BC Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Boston College Law School, part of Boston College, is located in Newton, MA, founded in 1929. Boston College Law School' tuition & fees is $75,680 for first-year students in the academic year 2026-2027. 89.13% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $24,000. That could cover 31.71% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 8.48% and total of 216 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.83 and the average LSAT score is 168. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 93.82%.

2026-2027 Tuition & Fees

Boston College Law School's 2027 tuition & fees is $75,680 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 4.02% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $28,928. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Boston College Law School is $104,608.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Boston College Law School.

Boston College Law School 2027 Tuition & Fees
20262027
Law School Tuition $72,755$75,680
4.02%
Living Costs$25,726$28,928
12.45%
COA$98,481$104,608
6.22%
Grants / Scholarships$24,000**$24,000
COA after receiving aid$74,481$80,608
**The law school has not released its 2027 financial aid data yet. The amount is an estimate based on last year change rate of average amount of financial aid received.

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LSAT Scores and GPA for 2026 Admission

The average GPA is 3.83 and the average LSAT score is 168 for 2027 Boston College Law School admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 214 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 215 students.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.

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Boston College Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
GPA3.673.833.9
LSAT Scores162168169

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2025-2026, total 7,668 students have applied to Boston College Law School and 650 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 216 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 8.48% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 33.23% at Boston College Law School. With 3 pre-admitted students, total 219 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
Acceptance Rate8.48%
Applicants7,668
Admitted650
Yield (Enrollment Rate)33.23%
Enrolled216
Pre-Admitted3
Total Number of First-Year Students219
Male107
Female112

Grants and Scholarships

At Boston College Law School, 89.13% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $24,000. 1.41% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 15.02% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Boston College Law School costs and financial aid page.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Number Received566
Half or Less than Tuition83.57%
Half to Full Tuition15.02%
Full Tuition1.41%
More than Full Tuition0.00%

First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Boston College Law School enrolled 219 first-year students in total. Among them, 89.95% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 131 White, 22 Asian, 18 Black or African American, 3 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 97 male and 100 female students enrolled at Boston College Law School.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 59.82%, followed by Multiracial with 10.50%.

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2026 Enrollment by Race

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Boston College Law School First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomenAnotherUnknown
American Indian or Alaska Native0 (0%)0000
Asian22 (10.05%)101200
Black or African American18 (8.22%)81000
Hispanics3 (1.37%)1200
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0 (0%)0000
Multiracial23 (10.50%)131000
White131 (59.82%)656600
Unknown22 (10.05%)101200

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 2025, 243 students graduated from Boston College Law School. Of them, 227 graduates employed where bar passage required and 5 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 236 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Boston College Law School employement summary page.

Boston College Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate260
First-time Takers243
2 from prior year
No Exam Takers19
First-time Bar Exam Passer223
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate91.77%
Average Pass Rate at Massachusetts Law Schools80.3%

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