Law School Acceptance Rates

boston college & national applicants

Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
                       
National  Pool Apps  71,726 74,380 74,550 77,235 90,853 99,505 100,604 95,760 88,662 84,021
Admits  50,287 51,262 50,275 51,758 56,476 56,825 55,941 56,134 56,034 55,547
  % 70.1 68.9 67.4 67 62.2 57.1 55.6 58.6 63.2 66.1
                       
All BC  Applicants Apps  371 396 378 403 537 518 503 465 474 455
Admits  321 318 307 327 429 362 357 364 369 356
  % 86.5 80.3 81.2 81.1 79.9 69.9 71 78.3 77.8 78.2
                       
BC Seniors Apps  129 146 140 141 167 172 138 160 146 153
Admits  120 126 126 120 136 129 117 139 128 134
  % 93 86.3 90 85.1 81.4 75 84.8 86.9 87.7 87.6
                       
BC Alumni Apps  242 250 238 262 370 346 365 305 328 302
Admits  201 192 181 270 293 233 240 225 241 222
  % 83.1 76.8 76 79 79.2 67.3 65.7 73.8 73.5 73.5

This chart illustrates the percentage of BC and national applicants that were admitted into at least one law school.

A school by school listing of where BC applicants were accepted is available here. 


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