Comparing BU Law and Northeastern Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Boston University School of Law (BU Law) and Northeastern University School of Law (Northeastern Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage and employment data for 2022-2023.
  • Both schools are private.
  • BU Law tuition of $65,020 is more expensive than Northeastern Law tuition of $60,562.
  • Northeastern Law offers the better financial aid of $32,000 which is 52.84% of tuition amount.
  • BU Law acceptance rate of 37.27% is lower than Northeastern Law of 17.82%.
  • BU Law's LSAT score of 170 is higher than Northeastern Law of 163.
  • BU Law's GPA of 3.86 is higher than Northeastern Law of 3.72.
  • BU Law with 1,070 students is larger than Northeastern Law with 950 students.
  • BU Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Northeastern Law.
  • BU Law founded in 1872 is older than Northeastern Law founded in 1898.