Comparing BC Law and Northeastern Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Boston College Law School (BC Law) and Northeastern University School of Law (Northeastern 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.
  • BC Law tuition of $75,680 is more expensive than Northeastern Law tuition of $68,136.
  • Northeastern Law offers the better financial aid of $31,000 which is 45.50% of tuition amount.
  • BC Law acceptance rate of 24.22% is lower than Northeastern Law of 8.48%.
  • BC Law's LSAT score of 168 is higher than Northeastern Law of 164.
  • BC Law's GPA of 3.83 is higher than Northeastern Law of 3.77.
  • Northeastern Law with 1,064 students is larger than BC Law with 638 students.
  • BC Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Northeastern Law.
  • Northeastern Law founded in 1898 is older than BC Law founded in 1929.