Boston College Law School Acceptance Rate, 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
    Boston College Law School Acceptance Rate Chart

    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
    Boston College Law School LSAT score & GPA Comparison Chart
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    2021160164165
    2022161165167
    2023162166167
    2024161167168
    2025161167168
    2026162168169
    Boston College Law School LSAT score Trends Chart Chart
    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
    Boston College Law School GPA Trends Chart Chart
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
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    Data Source: ABA Statistics

    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
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