Boston College
#28 in Best Law Schools (tie) Graduate School (Law) • Newton, MA • Graduate School (Law) • Newton, MA
Boston College Law School Overview
The Law School at Boston College has an application deadline of March 31. The full-time program application fee at the Law School at Boston College is $75. Its tuition is full-time: $66,600. The student-faculty ratio is 6.6:1.
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At-a-Glance
Acceptance Rate
13.4%
Tuition & Fees
$66,600
Newton, MA, 02459-1154
Boston College 2024 Rankings
Boston College is ranked No. 28 (tie) out of 196 in Best Law Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
How we rank schoolsLaw School Program Rankings
Law School Specialty Rankings
- #22in Business/Corporate Law (tie)
- #38in Clinical Training (tie)
- #34in Constitutional Law (tie)
- #29in Contracts/Commercial Law (tie)
- #52in Criminal Law (tie)
- #42in Dispute Resolution (tie)
- #53in Environmental Law (tie)
- #41in Health Care Law (tie)
- #36in Intellectual Property Law (tie)
- #29in International Law (tie)
- #71in Legal Writing (tie)
- #15in Tax Law (tie)
- #118in Trial Advocacy (tie)
Boston College Law School Ranking Scores and Data
Overall Ranking Scores
Overall Score
84
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.4
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)
3.6
GPA (25th-75th percentile)
3.59-3.85
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants
3.77
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
161-168
Median LSAT score for all program entrants
167
Acceptance rate
13.4%
Student-faculty ratio
6.6:1
Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation
94.2%
% First-time bar passage
91.8%
Average first-time bar passage among states
76.1%
Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class
97.2%
Student per library staff
73.5
Other rankings at this school: Colleges, Global Universities
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Boston College Law School Data
Application
Director of admissions
Shawn D. McShay
Application deadline
March 31
Full-time program application fee
$75
Part-time program application fee
$0
Admissions phone
(617) 552-4351
Admissions email
Bclawadm@bc.edu
Application website
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Virtual Tour URL
N/A
Website
Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)
Applicants:
Applicants
Accepted
Enrolled
(first-year students)
Acceptance rate
13.4%
GPA (25th-75th percentile)
3.59-3.85
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants
3.77
Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores
94%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
161-168
Median LSAT score for all program entrants
167
Percent of new entrants providing GRE scores
6%
Median GRE scores for all program entrants
158 verbal
155 quantitative
Median GRE analytical writing score for all program entrants
5
Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)
Applicants:
Applicants
(full-time)
Accepted
(full-time)
Enrolled
(full-time)
Acceptance rate
13.4%
Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile)
3.59-3.85
Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants
3.77
Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores
94%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
161-168
Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants
167
Percent of new entrants providing GRE scores
6%
Median GRE scores for full-time program entrants
158 verbal
155 quantitative
Median GRE analytical writing score for full-time program entrants
5
Academic Program Details
Academic calendar
Semester
Joint degrees offered
N/A
Special programs offered to J.D. students
As provided by the school.
Clinics: amicus brief, criminal, innocence, civil lit, transactional/entrepreneur, immigration, family justice, prison rights, human rights, civil rights. Externships: admin. law, attny general, public policy, legal services, in-house corporate counsel, gov. lawyer, mediation, judicial process, semester in practice, international, BC in DC, tax.
Programs/courses offered in:
- 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
AND 3 MORE
Curricular Offerings (Overall)
Classroom course titles, beyond the first-year curriculum, offered last year
210
Seminars
114
Positions available in seminars
1,985
Positions available in simulation courses
1,657
Student activities
As provided by the school.
6 moot court regional/national teams, Grimes internal competition, negotiation competition, client counseling competition, Boston College Law Review, UCC Reporter Digest, and nearly 40 active student organizations that host prominent speakers, panel discussions, films and annual Diversity Month activities.
Number of law clinics
17
Number of seats available in law clinics
302
Curricular Offerings (Full-time)
Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections)
71
Is there typically a full-time "small section" of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)?
