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, 90.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 47.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.4% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
65%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
47.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
8.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.5%
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