Boston College
Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Catholic (Jesuit)
Location
Chestnut Hill, MA
Population
4,000,000
Website
http://www.bc.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
9,865
Men / Women
48% / 52%
White
54%
Hispanic
16%
Asian
10%
Black
8%
International
6%
Mixed
4%
Native American
0%
From State
23%
From Region
22%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
38%
Life & Natural Sciences
15%
Computer Science
6%
Health Sciences
4%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Arts
1%
Education
1%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$72,180
Est. Cost of Attendance
$89,493
10-Year ROI
$258,000
ROI Percentile
94th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
96%
4-Year Graduation Rate
86%
6-Year Graduation Rate
91%
Transfer-Out Rate
7%
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation
239 (33%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
13%
Yield (Unbound)
24%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 7
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $19M | #80 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $40M | #165 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $4M | #244 |
Graduate Degrees
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 468 | #26 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 107 | #193 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 3 | #233 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
45%
SAT Range
1460
–
1520
SAT Math Range
730
–
780
SAT RW Range
710
–
760
ACT Range
33
–
35
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll School of Management | 566 | 70% / 30% | 8% | $125,954 | 97% | ||
| Accounting | 127 — | 71% / 29% | 9% | $122,243 | 98 | 98% | |
| Business Administration | 22 +36 | 77% / 23% | 9% | $94,664 | 89 | 95% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 8 — | 88% / 12% | 0% | $94,664 | 89 | 95% | |
| Entrepreneurship | 49 +1 | 78% / 22% | 4% | $130,245 | 99 | 100% | |
| Finance | 209 +217 | 75% / 25% | 9% | $135,373 | 99 | 96% | |
| Management and Leadership | 112 +9 | 68% / 32% | 9% | $123,946 | 99 | 99% | |
| Marketing | 36 +69 | 33% / 67% | 8% | $113,453 | 97 | 95% | |
| Operations Management | 3 +15 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $94,664 | 89 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connell School of Nursing | 95 | 4% / 96% | 0% | $97,435 | 96% | ||
| Nursing | 95 — | 4% / 96% | 0% | $97,435 | 90 | 96% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch School of Education and Human Development | 22 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $68,569 | 95% | ||
| Education | 9 +16 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $70,593 | 54 | — | |
| Education | — — | — | — | $70,855 | 55 | — | |
| Elementary Education | 12 +18 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $66,826 | 44 | 95% | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 1 +3 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $71,276 | 56 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences | 1,708 | 41% / 59% | 9% | $91,114 | 95% | ||
| Computer Science | 128 +7 | 70% / 30% | 14% | $155,305 | 100 | 96% | |
| Information Science/Studies | 19 +50 | 42% / 58% | 16% | $132,170 | 99 | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 19 — | 37% / 63% | 21% | $72,677 | 59 | — | |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $71,263 | 56 | — | |
| Mathematics | 28 +35 | 57% / 43% | 18% | $113,093 | 97 | 95% | |
| Physics | 3 +5 | 100% / 0% | 33% | $93,259 | 88 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 22 — | 59% / 41% | 0% | $76,000 | 66 | 88% | |
| Biology | 185 +1 | 33% / 67% | 6% | $80,290 | 74 | 93% | |
| Environmental Studies | 46 +3 | 28% / 72% | 4% | $81,204 | 75 | 100% | |
| Natural Sciences | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $74,559 | 63 | — | |
| Neuroscience | 105 +12 | 28% / 72% | 5% | $76,617 | 67 | — | |
| Public Health | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $75,904 | 66 | — | |
| Economics | 324 +31 | 66% / 34% | 17% | $112,774 | 97 | 96% | |
| Economics | 7 +2 | 86% / 14% | 14% | $112,774 | 97 | 96% | |
| African-American Studies | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 17% | $67,119 | 45 | — | |
| Applied Psychology | 111 — | 12% / 88% | 9% | $68,755 | 49 | 98% | |
| Classics | 7 +2 | 57% / 43% | 0% | $78,928 | 72 | — | |
| Communication | 172 +3 | 28% / 72% | 13% | $81,317 | 75 | 97% | |
| Criminal Justice | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 0% | $69,974 | 53 | — | |
| English | 56 +19 | 38% / 62% | 0% | $70,856 | 55 | 93% | |
| German | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $82,740 | 77 | — | |
| History | 44 +13 | 61% / 39% | 0% | $72,601 | 59 | 98% | |
| Intercultural and International Studies | 62 +11 | 26% / 74% | 2% | $81,227 | 75 | 92% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 5 +1 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $75,592 | 65 | — | |
| Islamic Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $62,378 | 31 | — | |
| Italian | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $84,188 | 79 | 100% | |
| Linguistics | 4 +3 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $83,132 | 78 | — | |
| Philosophy | 31 +40 | 55% / 45% | 0% | $56,428 | 15 | 88% | |
| Political Science | 113 +60 | 44% / 56% | 3% | $90,434 | 85 | 94% | |
| Psychology | 127 +28 | 15% / 85% | 7% | $74,848 | 64 | 93% | |
| Russian Studies | 2 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $67,847 | 47 | — | |
| Social Sciences | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $74,262 | 63 | — | |
| Sociology | 26 +26 | 27% / 73% | 0% | $83,459 | 78 | 95% | |
| Spanish | 2 +5 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $84,188 | 79 | 100% | |
| Theology | 3 +9 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $60,347 | 25 | 95% | |
| General Education | 7 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $69,395 | 51 | — | |
| Art History | 14 — | 7% / 93% | 14% | $53,762 | 10 | — | |
| Film Studies | 3 +3 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,227 | 10 | — | |
| Music | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $44,872 | 3 | — | |
| Studio Art | 6 +5 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $53,555 | 10 | — | |
| Theater | 2 +3 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $42,011 | 2 | — |
Rankings
Academics
Future Patagonia Vest Owners
Top Investment Banking Feeders
Will Network for a Superday
Physical Sciences & Math
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Pre-Med Darwinian Thunderdome
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
Pen, Paper, and Existential Dread (Theory)
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
The Control Group
Health Sciences
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts)
Nursing
Code Blue Ready
Business & Economics
LIFO the Party
Accounting
Ledger Lords
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
I Actually Wanted to do Finance
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Midtown Manhattan Waiting Room
Office Politics 101
Human Resources
Culture Architects
Humanities & Social Sciences
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Well-Versed
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Grassroots
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
The Time Travelers
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
Objection!
Professional Yapping
Media & Communication Studies
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
The Questioners
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
The Manipulation Majors
Arguing with God for a Grade
Religion
The Faithful Scholars
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
Field Observers
Education
No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers
Early Education
Story Time Pros
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Lesson Planners
Everyone Gets a Medal
Special Education
Resource Room Heroes