4 Best Massachusetts Law Schools

There are 9 ABA-accredited law schools in Massachusetts, and 4 schools were ranked in top 100 U.S. law school ranking with academic excellence.

1 state accredited law schools (non-ABA) are excluded from the best law school selection. You can compare all law schools including state accredited law schools at Massachusetts law school comparison page.

The below list compares important statistics between the 4 best law schools and all law schools in Massachusetts.

The average LSAT Score of the best law schools is 168.5, which is 9.1 points higher than average score of all Massachusetts law schools.
The average GPA of the best law schools is 3.82, which is 0.22 points higher than average GPA of all Massachusetts law schools.
The average acceptance rate is 19.51%, which is 25.53% lower than average rate of all Massachusetts law schools.
The average yield is 29.34%, while all Massachusetts law schools's yield is 24.81%
In average, 1,204 students enrolled in ech best law school, which is larger than Massachusetts' average (940).
The students to faculty ratio of the best law schools is 5.0 to 1, which means that a faculty can focus on smaller number of students than other Massachusetts law schools (5.8 to 1).
The average bar exam pass rate of the best law schools is 91.48%, which is higher than Massachusetts' average (78.94%).

Massachusetts Best Law Schools Comparison

The following table compares the 4 best Massachusetts law schools with important statistics.

Massachusetts Best Law Schools Overview
School	U.S. Law School Ranking	Founded	Tuition & Fees	LSAT	GPA	Population	Students to Faculty
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA	2	1817	$78,692	174	3.93	2,031	5 to 1
Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA	23	1872	$65,020	170	3.86	1,070	5 to 1
Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA	36	1929	$66,895	167	3.77	765	4 to 1
Northeastern University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA	65	1898	$60,562	163	3.72	950	6 to 1

Massachusetts Best Law Schools Statistics over the Past 5 Years

The tables below compare tuition, admission statistics, bar exam pass over the past 5 years. The data used is from 2020 to 2024, except bar exam pass rate from 2019 to 2023.

Tuition Comparison over Past 5 Years
School	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Harvard Law School	$67,081	$67,081	$68,962	$71,734	$75,008
Boston University School of Law	$56,982	$57,650	$59,380	$61,159	$65,020
Boston College Law School	$57,150	$59,430	$60,910	$63,355	$66,895
Northeastern University School of Law	$52,952	$54,902	$57,094	$58,802	$60,562

LSAT Score Comparison over Past 5 Years
School	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Harvard Law School	173	173	174	174	174
Boston University School of Law	166	167	169	170	170
Boston College Law School	164	164	165	166	167
Northeastern University School of Law	162	162	162	163	163

Undergraduate GPA Comparison over Past 5 Years
School	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Harvard Law School	3.89	3.88	3.92	3.92	3.93
Boston University School of Law	3.78	3.8	3.77	3.84	3.86
Boston College Law School	3.64	3.69	3.69	3.74	3.77
Northeastern University School of Law	3.63	3.65	3.66	3.7	3.72

Undergraduate Bar Exam Pass Rate Comparison over Past 5 Years
School	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Harvard Law School	96.74%	98.93%	98.91%	99.44%	98.46%
Boston University School of Law	87.91%	91.6%	94.5%	93.53%	90.58%
Boston College Law School	88.6%	91.46%	93.67%	94.06%	91.77%
Northeastern University School of Law	82.52%	85.57%	84.45%	87.3%	89.44%