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%
Boston College Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Boston College Law School13.27%26.20%213647
All Law Schools41.58%31.81%196707
Public40.53%32.88%168632
Private42.39%30.98%217765
Massachusetts Law Schools44%25.21%264932
Public59.89%19.97%136381
Private42.23%25.87%2801,000

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.
Application Open2024-09-15
Priority Deadline2024-11-01
Early Decision2024-12-15
Regular Decision Deadline2025-03-31
Admission Contact
Phone617-552-4351
Emailbclawadm@bc.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html
Application Requirementshttps://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html#appid=info-item-0
GPAs
    LSAT Or GRE Scores
    • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
    • Additional GRE scores may be optional.
    Application Essays
    • Separate application may be required in addition to LSAC application
    Work, Leadership, And Extracurricular Experiences
      Interests, Motivations, And Aspirations
        CAS Report
        • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
        • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.

        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.
        LSAT ScoresGPA
        Boston College Law School1673.80
        All Law Schools1593.62
        Public1593.66
        Private1583.59
        Massachusetts Law Schools1603.61
        Public1513.39
        Private1613.63
        25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
        2020161164165
        2021160164165
        2022161165167
        2023162166167
        2024161167168
        2025161167168
        25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
        20203.453.643.73
        20213.463.693.79
        20223.523.693.81
        20233.553.743.81
        20243.593.773.85
        20253.643.83.89
        25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
        Number of Submitters6
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