Boston University School of Law

Boston, MA

Boston University School of Law is located in Boston, MA and enrolls approximately 238 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 170 and median GPA is 3.88. In the most recent reporting year, 85.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 44.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
238
Median LSAT
170
Median GPA
3.88
Bar-Required Jobs
85.9%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 171
50th Percentile 170
25th Percentile 164
75th Percentile 3.93
50th Percentile 3.88
25th Percentile 3.71

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
58.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
44.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
9.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
8.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
92.28%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
83.3%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+8.98%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
298
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 58
Less than ½ tuition 382
Half to full tuition 179
Full tuition 42
More than full tuition 1