Comparing BC Law and Columbia University Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Columbia Law School (Columbia University Law) and Boston College Law School (BC Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Columbia University Law tuition of $92,194 is more expensive than BC Law tuition of $75,680.
  • Columbia University Law offers the better financial aid of $32,000 which is 34.71% of tuition amount.
  • BC Law acceptance rate of 11.84% is lower than Columbia University Law of 8.48%.
  • Columbia University Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than BC Law of 168.
  • Columbia University Law's GPA of 3.92 is higher than BC Law of 3.83.
  • Columbia University Law with 1,740 students is larger than BC Law with 638 students.
  • Columbia University Law has higher bar exam pass rate than BC Law.
  • Columbia University Law founded in 1858 is older than BC Law founded in 1929.
  • Columbia University Law requires more expensive application fees than BC Law.