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, 92.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 47.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.3% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
92.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
70.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
47.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
8.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.3%
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