BC Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2024 Tuition & Fees

Boston College Law School's 2024 tuition & fees is $66,895 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 5.59% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $23,803. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Boston College Law School is $90,698.

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Boston College Law School 2024 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$63,355	$66,895	5.59%
Living Costs	$22,060	$23,803	7.90%
Room & Board	$17,505	$19,852
Books & Supplies	$1,300	$1,300
Personal Expenses	$3,255	$2,651
COA	$85,415	$90,698	6.19%
Grants / Scholarships	$21,000	$21,000
COA after receiving aid	$64,415	$69,698

Grants and Scholarships

At Boston College Law School, 97.28% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $21,000. 1.02% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 14.89% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$21,000
Number Received	786
Half or Less than Tuition	666 (84.73%)
Half to Full Tuition	117 (14.89%)
Full Tuition	8 (1.02%)
More than Full Tuition	0 (0.00%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Boston College Law School is 3.77 and the average LSAT score is 167. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 211 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 201 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Boston College Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.59	3.77	3.85
LSAT Scores	161	167	168

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 5,650 students have applied to Boston College Law School and 756 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 205 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 13.38% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.12% at Boston College Law School. With 8 pre-admitted students, total 213 first-year students enrolled in Boston College Law School.

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Boston College Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	5,650
Admitted	756
Enrolled	205
Acceptance Rate	13.38%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	27.12%
Pre-Admitted	8
Total Number of First-Year Students	213 104 men, 109 women All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 243 students took the bar exam first time at Boston College Law School. Among them, 223 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 91.77%. For reference, the average pass rate at Massachusetts law schools is 80.3%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Boston College Law School.

In 2023, 228 students graduated from Boston College Law School. Of them, 199 graduates employed where bar passage required and 11 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 213 graduates employed as full-time and 5 employed as part-time status.

Boston College Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	260
First-time Takers	243 2 from prior year
No Exam Takers	19
First-time Bar Exam Passer	223
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	91.77%
Average Pass Rate at Massachusetts Law Schools	80.3%