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Boston University

#24 in Best Law Schools

Graduate School (Law) • Boston, MA • 

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Boston University Law School Overview

The School of Law at Boston University has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at Boston University is $85. Its tuition is full-time: $65,020. The student-faculty ratio is 5.8:1.

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At-a-Glance

Acceptance Rate

17.8%

Tuition & Fees

$65,020

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Boston, MA, 02215
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Boston University 2024 Law Program & Specialties Rankings

Boston University is ranked No. 24 out of 196 in Best Law Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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#24

Best Law Schools

Overall Score

87

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

3.6

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

3.6

Law School Program Rankings

Law School Specialty Rankings

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Boston University Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score
87
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.6
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)
3.6
GPA (25th-75th percentile)
3.7-3.91
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants
3.86
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
164-171
Median LSAT score for all program entrants
170
Acceptance rate
17.8%
Student-faculty ratio
5.8:1
Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation
94.4%
% First-time bar passage
91.9%
Average first-time bar passage among states
75.8%
Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class
98.1%
Student per library staff
58.4

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Law School Program Admissions

N/A

US Application Deadline

Application Fee

$85

Applicants:

7,500

5,625

3,750

1,875

0

7,500

5,625

3,750

1,875

0

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

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Law School Program Cost

$65,020

Tuition Full-Time (in-state)

Tuition Full-Time (Non-LDS Member)

$65,020

Room and board

$15,450

Books

$1,462

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Law School Program Student Population

N/A

Law School Program Total Enrollment

Enrollment (in-state)

N/A

Enrollment (out-state)

N/A

Student Diversity

Gender distribution (full-time):

Female54.3%
Male45.7%
Student diversity:

54.8%

White

16.7%

Hispanic

10.8%

Asian

6.6%

Two or more races

4.6%

Black or African American

3.5%

Unknown

3%

International

0.1%

American Indian

0%

Pacific Islander

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Law School Program Academics

Programs/courses offered in

PROGRAM

  • clinical training
    dispute resolution
  • environmental law
    health care law
  • intellectual property law
    international law
  • tax law
    trial advocacy
  • business/corporate law
    constitutional law
  • contracts/commercial law
    criminal law
  • writing

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Joint degrees offered
N/A

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Law School Program Library

N/A

Volume equivalent microforms

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes

N/A

Total seats available for library users

N/A

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Law School Program Careers

91.9%

% First-time bar passage

Total number of graduates

232

Employed at graduation

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation

89.2%

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