Grades, Academic Honors & Scholarly Categories
Grades
Law school grades are posted following each semester on the Academics Tab in the MyBU Student Portal. You will need your BU email login name and password to access the online grade report. Students who do not have a BU email account should establish an account with Information Services and Technology (IS&T). Grades will be released solely via the web.
Please be patient when accessing the Portal. The law grades will appear beneath the listing of your classes. The Portal is available from 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning until 8:00 p.m. the following Friday evening. The Portal may be occasionally unavailable due to required maintenance or technical difficulties. Should you experience continued difficulty, please note any error messages you receive and contact the Law Registrar’s Office.
Spring 2023 Grades
Grades for rising 2L and 3L students are now available to view on the MyBU Student Portal.
Academic Honors & Scholarly Categories
2022-2023 Academic Year
Class of 2023
3L End-of-Year Rank Based on Third Year Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 4.06 |
| Cut-off point for Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholars and top 15 students | 4.05 |
| Cut-off point for Edward F. Hennessey Scholars and top 10% | 4.00 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.97 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.94 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.89 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.84 |
3L End-of-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for Summa Cum Laude* | 4.06 |
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 4.00 |
| Cut-off point for Magna Cum Laude and top 10% | 3.86 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.83 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.79 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.76 |
| Cut-off point for Cum Laude and top one-third | 3.70 |
*NOTE: The faculty is not obliged to award summa cum laude honors. Students may not represent that a GPA close to 4.06 is a GPA close to summa cum laude
Class of 2023
3L Mid-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.99 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.85 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.81 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.78 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.75 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.68 |
Class of 2024
2L End-of-Year Rank Based on Second Year Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 4.03 |
| Cut-off point for Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholars | 4.00 |
| Cut-off point for Paul J. Liacos Scholars and top 10% | 3.97 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.93 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.90 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.87 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.81 |
2L End-of-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.93 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.88 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.81 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.78 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.73 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.68 |
2L Mid-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average*
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.91 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.86 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.80 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.76 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.72 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.64 |
*This rank includes only second-year students who have completed at least three semesters at BU Law.
Class of 2025
| First Year By Section | A (74) | B (68) | C (73) |
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 4.00 | 3.96 | 3.94 |
| Cut-off point for G. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholars | 3.97 | 3.94 | 3.92 |
| Cut-off point for G. Joseph Tauro Scholars and top 10% | 3.90 | 3.94 | 3.89 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.84 | 3.88 | 3.84 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.77 | 3.79 | 3.74 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.71 | 3.68 | 3.71 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.60 | 3.59 | 3.63 |
2021-2022 Academic Year
Class of 2022
3L End-of-Year Rank Based on Third Year Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 4.09 |
| Cut-off point for Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholars and top 15 students | 4.06 |
| Cut-off point for Edward F. Hennessey Scholars and top 10% | 4.05 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.98 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.94 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.91 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.87 |
3L End-of-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for Summa Cum Laude* | 4.06 |
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.98 |
| Cut-off point for Magna Cum Laude and top 10% | 3.92 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.86 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.84 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.81 |
| Cut-off point for Cum Laude and top one-third | 3.75 |
*NOTE: The faculty is not obliged to award summa cum laude honors. Students may not represent that a GPA close to 4.06 is a GPA close to summa cum laude
3L Mid-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.95 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.90 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.85 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.81 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.78 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.73 |
Class of 2023
2L End-of-Year Rank Based on Second Year Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 4.04 |
| Cut-off point for Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholars | 4.00 |
| Cut-off point for Paul J. Liacos Scholars and top 10% | 3.96 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.93 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.89 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.85 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.78 |
2L End-of-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.98 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.87 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.80 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.77 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.72 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.67 |
2L Mid-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average*
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.93 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.83 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.75 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.73 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.69 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.63 |
*This rank includes only second-year students who have completed at least three semesters at BU Law.
Class of 2024
| First Year By Section | A (78) | B (77) | C (77) | D (78) |
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.90 | 3.93 | 3.96 | 3.92 |
| Cut-off point for G. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholars | 3.87 | 3.92 | 3.95 | 3.90 |
| Cut-off point for G. Joseph Tauro Scholars and top 10% | 3.84 | 3.86 | 3.85 | 3.88 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.81 | 3.78 | 3.79 | 3.84 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.71 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 3.70 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.67 | 3.68 | 3.69 | 3.67 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.64 | 3.62 | 3.63 | 3.60 |
2020-2021 Academic Year
Class of 2021
3L End-of-Year Rank Based on Third Year Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 4.07 |
| Cut-off point for Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholars and top 15 students | 4.05 |
| Cut-off point for Edward F. Hennessey Scholars and top 10% | 4.02 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.95 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.90 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.87 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.82 |
3L End-of-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for Summa Cum Laude* | 4.00 |
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.93 |
| Cut-off point for Magna Cum Laude and top 10% | 3.82 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.79 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.72 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.66 |
| Cut-off point for Cum Laude and top one-third | 3.60 |
*NOTE: The faculty is not obliged to award summa cum laude honors. Students may not represent that a GPA close to 4.00 is a GPA close to summa cum laude
3L Mid-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.89 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.81 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.76 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.69 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.63 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.56 |
Class of 2022
2L End-of-Year Rank Based on Second Year Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 4.03 |
| Cut-off point for Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholars | 4.00 |
| Cut-off point for Paul J. Liacos Scholars and top 10% | 3.95 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.92 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.88 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.84 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.80 |
2L End-of-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.95 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.90 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.86 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.81 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.77 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.71 |
2L Mid-Year Rank Based on Cumulative Average*
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.95 |
| Cut-off point for top 10% | 3.88 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.85 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.78 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.75 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.67 |
*This rank includes only second-year students who have completed at least three semesters at BU Law.
Class of 2023
| First Year By Section | A (82) | B (85) | C (84) |
| Cut-off point for top 5% | 3.95 | 4.03 | 3.90 |
| Cut-off point for G. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholars | 3.89 | 4.02 | 3.86 |
| Cut-off point for G. Joseph Tauro Scholars and top 10% | 3.82 | 3.96 | 3.81 |
| Cut-off point for top 15% | 3.74 | 3.79 | 3.71 |
| Cut-off point for top 20% | 3.71 | 3.73 | 3.67 |
| Cut-off point for top 25% | 3.68 | 3.71 | 3.66 |
| Cut-off point for top one-third | 3.59 | 3.66 | 3.62 |