BU Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Boston University School of Law's 2027 tuition & fees is $74,582 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 4.48% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $26,124. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Boston University School of Law is $100,706.

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

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The average GPA is 3.88 and the average LSAT score is 170 for 2027 Boston University School of Law admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 232 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 238 students.

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

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 7,892 students have applied to Boston University School of Law and 953 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 234 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 12.08% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.55% at Boston University School of Law. With 4 pre-admitted students, total 238 first-year students enrolled in Boston University School of Law.

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At Boston University School of Law, 91.24% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $28,033. 7.12% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 29.64% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

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

Boston University School of Law enrolled 238 first-year students in total. Among them, 94.12% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 113 White, 44 Asian, 15 Black or African American, 37 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 105 male and 114 female students enrolled at Boston University School of Law.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 47.48%, followed by Asian with 18.49%.

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Last year, total 223 students took the bar exam first time at Boston University School of Law. Among them, 202 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 90.58%. For reference, the average pass rate at Massachusetts law schools is 79.23%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Boston University School of Law.

In 2025, 243 students graduated from Boston University School of Law. Of them, 216 graduates employed where bar passage required and 15 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 237 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Boston University School of Law employement summary page.