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Boston College Law School Newton, MA · Private
168 162–169 3.83 3.67–3.90 $72,380 96.2% Save Boston College Law School Compare Boston College Law School Boston University School of Law Boston, MA · Private
170 164–171 3.88 3.71–3.93 $69,870 94.9% Save Boston University School of Law Compare Boston University School of Law Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA · Private
174 171–176 3.96 3.89–4.00 $77,100 97.9% Save Harvard Law School Compare Harvard Law School New England Law | Boston Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program
153 149–157 3.37 3.06–3.68 $62,896 73.9% Save New England Law | Boston Compare New England Law | Boston Northeastern University School of Law Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
164 161–166 3.77 3.61–3.86 $65,652 90.5% Save Northeastern University School of Law Compare Northeastern University School of Law Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
155 152–159 3.58 3.37–3.79 $62,610 80.8% Save Suffolk University Law School Compare Suffolk University Law School University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA · Public · Part-time program
152 149–155 3.36 3.10–3.69 $31,766 Nonresident $41,565 62.6% Save University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth Compare University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
153 149–156 3.27 2.84–3.57 $50,320 68.0% Save Western New England University School of Law Compare Western New England University School of Law
Admissions: fall 2025 entering class · Tuition: 2025-2026 · Bar passage: 2025 graduates. Bars show the 25th–75th percentile band and median on a common scale (LSAT 140–180, GPA 2.80–4.10). A school’s own profile states the year of each of its figures.
Boston College Law School Newton, MA · Private
Median LSAT 168 162–169
Median GPA 3.83 3.67–3.90
Resident tuition $72,380
First-time bar 96.2% Save Boston College Law School Compare Boston College Law School Boston University School of Law Boston, MA · Private
Median LSAT 170 164–171
Median GPA 3.88 3.71–3.93
Resident tuition $69,870
First-time bar 94.9% Save Boston University School of Law Compare Boston University School of Law Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA · Private
Median LSAT 174 171–176
Median GPA 3.96 3.89–4.00
Resident tuition $77,100
First-time bar 97.9% Save Harvard Law School Compare Harvard Law School New England Law | Boston Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 149–157
Median GPA 3.37 3.06–3.68
Resident tuition $62,896
First-time bar 73.9% Save New England Law | Boston Compare New England Law | Boston Northeastern University School of Law Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 164 161–166
Median GPA 3.77 3.61–3.86
Resident tuition $65,652
First-time bar 90.5% Save Northeastern University School of Law Compare Northeastern University School of Law Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 155 152–159
Median GPA 3.58 3.37–3.79
Resident tuition $62,610
First-time bar 80.8% Save Suffolk University Law School Compare Suffolk University Law School University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 152 149–155
Median GPA 3.36 3.10–3.69
Resident tuition $31,766 Nonresident $41,565
First-time bar 62.6% Save University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth Compare University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 153 149–156
Median GPA 3.27 2.84–3.57
Resident tuition $50,320
First-time bar 68.0% Save Western New England University School of Law Compare Western New England University School of Law Page 1 of 1
LSAT and GPA figures are the published medians of each school’s most recent entering class, with the 25th and 75th percentiles beneath. Each dataset states its own year. They describe a past class and are not an admissions prediction. Results are in the order you choose; the directory does not rank schools. Other law schools in the United States, including closed ones, are listed separately without profiles.
