Boston College Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines
13.27% Boston College Law School Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate at Boston College Law School is 13.27% for the 2024-2025 admission. 6,128 students applied and 813 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 213 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 26.20%.
Acceptance Rate Comparison for Boston College Law School
Compared to law schools in U.S., Boston College Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in Massachusetts, Boston College Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 44%.
You can compare Boston College Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 10% and 20%
Acceptance Rate | Yield | First-Year Enroll | Total Enroll | |
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Boston College Law School | 13.27% | 26.20% | 213 | 647 |
All Law Schools | 41.58% | 31.81% | 196 | 707 |
Public | 40.53% | 32.88% | 168 | 632 |
Private | 42.39% | 30.98% | 217 | 765 |
Massachusetts Law Schools | 44% | 25.21% | 264 | 932 |
Public | 59.89% | 19.97% | 136 | 381 |
Private | 42.23% | 25.87% | 280 | 1,000 |
Application timeline & Requirements
For 2025 fall term class, the application deadline at Boston College Law School is March 31, 2025 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, March 31, 2025. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Boston College Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Boston College Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Timeline
Application Open | 2024-09-15 |
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Priority Deadline | 2024-11-01 |
Early Decision | 2024-12-15 |
Regular Decision Deadline | 2025-03-31 |
Admission Contact | |
Phone | 617-552-4351 |
bclawadm@bc.edu | |
General Admission Information | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html |
Application Requirements | https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html#appid=info-item-0 |
Application Requirements
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Data Source: https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html#appid=info-item-0
2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
The LSAT score at Boston College Law School is 167 and GPA is 3.80 over 213 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025.
Compared to law schools in U.S., Boston College Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in Massachusetts, Boston College Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.
You can compare Boston College Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 165 and 170
The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 168 and the 25th percentile is 161. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.85 and the 25th percentile is 3.59.
6 matriculated applicants, 2.82% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
2025 Scores
LSAT Scores | GPA | |
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Boston College Law School | 167 | 3.80 |
All Law Schools | 159 | 3.62 |
Public | 159 | 3.66 |
Private | 158 | 3.59 |
Massachusetts Law Schools | 160 | 3.61 |
Public | 151 | 3.39 |
Private | 161 | 3.63 |
LSAT Score
25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | |
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2020 | 161 | 164 | 165 |
2021 | 160 | 164 | 165 |
2022 | 161 | 165 | 167 |
2023 | 162 | 166 | 167 |
2024 | 161 | 167 | 168 |
2025 | 161 | 167 | 168 |
GPA
25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | |
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2020 | 3.45 | 3.64 | 3.73 |
2021 | 3.46 | 3.69 | 3.79 |
2022 | 3.52 | 3.69 | 3.81 |
2023 | 3.55 | 3.74 | 3.81 |
2024 | 3.59 | 3.77 | 3.85 |
2025 | 3.64 | 3.8 | 3.89 |
GRE
25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | |
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Number of Submitters | 6 | ||
Verbal | - | - | - |
Quantitative | - | - | - |
Analytical Writing | - | - | - |
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