Yes
Typical size of first-year "small section"
15
Positions filled in full-time program seminars
1,267
Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses
1,207
Positions filled in field placements
131
Full-time students involved in law journals
290
Full-time students involved in interschool skills competitions
24
Full-time students enrolled in independent study
48
Number of seats filled in law clinics (full-time)
215
Faculty Profile (Fall 2023)
Student-faculty ratio
6.6:1
Total faculty
N/A
Faculty distribution:
Full-time35.7%
Part-time64.3%
Full-time faculty gender distribution:
Female48.7%
Male51.3%
Part-time faculty gender distribution:
Female38%
Male62%
Full-time minority faculty
38.2%
Part-time minority faculty
24.1%
Total faculty (men)
58.2%
Total faculty (women)
41.8%
Total faculty (minorities)
29.1%
Full-time faculty ethnicity distribution:
61.8%
White
11.8%
Asian
10.5%
Black or African American
9.2%
Hispanic
5.3%
Unknown
Part-time faculty ethnicity distribution:
75.9%
White
10.9%
Unknown
5.1%
Asian
4.4%
Black or African American
3.6%
Hispanic
Class Size
Number of upper-division course sections with an enrollment of:
Course
sections under 25
Course
sections 25-49
Course
sections 50-74
Course
sections 75-99
Course
sections over 100
Student Body (Overall)
Total Enrolled
N/A
In-state enrollment
N/A
Out-of-state enrollment
N/A
Student diversity:
63.9%
White
10.5%
Black or African American
9.7%
Asian
5.4%
International
5.2%
Hispanic
3.4%
Two or more races
1.7%
Unknown
0.3%
American Indian
0%
Pacific Islander
Student Body (Full-time)
Enrollment (full-time)
765
Gender distribution (full-time):
Female54.5%
Male45.5%
Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2022-2023)
First-year students discontinuing law school
N/A
Second-year students discontinuing law school
2.9%
Third-year students discontinuing law school
0.4%
Fourth-year students discontinuing law school
N/A
Male students discontinuing law school
1.1%
Female students discontinuing law school
1.6%
Financial Aid Contact Information
Financial aid director
Shawn McShay
Financial aid phone
(617) 552-4243
Financial aid application deadline
March 31
Expenses
Tuition and fees:
Type
Cost
Full-time
$66,600 cost
$66,600
Room and board
$18,052
Books
$1,300
Miscellaneous expenses
$5,936
Is the tuition the same for first-, second-, and third-year students?
Yes
Does the university offer housing restricted to law students?
No
Does the university offer graduate student housing for which law students are eligible?
No
Does the university offer a public-interest scholarship program to current J.D. students?
Yes
Grants (Full-time students)
Median grant amount
N/A
Grant range (25th-75th percentile)
N/A
Full-time students receiving grants
N/A
Students receiving grants of more than full tuition
N/A
Students receiving grants of full tuition
N/A
Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full
N/A
Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition
N/A
Indebtedness
Average indebtedness of 2023 J.D. graduates who incurred law school debt
N/A
Proportion who borrowed
N/A
Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2023 J.D. graduates?
Yes
Library Information Resources
Volume equivalent microforms
N/A
Information Technology
Department(s) responsible for the law school information technology operations
Law school library, university information technology department
Approximate number of full-time-equivalent information technology staff (excluding hourly students and other temporary staff)
5
Does the school require entering students to own a computer?
No
Physical Library Facilities
Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes
N/A
Total seats available for library users
N/A
Details about the library and other facilities
As provided by the school.
There are 4 main connected buildings: Stuart House(administration, cafeteria, and classrooms); Smith Wing (Center for Experiential Learning, bookstore); East Wing (classrooms and offices); and Library (exceptional research and study facilities, group study rooms, teaching labs, AV rooms, lounges, and an extraordinary rare book collection). The campus also has the Barat House and Trinity Chapel.
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2022 administrations)
% First-time bar passage
91.8%
Average first-time bar passage among states
76.1%
Bar Statistics, first-time test takers (Winter and Summer 2022)
| |||||
|
State | Number of test takers | Number who passed | Pass rate (school) | Pass rate (all ABA school test takers) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 139 | 131 | 94.2% | 78.6% |
| New York | 64 | 56 | 87.5% | 72.6% |
Graduates with diploma privilege
N/A
Class of 2022 Graduates
Total number of graduates
258
Employed at graduation:
N/A
Employed 10 months after graduation:
92.6%
Employed at Graduation (excludes law school/university-funded positions)
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Graduates that were pursuing a graduate degree full-time
N/A
Graduates that were unemployed and not seeking employment
N/A
Graduates that were unemployed and seeking employment
N/A
Graduates whose employment status was unknown
N/A
Employed 10 Months After Graduation (excludes law school/university-funded positions)
Graduates employed in jobs that require bar passage
86.8%
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)
86.8%
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage
6.2%
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)
5.8%
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0.4%
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions
0.4%
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0.4%
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions
0.8%
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0.8%
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (length of employment unknown)
0%
Graduates that were pursuing a graduate degree full-time
0.4%
Graduates that were unemployed and have a commitment for employment beginning after March 15th
0.4%
Graduates that were unemployed and not seeking employment
0%
Graduates that were unemployed and seeking employment
3.9%
Graduates whose employment status was unknown
0%
Employed in Law School/University-Funded Positions at Graduation
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
N/A
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)
N/A
Employed in Law School/University-Funded Positions 10 Months After Graduation
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions
1.2%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage
1.2%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)
1.2%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law school/university funded positions that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)
0%
Starting Salaries of Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$140,000
Median private sector starting salary
$202,500
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$205,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
96%
Median public service starting salary
$62,436
Areas of Legal Practice
Number of graduates employed
246
Graduates employed in law firms
71.1%
Graduates employed in law firms (full-time, lasting a year or more)
70.7%
Graduates employed in law firms (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0.4%
Graduates employed in law firms (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in business and industry
6.5%
Graduates employed in business and industry (full-time, lasting a year or more)
6.5%
Graduates employed in business and industry (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in business and industry (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in business and industry (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in government
8.5%
Graduates employed in government (full-time, lasting a year or more)
8.5%
Graduates employed in government (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in government (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in government (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in public interest (including public defender)
7.3%
Graduates employed in public interest (including public defender) (full-time, lasting a year or more)
6.9%
Graduates employed in public interest (including public defender) (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in public interest (including public defender) (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0.4%
Graduates employed in public interest (including public defender) (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in judicial clerkships
4.9%
Graduates employed in judicial clerkships (full-time, lasting a year or more)
4.9%
Graduates employed in judicial clerkships (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in judicial clerkships (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in judicial clerkships (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in academia
1.2%
Graduates employed in academia (full-time, lasting a year or more)
1.2%
Graduates employed in academia (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in academia (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in academia (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in an unknown area
0.4%
Areas of Legal Practice - Law Firms
Number of graduates employed in law firms
175
Graduates employed as a solo practitioner
0%
Graduates employed as a solo practitioner (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed as a solo practitioner (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed as a solo practitioner (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed as a solo practitioner (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 2 to 10 lawyers
7.4%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 2 to 10 lawyers (full-time, lasting a year or more)
6.9%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 2 to 10 lawyers (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 2 to 10 lawyers (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0.6%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 2 to 10 lawyers (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 11 to 25 lawyers
5.7%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 11 to 25 lawyers (full-time, lasting a year or more)
5.7%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 11 to 25 lawyers (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 11 to 25 lawyers (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 11 to 25 lawyers (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 26 to 50 lawyers
3.4%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 26 to 50 lawyers (full-time, lasting a year or more)
3.4%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 26 to 50 lawyers (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 26 to 50 lawyers (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 26 to 50 lawyers (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 51 to 100 lawyers
5.7%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 51 to 100 lawyers (full-time, lasting a year or more)
5.7%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 51 to 100 lawyers (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 51 to 100 lawyers (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 51 to 100 lawyers (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 101 to 250 lawyers
10.3%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 101 to 250 lawyers (full-time, lasting a year or more)
10.3%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 101 to 250 lawyers (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 101 to 250 lawyers (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 101 to 250 lawyers (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 251 to 500 lawyers
7.4%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 251 to 500 lawyers (full-time, lasting a year or more)
7.4%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 251 to 500 lawyers (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 251 to 500 lawyers (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of 251 to 500 lawyers (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of more than 500 lawyers
60%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of more than 500 lawyers (full-time, lasting a year or more)
60%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of more than 500 lawyers (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of more than 500 lawyers (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of more than 500 lawyers (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of an unknown number of lawyers
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of an unknown number of lawyers (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of an unknown number of lawyers (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of an unknown number of lawyers (part-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in law firms consisting of an unknown number of lawyers (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Areas of Legal Practice - Judicial Clerkships
Number of graduates employed in judicial clerkships
12
Graduates employed in federal judicial clerkships
16.7%
Graduates employed in federal judicial clerkships (full-time, lasting a year or more)
16.7%
Graduates employed in federal judicial clerkships (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in federal judicial clerkships (part-time, lasting a year or more
0%
Graduates employed in federal judicial clerkships (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in state and local judicial clerkships
83.3%
Graduates employed in state and local judicial clerkships (full-time, lasting a year or more)
83.3%
Graduates employed in state and local judicial clerkships (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in state and local judicial clerkships (part-time, lasting a year or more
0%
Graduates employed in state and local judicial clerkships (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in other judicial clerkships
0%
Graduates employed in other judicial clerkships (full-time, lasting a year or more)
0%
Graduates employed in other judicial clerkships (full-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Graduates employed in other judicial clerkships (part-time, lasting a year or more
0%
Graduates employed in other judicial clerkships (part-time, lasting less than a year)
0%
Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
56.5%
Graduates employed out-of-state
43.1%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
0.4%
Number of states where graduates are employed
24
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
59.3%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
24.8%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
2.8%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
2%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
8.1%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
0.4%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
1.2%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
0.8%
U.S. Territories
0%
Employment location unknown
0%
Career Services
Data appear as originally submitted by this school.
Career services operations
Our mission is to educate/empower students in job searches and career development through individual advising & over 100 programs each year. In addition to on-campus recruiting, we sponsor off-campus recruiting programs in NY, CA, DC, Miami, Chicago, & Philadelphia, & 2 Govt/Public Interest Programs, among others. We have strong partnerships with employers throughout the country.
Ranking factors are as of April 20, 2023. For all other information, the most recently reported information display.
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