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Boston College School of Law

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

Boston College School of Law reported a 93.8% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 83.5% state average.

Q: 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.

Q: 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%.

Q: 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.

Massachusetts · Private · School ID: boston-college

Boston College School of Law is a private law school in Massachusetts. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 93.8% 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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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)	162 / 168 / 169
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)	3.67 / 3.83 / 3.90
Acceptance rate	8.5%
Applications received	7,668
Offers extended	650
1L enrollment	219
Total JD enrollment	638
GRE-only takers	4
Transfers in / out	4 / 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 share	10.9%
< half-tuition grants	74.5%
Half-to-full grants	13.4%
Full-tuition grants	1.3%
Above-full grants (stipend)	0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate	—

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)	93.8%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar	98.8%
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 graduates	213
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)	95.8%
Bar-required jobs	92.5%
MegaLaw 500+	45.1%
BigLaw 251–500	2.8%
Mid 101–250	8.9%
Small 2–100	13.6%
Solo	0.0%
Clerkships	8.5%
Government	7.0%
Public interest	6.6%
Business / industry	4.2%
Academia	0.0%
Seeking employment	2.3%

Top destination states (2024)

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

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment	293 (45.9%)
Female enrollment	345 (54.1%)
White	355
Black	53
Hispanic	11
Asian	67
Two or more races	109
Other / unreported	43

Faculty

Total faculty	207
Full-time	82
Faculty of color	37

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 93.8% 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.

Other law schools in Massachusetts

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Boston College, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.