Boston College Law School Stats

By the Numbers

Established: 1929
Number of Students: 801

Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 21%
African-American: 4.2%
American Indian: N/A
Asian-American: 10.4%
Mexican-American: N/A
Puerto-Rican: 0.2%
Hispanic: N/A
International: N/A

Men: 53.9%
Women: 46.1%

Number of Professors: 51
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 13.5 to 1

Tuition: $38,450
Number of Applicants: 6,552
Number of Acceptances: 1,334
Yield: 20%

% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Government: 4.9%
Public Interest: 4.5%
Judicial Clerks: 14.3%
Academia: 2.0%
Law Firms: 64.8%
Business/Industry: 9.4%

Bar Passage Rate: 89%

Contact

Admissions Office
885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459
Admissions phone: (617) 552-4351
Financial aid phone: (617) 552-4243
Admissions fax: (617) 552-2917
Admissions e-mail: bclawadm@bc.edu

Academics

Specialized programs: Land and Environmental Law; International Law

Special institutes or centers: Center for Human Rights and International Justice