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Boston College School of Law

Massachusetts · Private · School ID: boston-college
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
Data corrected. One or more figures on this page were adjudicated against the ABA source to make the series true. See how we handle anomalies.
First-time bar
93.82%
+10.3 pts vs state
Employed FTLT
95.8%
nat'l median 90.8%
Median LSAT
168
25–75: 162–169
Acceptance
8.5%
nat'l median 35.45%
Net tuition
$48,380
sticker $72,380

Boston College School of Law is a private law school in Massachusetts. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 93.82% first-time bar passage rate (state average 83.5%). 95.8% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 47.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $72,380 per year; a median grant of $24,000 brings median net tuition to about $48,380. The median LSAT is 168 with a 8.5% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
MegaLaw 500+45.1%
Small firm (2–100)13.6%
Mid firm (101–250)8.9%
Clerkships8.5%
Government7%
Public interest6.6%
Business4.2%
BigLaw 251–5002.8%
Still seeking2.3%
No placements reported (0%): Solo, Academia. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school93.82%
State avg83.5%
first-time +10.3 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 96.05% · class of 2025 first-time 96.19% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 168
162169
uGPAmedian 3.83
3.673.90
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied7,668
Offered650
Enrolled 1L219
Offer rate 8% · yield 34%.
Grant distribution
No grant 10.9%Under half 74.5%Half to full 13.4%Full 1.3%
Demographics
Women 54%Men 46%
White355
Black53
Hispanic11
Asian67
Two or more109
Other / unreported43
Cost detail
Resident tuition$72,380
Non-resident$72,380
Mandatory fees$375
Living estimate$25,726
Median grant$24,000
Grant 25 / 75$20,000 / $28,000
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty207
Full-time faculty82
Faculty of color37
Total JD enrollment638
Graduates213
Mean attorney salary · state$197,600

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
16820112025
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.8320112025
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
94%20112025
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$72k20112025
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
63820112025
Total JD enrollment by year.

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)162 / 168 / 169
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.67 / 3.83 / 3.90
Acceptance rate8.5%
Applications received7,668
Offers extended650
1L enrollment219
Total JD enrollment638
GRE-only takers4
1L attrition (academic / other)0 / 1
Transfers in / out4 / 6

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$72,380
Non-resident tuition$72,380
Mandatory fees$375
Living-expense estimate$25,726
Median grant$24,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$20,000 / $28,000
No-grant share10.9%
< half-tuition grants74.5%
Half-to-full grants13.4%
Full-tuition grants1.3%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)93.82%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar96.05%
State average (same exam)83.5%
Difference vs. state+10.3 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates213
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)95.8%
Bar-required jobs92.5%
MegaLaw 500+45.1%
BigLaw 251–5002.8%
Mid 101–2508.9%
Small 2–10013.6%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships8.5%
Government7.0%
Public interest6.6%
Business / industry4.2%
Academia0.0%
Seeking employment2.3%

Top destination states (2024)

  • Massachusetts, 169 graduates
  • New York, 54 graduates
  • California, 17 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment293 (45.9%)
Female enrollment345 (54.1%)
White355
Black53
Hispanic11
Asian67
Two or more races109
Other / unreported43

Faculty

Total faculty207
Full-time82
Faculty of color37

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$197,600

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Boston College School of Law?

Boston College School of Law reported a 93.82% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 83.5% state average.

How much does Boston College School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Boston College School of Law is $72,380 per year (about $217,140 over three years). The median grant is $24,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $48,380 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Boston College School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Boston College School of Law is 168 and the median GPA is 3.83; the acceptance rate is 8.5%.

What are the job outcomes at Boston College School of Law?

95.8% of Boston College School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 47.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 2.3% were still seeking employment.

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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.
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