Comparing BC Law and Harvard Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Harvard Law School (Harvard 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.
  • Harvard Law tuition of $86,344 is more expensive than BC Law tuition of $75,680.
  • Harvard Law offers the better financial aid of $27,510 which is 31.86% of tuition amount.
  • BC Law acceptance rate of 9.20% is lower than Harvard Law of 8.48%.
  • Harvard Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than BC Law of 168.
  • Harvard Law's GPA of 3.96 is higher than BC Law of 3.83.
  • Harvard Law with 2,025 students is larger than BC Law with 638 students.
  • Harvard Law has higher bar exam pass rate than BC Law.
  • Harvard Law founded in 1817 is older than BC Law founded in 1929.
  • Harvard Law requires more expensive application fees than BC Law.