Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit

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At a glance

16.4%

Acceptance rate

1,501

SAT Average

$39,866

Avg net price

9,865

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,501

SAT Reading/Writing710–760

SAT Math730–780

ACT Composite33–35

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 2,567Master’s 1,516Doctoral 417	0	2,567	1,516	417
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 578Master’s 358Doctoral 6	0	578	358	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 464Master’s 74Doctoral 13	None reported	464	74	13
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 360Master’s 1Doctoral 10	None reported	360	1	10
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 282Master’s 124Doctoral 7	0	282	124	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 202Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	202	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 157Master’s 32Doctoral None reported	None reported	157	32	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 101Master’s 77Doctoral 76	0	101	77	76
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 70Master’s 42Doctoral 0	0	70	42	0
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 66Master’s 18Doctoral 5	None reported	66	18	5
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 49Master’s 13Doctoral 3	None reported	49	13	3
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 37Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	37	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 31Master’s 65Doctoral 5	None reported	31	65	5
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 31Master’s 12Doctoral 21	None reported	31	12	21
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 27Master’s 25Doctoral 6	None reported	27	25	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 25Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	25	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 22Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	22	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s 229Doctoral 33	None reported	20	229	33
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s 9Doctoral 0	None reported	16	9	0
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	11	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	None reported	8	2	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	7	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s 95Doctoral 14	None reported	3	95	14
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 245Doctoral 6	None reported	None reported	245	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 12Doctoral 212	None reported	None reported	12	212
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 83Doctoral None reported	None reported	None reported	83	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Atlantic Coast Conference

Projected sponsored sports29

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Bowl SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's FencingMen's GolfMen's Ice Hockey

Athletic participation

801 unique student-athletes · 27 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I

Binding · Decision released by Dec 15 · ED I Priority Deadline due Nov 1

Nov 1, 2026

Early Decision II

Binding · Decision released by Feb 15 · ED II Priority Deadline due Jan 4

Jan 4, 2027

Regular Decision

Decision released by Apr 1 · RD Due Date due Feb 1

Jan 4, 2027

· Apply with Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $69,400
Required fees: $1,302
Food and housing: $18,916
Books and supplies: $1,250
Other expenses: $2,300
Total: $93,168

Total by year

$75,8862019–2019–20
$78,5722020–2120–21
$80,6582021–2221–22
$83,7462022–2322–23
$89,6052023–2423–24
$93,1682024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $39,866 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2024–25

First-years with need-based aid: 38%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $60,503
Required forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation88%

6-year graduation91%

Retention rate95%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$103,937

Median debt$19,000

Campus

Enrollment9,865

Student-faculty ratio13:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Boston College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).

Boston College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Boston College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Dec 15

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 2 · decision Feb 15

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 2

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Boston College admits in-state applicants at 16.6%, out-of-state applicants at 16%, and international applicants at 16.7%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

2,394 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈1,725In-state (domestic)≈487International≈182

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 20% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

30% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

15% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 26.6% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 26.6% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Boston College rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Class rank: Important
Standardized test scores: Important
Application essay: Important
Recommendation(s): Important

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Important
Talent / ability: Important
Character / personal qualities: Important
Volunteer work: Important
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Considered
Work experience: Considered
State residency: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Boston College leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Boston College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $94,048 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $39,866 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 921 of 2,394 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS ProfileCSS Noncustodial Profile

What that meant in 2024–25

Cost of attendance $94,048

Average aid package, 67% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 33% of sticker

Averages among the 921 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Boston College offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Boston College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

95.4% of Boston College’s first-years return for a second year and 91% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03