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Boston University School of Law

LSAT 170
GPA 3.84
Tuition & Fees $65,020
Acceptance Rate 16.33 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 90.58 %

Boston University School of Law Overview

Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Established in 1872, Boston University School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The 2025 tuition & fees of Boston University School of Law is $65,020.
The acceptance rate of the school is 16.33% and yield is 16.71%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 170 and the average GPA is 3.84. Total 1,151 students are attending Boston University School of Law and 209 of them is first-year students. Last year 218 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 206 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 90.58%). You may want to check the general academic information of Boston University School of Law at Boston University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

318 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 170 Boston University School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 315 submitters is 3.84. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Boston University School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores165169171
Undergraduate GPA3.533.773.87

Boston University School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Boston University School of Law tuition & fees is $65,020 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Boston University School of Law is $65,168. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $64,712
Boston University School of Law Tuition & Fees
Boston University School of Law$65,020
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$16,120
Books & Supplies$1,462
Personal Expenses$3,100
Average Costs at Boston University
Undergraduate$65,168
Graduate$64,712

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 8,221 students applied to Boston University School of Law and 1,507 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 309 students finally enrolled to Boston University School of Law. The acceptance rate is 16.33% and yield (enrollment rate) is 17%. With 9 deferred/pre-admitted students, Boston University School of Law has 318 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Boston University School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants8,221
Admitted1,507
Enrolled309
Acceptance Rate16.33%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)16.71%
Deferred / Previously Admitted9
Total First Year Class Enrollment318

Law Student Population

Boston University School of Law has total 1,151 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 796 students enrolled in JD program and 265 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Boston University School of Law
Total Enrollment1,061
JD Enrollment796
Non-JD Enrollment265
Boston University School of Law has 318 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 143 male and 175 female students. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Boston University School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Boston University School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total318 3180
Men143 1430
Women175 1750

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 227 students have graduated from Boston University School of Law. Among them, 218 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 206 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Boston University School of Law is 90.58% where the average pass rate of Massachusetts is 82.95%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Boston University School of Law
Total Graduates227
First-time Bar Exam Taker218
(209 new graduates, 9 from prior year and 1 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker18 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate206 / 94.5%
Pass Rate at Massachusetts82.95%