Boston College Law School
vs.
Harvard Law School

The following statements compares Harvard Law School and Boston College Law School with important law school statistics.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Harvard Law School's tuition is more expensive than Boston College Law School.
  • Harvard Law School offers the better financial aid of $30,323 which is 40.43% of tuition amount.
  • Harvard Law School's acceptance rate is lower than Boston College Law School.
  • Harvard Law School's LSAT score is higher than Boston College Law School.
  • Harvard Law School's GPA is higher than Boston College Law School.
  • Harvard Law School is larger than Boston College Law School with more enrolled students.
  • Harvard Law School has higher bar exam pass rate than Boston College Law School.
  • Harvard Law School is older than Boston College Law School.
  • Harvard Law School requires more expensive application fees than Boston College Law School.

    Boston College Law School

    Private • Newton, MAREMOVE
    Founded
    1929
    Tuition & Costs
    $66,895 tuition & fees
    $19,852 Living Costs
    $2,651 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $20,000 Avg. Amount
    29.90% Tuition Covered
    85.23% Received
    LSAT Scores
    166 Median Score
    167 75th Percentile
    162 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.74 Median Score
    3.81 75th Percentile
    3.55 25th Percentile
    Admission
    10.16% Acceptance Rate
    28.59% Yield
    6022 Applicants
    612 Admitted
    175 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    801 Total Enrollment
    801 JD Enrollment
    0 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    142 Faculties
    30 Staffs
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    91.77% Pass Rate
    243 Exam Takers
    19 Not Taken
    223 Exam Passers
    Employment
    228 Total Graduates
    213 Employed Full-time
    5 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $75
    Application deadline
    2022-09-15 Application Open
    2022-11-01 Priority
    2022-12-15 Early Decision
    2023-03-31 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html
    Application Requirements
    https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html#appid=info-item-0

    Harvard Law School

    Private • Cambridge, MAREMOVE
    Founded
    1817
    Tuition & Costs
    $75,008 tuition & fees
    $24,675 Living Costs
    $5,547 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $30,323 Avg. Amount
    40.43% Tuition Covered
    45.25% Received
    LSAT Scores
    174 Median Score
    176 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.92 Median Score
    3.99 75th Percentile
    3.82 25th Percentile
    Admission
    10.06% Acceptance Rate
    55.96% Yield
    8170 Applicants
    822 Admitted
    460 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    2,029 Total Enrollment
    1,758 JD Enrollment
    271 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    339 Faculties
    47 Staffs
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    98.46% Pass Rate
    586 Exam Takers
    16 Not Taken
    577 Exam Passers
    Employment
    594 Total Graduates
    572 Employed Full-time
    2 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $85
    Application deadline
    2022-09-22 Application Open
    2022-11-07 Interviews Begin
    2023-01-10 First round of Acceptance
    2023-02-14 Second Round of Acceptances
    2023-02-20 Regular Decision
    2023-03-20 Third Round of Acceptances
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/
    Application Requirements
    https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/jd-application-components/