BC Law highlights:
- Top 30 law school (US News & World Report)
- Top 5 for career prospects (Princeton Review)
- Top 20 ranking in the Law School 100 list
- 19th most selective law school in the country (US News & World Report)
- Top 10 legal writing and clinical program (US News & World Report)
- Top 15 schools where big law firms recruit (National Law Journal)
- Consistently ranked among the most collegial law schools (US News & World Report)
Student Body--2009-2010
Total Enrollment...................................................................800
Male....................................................................................59%
Female................................................................................41%
Students of Color.................................................................29%
International.........................................................................2%
Full & Part-Time Faculty
Total Faculty........................................................................127
Full time...............................................................................57
Adjunct................................................................................58
Visiting................................................................................10
Student/Faculty Ratio............................................................12.66:1
Graduates Employed.............................................................97.4%
Median Starting Salary Private Sector....................................$160,000
Median Starting Salary Public Sector......................................$49,000
2009 Entering Class
Number of applicants.............................................................7,166
Enrolled students....................................................................264
Median GPA
25th percentile.......................................................................3.34
75th percentile.......................................................................3.68
Median LSAT
25th percentile........................................................................163
75th percentile........................................................................167
Median LSAT ..........................................................................166
Median GPA ..........................................................................3.53
States represented....................................................................34
Colleges and Universities represented.......................................108
Undergraduate majors represented............................................49
Women...................................................................................41%
Students of Color.....................................................................29%
Average Age............................................................................24
Range.....................................................................................21-37
International & Library Resources
Number of volumes & volume equivalents...............................468,000
Number of student computer work stations....................................126
Number of open network connections.........................................1,213
Geographic Distribution: 34 states represented + South Korea, Hong Kong
Advanced degrees: 23 M.A. and 2 Ph.D.'s
Admission
Deadline: March 1. Decisions sent on a rolling basis January to May 1.
Early Notification Program:
Submit application by November 1, 2009
Complete application by November 23, 2009
Decisions are mailed on December 15, 2009
Financial Aid
FAFSA required for all applicants for financial aid
Need Access required for institutional financial aid
Priority Deadline: March 15, 2010
Students receiving grant assistance: 49%
Tuition
2009-2010 Academic Year: $39,490
Special Programs
Joint Degrees: J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.S.W., J.D./M.Ed., others as arranged
Study Abroad: Semester in London Program, Semester with International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague