Boston College
Boston, United States · founded 1863
- City
- Boston
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1863
- THE rank
- 251-300
- Students
- 12,988.67
- International
- 13%
- Degree programmes
- 121
- Students per staff member
- 14.6
- Women students
- 55%
- THE overall score
- 54.3–56.3
- Application fee
- $80
International tuition fees at Boston College
- Bachelor
- $70,702 per year
- Master
- $35,900 per year
Undergraduate: out-of-state tuition and fees as filed with the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard). International undergraduates normally pay at least this; some universities add an international surcharge on top. Graduate: average out-of-state tuition plus required fees for full-time graduate students, academic year 2023-24, as reported to IPEDS. Professional programmes (law, medicine, business) often charge more.
Entry requirements at Boston College
What Boston College says it asks for from an applicant, 2023-24.
- English language test
- Required
- Admission tests (SAT/ACT)
- Considered
- Secondary school GPA
- Required
- Secondary school record
- Required
- Essay or personal statement
- Required
- Letters of recommendation
- Required
- Work experience
- Considered
Boston College had 36,069 applicants and admitted 5,645, of whom 2,335 enrolled — an admission rate of 16%. The middle half of admitted students scored 710–760 on SAT reading and writing and 720–780 on SAT maths. The middle half scored 33–34 on the ACT. 28% of admitted students submitted an SAT score and 16% an ACT score.
Boston College in the Times Higher Education ranking
Scores out of 100 published by Times Higher Education for the 251-300 placing.
- Teaching
- 45.8
- Research environment
- 33.1
- Research quality
- 84
- Industry income
- 60
- International outlook
- 59.4
Degree programmes at Boston College
- Accounting and Related Services
- Area Studies
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biology, General
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Chemistry
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
- Communication and Media Studies
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
- Economics
- Education, General
- Education, Other
- English Language and Literature, General
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts
- Finance and Financial Management Services
- Fine and Studio Arts
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- History
- Information Science/Studies
- International/Globalization Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Music
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research
- Natural Sciences
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science and Government
- Psychology, General
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