Comparing Notre Dame Law and BU Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Notre Dame Law School (Notre Dame Law) and Boston University School of Law (BU 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.
  • Notre Dame Law tuition of $68,554 is more expensive than BU Law tuition of $65,020.
  • BU Law offers the better financial aid of $33,000 which is 50.75% of tuition amount.
  • BU Law acceptance rate of 24.39% is lower than Notre Dame Law of 17.82%.
  • BU Law's LSAT score of 170 is higher than Notre Dame Law of 169.
  • BU Law's GPA of 3.86 is higher than Notre Dame Law of 3.83.
  • BU Law with 1,070 students is larger than Notre Dame Law with 565 students.
  • Notre Dame Law has higher bar exam pass rate than BU Law.
  • Notre Dame Law founded in 1869 is older than BU Law founded in 1872.
  • BU Law requires more expensive application fees than Notre Dame Law.