Boston University

Ranked #22
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #28 in Above the Law 2025
Boston, Massachusetts

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.88
Median LSAT
170
Acceptance rate
21%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
163
170
171
GPA
3.66
3.88
3.92
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
6207
100%
Accepted
1279
21%
Matriculated
208
3%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
91%
Full-time non-legal
5%
Unemployed
4%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Massachusetts
149
New York
57
District Of Columbia
15
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
59%
1-25
8%
26-500
15%
501+
36%
Business & industry
7%
Government
8%
Public interest
9%
Clerkship
9%
Federal
4%
State
5%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
3%
Unemployed
4%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$66,670
Estimated 3 years: $200,010
Cost of living (off-campus)
$21,532
Estimated 3 years
$64,596
Total cost
$89,668
Estimated 3 years
$269,004
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,000
25th percentile: $21,750
75th percentile: $42,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
54%
50-100%
46%
100%
0%
>100%
0.3%

Demographics

Out of 662 students in 2024, 52% were women, and 47% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
46%
Women
52%
Other
1%
Full-time faculty
Men
52%
Women
48%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
60%
Women
40%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
53%
Black
5%
Asian
16%
Hisp
15%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
7%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
55%
Black
5%
Asian
11%
Hisp
18%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
5%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
75%
PoC
25%
Part-time faculty
White
92%
PoC
8%
Boston University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
306
-
46
77
Women
347
-
42
51
Other gender
9
-
0
0
White
351
164
66
119
Asian
104
33
-
-
Hispanic
102
53
-
-
Black
36
15
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
44
16
-
-
Other
24
16
-
-
People of Color
311
133
22
10

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