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--2007-2008
Total Enrollment...................................................................800
Male....................................................................................50%
Female................................................................................50%
Students of Color.................................................................25%
International.........................................................................2%
Full & Part-Time Faculty
Total Faculty........................................................................127
Full time...............................................................................57
Adjunct................................................................................58
Visiting................................................................................10
Student/Faculty Ratio............................................................12.66:1
Graduates Employed.............................................................98%
Median Starting Salary Private Sector....................................$125,000
Median Starting Salary Public Sector......................................$44,500
2007 Entering Class
Number of applicants.............................................................6670
Enrolled students....................................................................270
Median GPA
25th percentile.......................................................................3.44
75th percentile.......................................................................3.78
Median LSAT
25th percentile........................................................................162
75th percentile........................................................................165
Median LSAT ..........................................................................164
Median GPA ...........................................................................3.60
States represented....................................................................34
Colleges and Universities represented.......................................135
Undergraduate majors represented............................................49
Women...................................................................................47%
Students of Color.....................................................................22%
Average Age............................................................................24
Range.....................................................................................20-43
International & Library Resources
Number of volumes & volume equivalents...............................460,000
Number of student computer work stations....................................126
Number of open network connections.........................................1,213
Geographic Distribution: 34 states represented +South Korea, India, Japan
Advanced degrees: 33 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, 2007
Complete application by November 21, 2007
Decisions are mailed on December 14, 2007
Financial Aid
FAFSA required for all applicants for financial aid
Need Access required for institutional financial aid
Priority Deadline: March 15, 2008
Students receiving grant assistance: 49%
Tuition
2007-2008 Academic Year: $36,510
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