Boston College Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

8.48% Boston College Law School Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Boston College Law School is 8.48% for the 2025-2026 admission. 7,668 students applied and 650 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 216 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 33.23%.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Boston College Law School Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Boston College Law School

Compared to law schools in U.S., Boston College Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in Massachusetts, Boston College Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 37%.
You can compare Boston College Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between under1 and 10%
Boston College Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Boston College Law School8.48%33.23%216638
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791
Massachusetts Law Schools37%28.49%295967
Public52.17%20.18%140389
Private35.02%29.53%3141,039

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Boston College Law School is March 1, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Boston College Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Boston College Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Regular Decision Deadline2026-03-01
Admission Contact
Phone617-552-4351
Emailbclawadm@bc.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html
Application Requirementshttps://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html#appid=info-item-0
GPAs
    LSAT Or GRE Scores
    • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
    • Additional GRE scores may be optional.
    Application Essays
    • Separate application may be required in addition to LSAC application
    Work, Leadership, And Extracurricular Experiences
      Interests, Motivations, And Aspirations
        CAS Report
        • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
        • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
        Data Source: https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html#appid=info-item-0

        2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

        The LSAT score at Boston College Law School is 168 and GPA is 3.83 over 216 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
        Compared to law schools in U.S., Boston College Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in Massachusetts, Boston College Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.
        You can compare Boston College Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 165 and 170
        The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 168 and the 25th percentile is 161. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.89 and the 25th percentile is 3.64.
        4 matriculated applicants, 1.85% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
        LSAT ScoresGPA
        Boston College Law School1683.83
        All Law Schools1603.65
        Public1603.69
        Private1593.62
        Massachusetts Law Schools1603.62
        Public1523.36
        Private1623.65
        25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
        2021160164165
        2022161165167
        2023162166167
        2024161167168
        2025161167168
        2026162168169
        25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
        20213.463.693.79
        20223.523.693.81
        20233.553.743.81
        20243.593.773.85
        20253.643.83.89
        20263.673.833.9
        25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
        Number of Submitters4
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