Boston College
#39 in National Universities
Overview
Boston College is a private institution that was founded in 1863. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,484 (fall 2022), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 405 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Boston College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #39. Its tuition and fees are $67,680.
Boston College, located just outside downtown Boston, was founded by the Society of Jesus and has maintained its Roman Catholic Jesuit religious affiliation. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies it as a university with high research activity. BC has nine schools, which include such highly ranked graduate programs as the Lynch School of Education, Boston College Law School and Carroll School of Management. The school competes in nearly 30 NCAA Division I varsity sports in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the BC Eagles have one of the highest graduation rates for student athletes in the country. Students can join more than 200 clubs and organizations, but there is no Greek system on campus. Freshmen are not required to live on campus, but the majority choose to do so. More than 1,000 students participate in study abroad each year.
Boston College is a private institution that was founded in 1863. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,484 (fall 2022), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 405 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Boston College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #39. Its tuition and fees are $67,680.
Boston College, located just outside downtown Boston, was founded by the Society of Jesus and has maintained its Roman Catholic Jesuit religious affiliation. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies it as a university with high research activity. BC has nine schools, which include such highly ranked graduate programs as the Lynch School of Education, Boston College Law School and Carroll School of Management. The school competes in nearly 30 NCAA Division I varsity sports in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the BC Eagles have one of the highest graduation rates for student athletes in the country. Students can join more than 200 clubs and organizations, but there is no Greek system on campus. Freshmen are not required to live on campus, but the majority choose to do so. More than 1,000 students participate in study abroad each year.
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At-a-Glance
Setting
Suburban
Tuition & Fees
$67,680
Undergraduate Enrollment
9,484
Acceptance Rate
17%
2024 Rankings
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Admissions
Cost
Tuition & Fees
$67,680
Room & Board
$18,475(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$51,752
$38,412
$38,412
Tuition & Fees
$67,680
Room & Board
$18,475(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$51,752
*Average cost after aid
Academics
88%
11:1
51%
Popular Majors
MAJOR
% OF GRADUATES
ALUMNI STARTING SALARY
Economics, General
14%
N/A
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
8%
N/A
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
8%
N/A
Developmental and Child Psychology
6%
N/A
Finance, General
5%
N/A
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Faculty Research Impact
Bibliometric Rank
74
Bibliometrics is the statistical analyses of publications and citations for the purpose of measuring faculty research impact.Publications Cited in Top 25% of Journals
65%
Publications Cited in Top 5% of Journals
23%
Total Papers published between 2018-2022
5,787
Citations Per Publication
12:1
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Students
9,484
Graduate Enrollment
5,250
Total Enrollment
14,734
Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students
9,484
Student Diversity
Gender Distribution
Ethnic Diversity
31%
Minority Enrollment
31%
Minority Enrollment
59%
White
12%
Asian
11%
Hispanic
7%
International
5%
Black
3%
Two or more races
3%
Unknown
Not Specified is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.
Campus Life
Housing and Dorms
Types of campus housing available:
Student Activities
102+
Sports Teams
N/A
Fraternities
N/A
Sororities
After College
Graduation Rate
88%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
45%
Average Debt at Graduation
$24,579
$60,375
$60,375
Graduation Rate
88%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
45%
Average Debt at Graduation
$24,579
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