Our close-knit community is home to about 650 students. In our Fall 2024 entering class, 58% identify as female, 42% as male, and 30% as students of color.Ìý
BC Law °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥aren't just experts in their field; they're devoted teachers and mentors. Our 6.6-to-1 student/°¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ratio ensures personalized attention for every student.Ìý
Our campus hosts nearly 40 active student organizations, including theÌýLatin American Law Students Association, Veterans Association, andÌýWomen's Law Center.
“If you want a place that fosters learning in an open and collaborative environment, this is it. Students study together, professors hold group office hours, people share materials and notes with friends who miss class, and ultimately care and look out for one another.”
Jeffrey Glick '11
Partner, Global Finance
Sidley Austin LLP
BC Law students provide pro-bono legal assistance to immigrant, low-income, and other at-risk populations through experiential learning clinics and the Legal Services LAB, a fully functioning law firm within BC Law.Ìý
Over the past four years, students and °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥helped secure the release of eight wrongly incarcerated individuals through the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College Innocence Program.
Our Public Service Program encourages students to discover and develop their talents for advancing the public good through their chosen legal path.
John Kerry '76
Former Senator, Secretary of State &
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
“You can’t study at BC Law and not be forever changed by the difference it makes in your approach to law. You graduate understanding that the law is not just another way of making money; it’s a way you deliver justice and make our society stronger.”
BC Law ranked 2nd in New England for producing the most "Super Lawyers" (Super Lawyers Magazine) and 12th nationally (National Jurist).
We also ranked in the top 20 for graduates securing full-time/long-term positions requiring bar passage (American Bar Association data).
In the past five years, 500 employers across 36 states, D.C., Guam, and six countries have hired recent BC Law graduates.
Patricia McCoy
Professor of Law
“Our top priority is to make you succeed. And we do a really good job of that at BC Law.”
If you're looking for a challenging, hands-on education
in a supportive and caring environment, you belong at BC Law.Ìý