Law school
Boston University School of Law
Boston, MA
#24 in U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools (2026-27)
Admissions profile
Fall 2025 entering class
- LSAT (25th / median / 75th)
- 164 / 170 / 171
- GPA (25th / median / 75th)
- 3.71 / 3.88 / 3.93
- Admit rate
- 12.1%
- Entering class
- 234
- Applications
- 7,892
- Admitted
- 953
Source: BU Law — 2025 Standard 509 Information Report (Fall 2025 entering class / Class of 2028)
Where your numbers sit
Against the published percentiles above — not an estimate, not a prediction.
Published LSAT: 25th 164 · median 170 · 75th 171.
Published GPA: 25th 3.71 · median 3.88 · 75th 3.93.
Percentiles: American Bar Association Standard 509 Information Report · Fall 2025 entering class
Application deadlines
2026–27 application cycle
- Regular decision deadline
- April 1
- Application opens
- September 1
- Need-based aid priority deadline
- March 1
Source: BU School of Law — Dates, Deadlines & Fees
Essay prompts
2026–27 application cycle · quoted from the school
Personal Statement
Required · about 2 pages
Your personal statement should discuss the significant personal, social, or academic experiences that have contributed to your decision to study law. Most personal statements are approximately two pages long. Please double-space your personal statement.
Source: BU Law — JD Application Instructions
Optional Essay
2 pages
In addition to your personal statement, you may wish to provide an optional essay. Consistent with the American Bar Association, Boston University School of Law believes that knowledge about bias, cross-cultural competency (ability to understand people from different backgrounds and engage with them effectively), and racism are central to the legal profession. Please tell us how your education, training, or lived experience has deepened your knowledge about "bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism" and/or prepared you to explore these topics at BU Law. Most optional essays are no longer than two pages double-spaced.
Source: BU Law — JD Application Instructions
Sources
- BU Law — 2025 Standard 509 Information Report (Fall 2025 entering class / Class of 2028) — American Bar Association
- BU School of Law — Dates, Deadlines & Fees — Boston University School of Law
- BU Law — JD Application Instructions — Boston University School of Law
- Best Law Schools (2026-27) — U.S. News & World Report
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