ENROLLMENT
14,623 total enrollment
9,060 full-time undergraduates
720 continuing education undergraduates (full- and part-time)
4,843 graduate and professional students (full- and part-time)
undergraduate student body
52 percent women
48 percent men
24 percent AHANA (persons of African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American descent)
50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands represented
58 countries and territories represented (96 countries and territories are represented among undergraduate and graduate students)
freshman admission profile
Middle range SAT score of 1900–2120, Class of 2012
70 percent of undergraduate students received financial aid in 2008
faculty
679 full-time faculty*
261 full-time women faculty*
1:13 faculty-student ratio*
96 percent faculty with doctorates*
Ninety-five Jesuits live on the Boston College campus, making the University one of the larger communities in the Society of Jesus. More than half are actively involved, full or part-time, in the University's faculty and administration. Seventeen are graduate students or visiting scholars from more than 14 different countries.*
In addition to the Jesuit community on Boston College's Chestnut Hill campus, 69 Jesuits study and teach theology and prepare for ministry at the Weston Jesuit Community.
* data does not include the School of Theology and Ministry, which will be reported beginning January 2010
campus
Chestnut Hill, 118 acres
Newton, 40 acres
Brighton, 49 acres
Outlying properties, 179 acres
libraries
8 libraries
2.5 million volumes
Nearly 4.2 million units of microform
More than 215,000 government documents
Approximately 16 million pages of manuscripts and archival materials
More than 25,000 electronic serial subscriptions
More than 300,000 e-books
academic programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Carroll School of Management
Connell School of Nursing
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Boston College Law School
Lynch School of Education
School of Theology and Ministry
Woods College of Advancing Studies
degrees granted
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Sacred Theology
Bachelor of Science
Master of Arts
Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry
Master of Arts in Teaching
Master of Business Administration
Master of Divinity
Master of Education
Master of Education in Religious Education
Master of Laws
Master of Science
Master of Science in Accounting
Master of Science in Finance
Master of Science in Teaching
Master of Social Work
Master of Theological Studies
Master of Theology
Certificate of Advanced Educational Specialization
Certificate of Advanced Educational Specialization, Religious Education
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies
Licentiate in Sacred Theology
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, Theology, and Education
Doctor of Sacred Theology
Juris Doctor (Doctor of Law)
alumni
152,000 living undergraduate and graduate alumni
post-baccalaureate education, Class of 2007
26 percent continued on to graduate school immediately after graduation
89 percent plan on pursuing graduate studies in the future
athletics
29 varsity teams
All compete at the NCAA Division I level
Nearly 8,200 students participate in 40 intramural leagues and tournaments
Approximately 750 students participate in 21 club sports
Data culled from the Boston College Fact Book.
