Profile of the Student Body

admission statistics

BC Law highlights:

  • Top 30 law school (US News & World Report)
  • Top 20 ranking in the Law School 100 list
  • Top 20 tax program (US News & World Report)
  • Top 20 schools where big law firms recruit (National Law Journal)
  • Top 20 of 'Where Big-Firm Partners Went to Law School' (National Jurist)
  • Top 25 'Best Law Schools for Standard of Living' (National Jurist)
  • Consistently ranked among the most collegial law schools (US News & World Report)
  • #1 for producing the most 'Super Lawyers' in New England (Super Lawyer Magazine)

Student Body--2011-2012
Total Enrollment...................................................................794
Male....................................................................................47%
Female................................................................................53%
Students of Color.................................................................20%
International.........................................................................2%

Full & Part-Time Faculty
Faculty/Student Ratio...................................................12.6 to 1
Total Faculty........................................................................113
Full time...............................................................................58
Adjunct................................................................................55


Graduates Employed.............................................................90.56%
Median Salary (private sector)................................................$160,000
Median Salary (government)..................................................$51,630
Median Salary (public sector)..................................................$40,588



2011 Entering Class

Number of applicants.............................................................5,685
Enrolled students....................................................................268

 

Median GPA............................................................................3.66
25th percentile.......................................................................3.50
75th percentile.......................................................................3.77

Median LSAT...........................................................................165
25th percentile........................................................................162
75th percentile........................................................................166

States represented....................................................................33
Colleges and Universities represented..........................................122
Undergraduate majors represented..............................................48

Women...................................................................................47%
Students of Color......................................................................24%
Average Age............................................................................24
Range.....................................................................................21-40

 

Geographic Distribution: 33 states represented + South Korea, China, Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, United Kingdom, Vietnam

Advanced degrees: 18 M.A.

Admission
Deadline: March 1. Decisions sent on a rolling basis.

Financial Aid
FAFSA required for all applicants for financial aid
Need Access required for institutional financial aid
Priority Deadline: March 15, 2012
Students receiving grant assistance: 68%


Tuition
2011-2012 Academic Year: $41,590
Special Programs
LL.M. Program (one year)
Dual Degrees: J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.S.W.,J.D./M.A,J.D./Ph.D. Philosophy, J.D./M.Ed., J.D./M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Study Abroad: Semester in London Program
Semester in Practice: International Human Rights