40%
Grads with debt
14th percentile
$104,584.00
Average debt
51st percentile
$100,000.00
Salary, 25th %
87th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary
100th percentile
$60,609.00
PI Salary
69th percentile
75.40%
Employment rate
85th percentile
92.70%
Bar pass rate
69th percentile

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[IMPORTANT] These estimates are for high level planning only. Things like summer jobs, when you spend your savings, and other financial decisions will impact exactly how much you pay.

Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

Boston University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$315,000
$105,000 x 3
Total scholarships$75,000
$25,000 x 3
Savings$10,000
Debt after three years$230,000
Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan
Total repaid@5.0%$11,500
Interest paid$11,500

After graduation

Annual breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Annual discretionary income$60,000
Monthly breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Monthly discretionary income$60,000

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Data is sourced from ABA 509 disclosures and USNWR.

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ToothsomeKindlyGiraffe
13:14
yeah i did
Immaterialcobweb
16:20
Everyone on the WL got it
Immaterialcobweb
16:21
BU does feeler calls, according to previous posts. So this is just a procedural email
Immaterialcobweb
16:21
not a feeler
SwampyShrekStan
11:54
i am not convinced this school exists
SwampyShrekStan
11:55
my bf went to college in boston and never met anyone from BU so the evidence shows…
PessimisticOptimist
10:01
Finally got the waitlist yesterday, didn't get any changes in status before (paragraph was there, only one complete)
LovingInfamousMarshmallow
14:49
WL-ed today :(
PessimisticOptimist
14:57
sorry to hear it, hang in there!
Fatbear747
8:13
Everything disappeared on my status checker, all I see is the “fall 2023 full time JD” text at the top.
Fatbear747
8:13
BU quit playing games with my heart and dong me
legallyturkey
8:25
Same
lawschoolscaries
9:15
anyone surprised about the ranking
sooooo
11:29
not surprised but definetely disappointed, purely for superficial and bragging reasons
sooooo
11:29
definitely*
SimonTWill
15:29
Is anyone else worried about what the low ranking is going to do for career prospects? Or no?
SimonTWill
15:30
Im an east coast guy but its making it hard to turn down USC Gould..
sooooo
15:26
I also turned down usc
sooooo
15:26
Because I wanted to stay in Boston and frankly can’t live in Cali happily
sooooo
15:28
While part of me kind of feels bad about it I don’t think this will have any impact on career outcomes. BC did great for big law and they were 37 last year. BU is still going to do great because people know it’s a good school. They obviously have stuff to work on (like their subpar admissions team) and hopefully this will be the wake up call they need. I think they can make it back tho
lololawschool
9:02
Do we think they will start whittling down the waitlist (i.e. should we be expecting them to send rejections to folks on the waitlist soon)?
SidewaysGoat
14:38
@lololawschool: I'd prefer a huge A wave, tbh
lololawschool
1:34
me too lol, just trying to be somewhat realistic though
MatureTanScorpion
14:12
Hey does anyone know if Fordham is still sending out acceptances
MatureTanScorpion
14:12
I had a date change on the Fordham portal a week ago and no news since
Fatbear747
16:21
Omg @optimus congrats!!!
OptimusPrime1
20:03
Thank you!
GarrulousThirstyLionfish
15:11
Does anyone know how full the class is / how many seats are available :$
SidewaysGoat
17:20
@GarrulousThirstyLionfish: I would love to know this as well... Are we dealing with 2 slots open that are rotating through waitlist "waves" or are we dealing with 20?
SidewaysGoat
17:20
The waitlist appears large.
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