Boston College

140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 2467
(617) 552-8000
www.bc.edu
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president:William P. Leahy S.J.
24538 Applications Acceptance Rate 32% Graduation Rate 91%
90 92

STUDENT RATIO

9698

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

$45,622 | $45,622

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

9390

CLASS SIZE

32

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
695

SAT MATH

665

SAT READING

685

SAT WRITING

32

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

90
92
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
650
695
740
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
620
665
710
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
640
685
730
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
30
32
33
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$19000

Average Monthly Payment

$211

Median Earnings

$67000

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

87%
URL Applywww.commonapp.org
Application Fee70
Percent Admitted (Men)33%
Percent Admitted (Women)31%
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment308
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander9
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American4
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino10
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White57
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races3
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown11
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid59%
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$4,662
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$2,850
Applicants Men10742
Applicants Women13796
Admissions Total7905
Admissions Men3584
Admissions Women4321
ACT English 25th percentile score29
ACT English 75th percentile score34
ACT Math 25th percentile score28
ACT Math 75th percentile score33
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score10
Average SAT Score1375
Median ACT English Score32
Median ACT Math Score31
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)41%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)95%
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