Boston College Law School
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.
| Boston College Law School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Αἰέν ἀριστεύειν "Ever to excel" |
| Parent school | Boston College |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Established | 1929 |
| School type | Private law school |
| Parent endowment | $3.8 billion (2021) |
| Dean | Odette Lienau |
| Location | Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Enrollment | 794 (2009) |
| Faculty | 76 (full-time) 137 (part-time) |
| USNWR ranking | 28th (tie) (2024) |
| Bar pass rate | 91.77% (2022 first-time takers) |
| Website | bc |
The law school has approximately 800 students and 60 full-time faculty members. BC Law has programs in human rights, social justice, and public interest law, as well as programs in business law and innovation, law and public policy, and criminal and civil litigation. Its faculty played a part in arguing for the repeal of the Solomon Amendment, presenting oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court in Rumsfeld v. FAIR.
According to the law school's 2023 American Bar Association (ABA)-required disclosures, 86.82% of the Class of 2022 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment (i.e., as attorneys) ten months after graduation.