Boston College

Basic Information

Location

140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Type

Private nonprofit

Admissions

This institution is highly competitive, accepting 15.7% of applicants. Among admitted students, 41% choose to enroll, indicating moderate desirability.

Competitiveness8/108/10

Desirability4/104/10

Stage	Count	%
Applied	36,069	—
Admitted	5,645	15.7%
Enrolled	2,335	41%

Student Profile

Test Scores

Test	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Reading	710	760
SAT Math	720	780
ACT Composite	33	34

Cost

Tuition & Fees

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$66,410	$66,410
Fees	$1,270	$1,270
Total	$67,680	$67,680

Degree Programs

Number of degrees awarded by program category (most recent academic year).

Program Category	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services	2493	1221	27
Social Sciences	1647	312	78
Education	168	849	66
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	1008	12	18
Psychology	732	252	45
Public Administration and Social Service Professions		921	12
Health Professions and Related Programs	345	342	102
Legal Professions and Studies		39	732
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	642	120
Communication Journalism and Related Programs	459
Mathematics and Statistics	189	204	12
Philosophy and Religious Studies	240	87	15
English Language and Literature Letters	252	75
Theology and Religious Vocations	24	243	36
Multi Interdisciplinary Studies	288	6
History	207	42	15
Physical Sciences	96	48	57
Parks Recreation Leisure Fitness and Kinesiology		177
Visual and Performing Arts	132
Natural Resources and Conservation	114
Foreign Languages Literatures and Linguistics	75	30
Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Services	18
Area Ethnic Cultural Gender and Group Studies	18
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities	12