Boston College Law School

Newton, MA

Boston College Law School is located in Newton, MA and enrolls approximately 219 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 168 and median GPA is 3.83. In the most recent reporting year, 91.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 50.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 4.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
219
Median LSAT
168
Median GPA
3.83
Bar-Required Jobs
91.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 169
50th Percentile 168
25th Percentile 162
75th Percentile 3.9
50th Percentile 3.83
25th Percentile 3.67

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
91.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
66%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
50.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
9.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
4.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
93.82%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
83.55%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+10.27%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
340
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 69
Less than ½ tuition 473
Half to full tuition 85
Full tuition 8
More than full tuition 0