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Boston College Law School

Boston College Law School
MottoΑἰέν ἀριστεύειν
"Ever to excel"
Parent schoolBoston College
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic (Jesuit)
Established1929
School typePrivate law school
Parent endowment$3.8 billion (2021)[1]
DeanOdette Lienau
LocationNewton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Enrollment794 (2009)[2]
Faculty76 (full-time)
137 (part-time)[3]
USNWR ranking28th (tie) (2024)[4]
Bar pass rate91.77% (2022 first-time takers)[5]
Websitebc.edu/schools/law
ABA profileStandard 509 Report

Boston College Law School (BC Law) is the law school of Boston College, a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It is situated on a 40-acre (160,000 m2) campus in Newton, Massachusetts, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the university's main campus in Chestnut Hill.

The law school has approximately 800 students and 60 full-time faculty members.[6] BC Law has programs in human rights, social justice, and public interest law, as well as programs in business law and innovation,[7] law and public policy, and criminal and civil litigation.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2021. BC Endowment Increases By $1.2 Billion In Past Year (Report). The Heights. October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools | The Law School Admission Council" (PDF). www.lsac.org. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "Boston College - 2023 Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Boston College". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference barpass was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Boston College | Law School Numbers". Bc.lawschoolnumbers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Program on Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Law School - Boston College". www.bc.edu. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

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