Boston College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,033
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 23%
From Region 22%
Athletes 801 (8.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 11%
International 7%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Carroll School of Management 578 69% 66% 10% 3% 9% 5% $135,730 100 +2.27 99 98% 1470 1540
Accounting 140 — 69% 69% 9% 1% 10% 2% $128,048 99 +2.65 98 99% — — 1470 1540
Business Administration 9 +28 78% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $117,071 94 +2.05 96 99% — — 1470 1540
Business Management and Administration 17 +1 76% 59% 0% 6% 12% 18% $117,071 94 +2.05 96 99% — — 1470 1540
Entrepreneurship 48 +1 54% 79% 0% 6% 8% 0% $153,624 100 +3.46 100 100% — — 1470 1540
Finance 212 +244 75% 64% 12% 4% 7% 7% $144,712 95 +1.57 99 98% — — 1470 1540
Management and Leadership 110 +7 72% 68% 11% 1% 8% 7% $134,030 95 +2.59 99 98% — — 1470 1540
Marketing 35 +62 37% 60% 17% 6% 9% 6% $110,221 99 +2.54 93 98% — — 1470 1540
Operations Management 5 +14 40% 20% 40% 20% 20% 0% $117,071 93 +1.41 96 99% — — 1470 1540
Telecommunications Management 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $121,060 94 +2.26 97 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Connell School of Nursing 89 10% 56% 13% 10% 16% 1% $96,148 93 +0.39 84 100%
Nursing 89 — 10% 56% 13% 10% 16% 1% $96,148 73 +0.39 84 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lynch School of Education and Human Development 20 30% 35% 10% 20% 15% 5% $61,481 14 +1.06 16 95%
Education 7 +14 57% 29% 0% 43% 14% 0% $64,126 87 +1.06 21 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $65,654 89 +1.24 25 — — — — —
Elementary Education 12 +14 8% 42% 8% 8% 17% 8% $59,522 91 +1.08 12 95% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 +3 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $66,487 91 +0.84 27 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences 1,880 42% 59% 11% 4% 12% 7% $96,990 93 +1.91 85 96% 1410 1510
General Engineering 22 +2 41% 68% 9% 5% 9% 0% $110,441 90 +0.91 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 150 +10 73% 45% 27% 3% 10% 9% $160,569 88 +1.04 100 94% — — 1410 1510
Information Systems 7 +15 71% 43% 14% 0% 14% 29% $130,218 93 +1.55 98 99% — — 1410 1510
Chemistry 15 +1 53% 47% 33% 7% 7% 0% $87,736 96 +1.56 75 — — — 1410 1510
Earth and Environmental Sciences 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,303 97 +2.10 76 — — — 1410 1510
Mathematics 31 +37 74% 65% 6% 3% 6% 13% $124,210 92 +1.47 97 98% — — 1410 1510
Physics 14 +8 93% 36% 21% 0% 7% 14% $95,042 85 +0.83 83 — — — 1410 1510
Biochemistry 25 — 36% 84% 4% 0% 12% 0% $72,538 56 +0.09 44 95% — — 1410 1510
Biology 229 +1 38% 61% 14% 3% 8% 6% $92,513 99 +3.02 80 91% — — 1410 1510
Neuroscience 106 +8 25% 60% 20% 8% 7% 3% $85,770 95 +1.65 72 — — — 1410 1510
Environmental Science 7 +2 71% 14% 14% 14% 14% 0% $92,612 100 +4.27 81 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 30 +1 37% 70% 10% 3% 7% 3% $92,612 100 +4.27 81 96% — — 1410 1510
Natural Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,512 99 +2.75 63 — — — 1410 1510
Public Health 12 +5 0% 58% 8% 8% 8% 0% $85,666 97 +1.91 72 — — — 1410 1510
Economics 338 +28 58% 57% 11% 1% 10% 14% $116,470 78 +0.69 95 98% — — 1410 1510
African-American Studies 8 — 25% 25% 0% 38% 12% 0% $72,554 84 +1.06 44 — — — 1410 1510
Classics 9 +3 22% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $76,195 95 +1.88 53 — — — 1410 1510
English 66 +20 23% 71% 9% 2% 14% 3% $68,464 97 +1.96 33 90% — — 1410 1510
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,336 98 +1.99 63 — — — — —
German 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,643 98 +1.93 61 — — — 1410 1510
History 49 +15 67% 57% 8% 0% 18% 10% $69,541 91 +1.23 35 94% — — 1410 1510
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $87,683 98 +2.91 75 — — — 1410 1510
Islamic Studies — +2 — — — — — — $70,416 98 +2.41 38 — — — 1410 1510
Italian — +1 — — — — — — $79,348 98 +1.90 61 100% — — 1410 1510
Linguistics 3 +1 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $79,283 97 +1.89 61 — — — 1410 1510
Philosophy 27 +39 67% 63% 7% 4% 15% 4% $117,590 100 +4.23 96 94% — — 1410 1510
Russian Studies — — — — — — — — $73,210 85 +1.11 45 — — — 1410 1510
Spanish 1 +8 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $79,348 98 +1.90 61 100% — — 1410 1510
Theology 3 +11 100% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $56,513 84 +0.70 8 95% — — 1410 1510
Applied Psychology 116 — 10% 52% 12% 6% 16% 4% $72,812 98 +2.69 44 94% — — 1410 1510
Communication 202 +5 33% 65% 3% 7% 11% 9% $92,196 99 +2.83 80 98% — — 1410 1510
Intercultural and International Studies 67 +14 37% 69% 3% 4% 10% 9% $82,357 82 +0.50 66 96% — — 1410 1510
Political Science 104 +55 52% 61% 9% 7% 15% 4% $89,863 90 +1.30 78 96% — — 1410 1510
Psychology 166 +33 20% 59% 7% 6% 19% 4% $76,375 99 +3.23 54 97% — — 1410 1510
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $83,315 98 +2.40 68 — — — 1410 1510
Sociology 22 +14 36% 32% 9% 23% 27% 5% $78,818 97 +1.99 60 94% — — 1410 1510
General Education 11 — 82% 45% 0% 9% 27% 0% $69,519 95 +1.69 35 — — — 1410 1510
Art History 9 — 0% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $51,071 58 -0.06 4 — — — 1410 1510
Film Studies 6 +6 83% 0% 0% 0% 83% 17% $55,401 85 +0.93 7 — — — 1410 1510
Music 2 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,257 65 +0.38 3 — — — 1410 1510
Studio Art 5 +8 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $53,496 82 +0.71 5 — — — 1410 1510
Theater 3 +4 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $48,556 85 +0.74 3 — — — 1410 1510
Criminal Justice 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $81,572 99 +2.99 65 — — — 1410 1510

