Boston University School of Law Stats

By the Numbers

Established: 1872
Number of Students: 832

Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 20.9%
African-American: 3.8%
American Indian: 0.4%
Asian-American: 11.4%
Mexican-American: 1.1%
Puerto-Rican: 0.8%
Hispanic: 3.4%
International: 2.9%

Men: 49.6%
Women: 50.4%

Number of Professors: 59
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 11.9 to 1

Tuition: $38,266
Number of Applicants: 5,907
Number of Acceptances: 1,740
Yield: 18%

% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Government: 7.1%
Public Interest: 3.9%
Judicial Clerks: 5.7%
Academia: 3.9%
Law Firms: 70.6%
Business/Industry: 8.2%

Bar Passage Rate: 93%

Contact

Admissions Office
765 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Admissions phone: (617) 353-3100
Admissions e-mail: bulawadm@bu.edu

Academics

Specialized programs: International Distance Legislative Drafting Program

Special institutes or centers: The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics; Institute of Jewish Law; Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law