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Boston College Law School - 2015 Standard 509 Information
Report
885 Centre St. NA NA
Boston
College Law
Newton,
MA 02459
School
Phone: 617-552-4340
ABA
Approved
Since
Last Site Visit: 2011-2012
Website:
http://www.bc.edu/lawschool
1932
Next Site Visit: 2018-2019
The Basics
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PRIVATE
Term
Semester
Application deadline
3/31/2016
Application fee
$ 70
Financial aid deadline
3/31/2016
Can first year start other than fall?
No
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
# of apps
3,631
3,631
0
# of offers
1,645
1,645
0
# of matriculants
234
234
0
75th Percentile GPA
3.65
3.65
0.00
50th Percentile GPA
3.56
3.56
0.00
25th Percentile GPA
3.39
3.39
0.00
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc.
2.00
2.00
0.00
Resident
Non-Resident
Full-Time
$ 48,820
$ 48,820
75th Percentile LSAT
163
163
0
Part-Time
$0
$0
50th Percentile LSAT
162
162
0
No
25 Percentile LSAT
158
158
0
0
0
0
Tuition Guarantee Program
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc.
Living Expenses (academic year*)
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
Living on Campus
$0
Living Off Campus
$ 19,360
Living at Home
Total
$0
Full-Time
Part-Time
#
%
#
%
#
%
Total # of students
698
100
698
100
0
0
Total # receiving grants
462
66.2
462
66.2
0
0
Conditional Scholarships
Less than 1/2 tuition
294
42.1
294
42.1
0
0
The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or
eliminated based on law school academic performance other than
failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does
not complete a 'conditional scholarship retention chart.'
Half to full tuition
156
22.3
156
22.3
0
0
12
1.7
12
1.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Full tuition
More than full tuition
75th Percentile grant amount
$ 25,000
$0
50th Percentile grant amount
$ 20,000
$0
25th Percentile grant amount
$ 15,000
$0
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Men
Women
Other
First - Year
J.D. Deg Awd
Full-Time
Part-Time
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Total
%
Hispanics of any race
23
6.1
32
10
0
0
55
7.9
0
0
14
6
55
7.9
17
American Indian or Alaska
Native
1
0.3
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
1
Asian
32
8.6
34
10.6
0
0
66
9.5
0
0
22
9.4
66
9.5
20
Black or African American
14
3.7
14
4.4
0
0
28
4
0
0
8
3.4
28
4
8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Two or more races
14
3.7
4
1.2
0
0
18
2.6
0
0
8
3.4
18
2.6
5
Total Minority
84
22.5
84
26.2
0
0
168
24.2
0
0
52
22.2
168
24.2
51
White
248
66.3
209
65.3
0
0
457
65.9
0
0
158
67.5
457
65.9
160
Nonresident Alien
6
1.6
10
3.1
0
0
16
2.3
0
0
6
2.6
16
2.3
9
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
36
9.6
17
5.3
0
0
53
7.6
0
0
18
7.7
53
7.6
27
Total
374
53.9
320
46.1
0
0
694
100
0
0
234
33.7
694
100
247
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Boston College Law School
2015.1
Boston College Law School
ABA
Approved
Since
1932
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Typical first-year section size
Academic
Transfer
Other
Total
#
#
#
#
%
1st year
0
12
1
13
5.7
2nd year
0
0
3
3
1.3
3rd year
0
0
3
3
1.3
4th year
0
0
0
0
0
78
# of classroom course titles beyond
first-year curriculum
183
# of upper division classroom course sections
Under 25
119
25 - 49
30
50 - 74
7
75 - 99
8
#
100+
1
75th Percentile 1L GPA
3.52
560
50th Percentile 1L GPA
3.44
# of simulation positions filled
436
25th Percentile 1L GPA
3.36
# of seminar positions filled
575
See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
# of positions available in simulation courses
Transfers (prior academic year*)
Transfers In(School has 12 or more)
Transfers Out
# of law clinics
12
10
# of seats available in the law clinics identified
in sub-part (i) above
144
# of seats filled in the law clinics identified in
sub-part (i) above
131
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2014)
First Time Takers: 262
# of field placement positions filled
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
182
# of students who enrolled in independent study
# of students who participated in law journals
# of students who participated in
interschool skills competitions
Women
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
169
90.86
83.15
7.71
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
171
70.99
90.86
83.15
7.71
44
Men
Passers
186
62
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)
First Time Takers: 246
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Total
Takers
Jurisdiction
Other
Minorities
Massachusetts
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
180
170
94.44
87.61
6.83
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Full-Time
49
50
25
25
24
25
0
0
5
5
Deans, librarians
& others who
teach
13
13
5
4
8
9
0
0
6
4
Part-Time
42
33
31
24
11
9
104
96
61
53
43
43
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
73.17
94.44
87.61
6.83
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)
0
0
3
1
14
10
First Time Takers: 254
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
180
165
91.67
85.20
6.47
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
70.87
91.67
85.20
6.47
* "Academic year" refers to the 2015 - 2016 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2015 calendar year.
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Appendix to Standard 509 Information Report
(for schools matriculating more than 5 transfer students)
Schools from which Students Transferred
Number of Transfer Students
BARRY UNIVERSITY
1
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
1
LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE
1
NEW ENGLAND LAW | BOSTON
2
STETSON UNIVERSITY
1
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
12
3