Financial

Tuition & Fees $77,999
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%
4-Year Graduation Rate 86%
6-Year Graduation Rate 91%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 35.7% 916 65% 63% 10% 3% 9% 8% $128,623 97 +1.69 98 98% —
Social Sciences 26.4% 677 29% 60% 7% 7% 15% 6% $83,229 97 +2.41 68 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.0% 360 34% 62% 15% 4% 8% 4% $89,140 99 +2.42 77 92% —
Humanities 6.6% 170 44% 62% 8% 4% 16% 5% $77,537 97 +2.05 57 93% —
Computer Science 6.1% 157 73% 45% 27% 3% 10% 10% $159,216 91 +1.07 100 94% —
Health Sciences 3.9% 101 9% 56% 13% 10% 15% 1% $94,903 92 +0.57 83 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 62 71% 55% 16% 3% 6% 10% $107,641 91 +1.36 91 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 39 44% 62% 10% 5% 8% 3% $91,991 100 +4.19 80 96% —
Education 1.2% 31 48% 39% 6% 16% 19% 3% $64,334 93 +1.28 22 95% —
Arts 1.0% 25 44% 60% 4% 0% 20% 12% $52,228 53 +0.46 4 — —
Engineering 0.9% 22 41% 68% 9% 5% 9% 0% $110,441 82 +0.91 93 — —
Professional 0.3% 7 14% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $81,572 79 +2.99 65 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $30.4M #77 41% $0.5M 57 #92 133 15
Physical Sciences & Math $26.0M #112 78% $0.1M 15 #148 269 23
Education $20.9M #27 21% $0 55 #47 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $11.3M #157 71% $0.2M 6 #173 69 16
Health Sciences $3.9M #171 34% $0 4 #195 20 1
Computer Science $1.5M #205 67% $0 — — — 5
Engineering $1.3M #267 9% $0 — — — 7
Business & Economics $0.4M #252 10% $0 23 #53 77 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — 5
Total $95.7M #156 50% $0.9M 160 #133 568 72

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 148 $47.5M $41.2M $6.3M
Track & Field (combined) 101 $910K $910K $0
Baseball 43 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Swimming & Diving 36 $528K $528K $0
Soccer 35 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Ice Hockey 27 $5.0M $6.3M -$1.3M
Fencing 22 $209K $209K $0
Sailing 17 $297K $297K $0
Basketball 15 $10.0M $10.8M -$834K
Tennis 14 $428K $428K $0
Skiing 12 $184K $184K $0
Golf 8 $481K $481K $0
Total 421 $71.5M $67.3M $4.2M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Rowing 65 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 38 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Lacrosse 33 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Ice Hockey 27 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Softball 26 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Field Hockey 25 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $339K $339K $0
Volleyball 22 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Sailing 16 $384K $384K $0
Skiing 16 $238K $238K $0
Basketball 15 $2.0M $6.2M -$4.2M
Fencing 15 $234K $234K $0
Tennis 11 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 9 $919K $919K $0
Total 380 $26.0M $30.2M -$4.2M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 203 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Football 148 $47.5M $41.2M $6.3M
Soccer 73 $4.8M $4.8M $0
Rowing 65 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 59 $867K $867K $0
Ice Hockey 54 $8.0M $9.2M -$1.3M
Baseball 43 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Fencing 37 $444K $444K $0
Lacrosse 33 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Sailing 33 $681K $681K $0
Basketball 30 $12.0M $17.0M -$5.0M
Skiing 28 $423K $423K $0
Softball 26 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Field Hockey 25 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Tennis 25 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 22 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Golf 17 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Total 801 $142.1M $142.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 13.4%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 7

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 10% 10% 10%
Early Decision 32% 32% 32%
Unhooked Early Decision 27% 27% —

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1440 – 1540
SAT Math Range 730 – 780
SAT RW Range 710 – 760