Boston College is committed to formative education. As a Jesuit, Catholic university and a leader in the liberal arts, we view formative education as central to our mission of educating students who will use their gifts in the service of others.
Explore Our Schools
Gloria L. and Charles I. Clough School of Theology and Ministry
What makes CSTM a distinctive place to study? It's our integrated approach to theological and ministerial education, a commitment to engaging critical issues, and our location in Boston, which offers a rich context and myriad opportunties for service and pastoral experience.
Wallace E. Carroll School of Management
How do you become an expert in your chosen field, able to think broadly and creatively with a passion for lifelong learning? At the Carroll School of Management, we help students find the answers every day—with our dual focus on dedicated teaching and top-level research by a world-renowned faculty.
William F. Connell School of Nursing
Learn how the Connell School of Nursing provides a distinctive advantage in nursing education, from the deep connections between students and faculty to its unparalleled reputation and opportunities in Boston’s health care community.
Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School is among the nation's best law schools. Our success is based on a tradition of educating lawyers through theory and practice, shaping leaders prepared to grapple with society's most important moral and ethical questions.
Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education and Human Development
To enhance the human condition, expand the human imagination, and make the world more just—that’s the mission driving the work of our faculty and students. At the Lynch School, we define education expansively—as an opportunity to shape the future of humanity and our society.
Messina College
Located on the Brookline Campus of Boston College, Messina College is a two-year fully residential associate's degree program. Messina College enrolls 100 first-generation, high financial need students each year with an opportunity to pursue an associate's degree from Boston College, with the goal of preparing them to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program or to begin their careers.
Robert J. Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
At the Morrissey College, we educate students in a 500-year Jesuit tradition by combining intellectual rigor with a concern for the formation of character. Our graduates are people who are well-educated, well-prepared, men and women ready to make a difference in the world.
James A. Woods, S.J. College of Advancing Studies
Each of the Woods College flexible degree programs, certificate options, and nondegree programs, maintains rigorous academic standards and purposefully applies the Jesuit ideal of holistic formation—helping students transform intellectually, personally, professionally, and spiritually through individualized attention.
Academic Excellence
Maria “Christie” Louis
2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar
A first-generation college student originally from Port-au-Prince, Maria “Christie” Louis ’24 is passionate about racial justice issues and improving maternal health for Black mothers.
Student Research
Sebastian Cota
Public health scholar
His study comparing the prices of food staples at grocery stores and bodegas in Upper Manhattan earned Sebastian Cota ’24 the Williams-Hutchins Health Equity Award.
In Service to Others
Audrey Smallwood
Nonprofit founder
Through Kitchens for Change, Audrey Smallwood ’27 is bringing high school students together to help hungry people in Turlock, California access nutritious food.
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Our Core Curriculum
The Liberal Arts Advantage
A Boston College liberal arts education compels students to think and learn across disciplines, prepares graduates for a range of rewarding careers, and helps them discern who they want to be—and why. By exploring enduring questions and complex problems, liberal arts students acquire the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind and heart they will need to thrive as well-rounded, reflective people in a diverse, global society.