Boston College admits undergraduate Class of 2029
Boston College has admitted its strongest and most selective class in University history, extending approximately 5,000 offers of admission from a pool of 39,681 applicants for an acceptance rate of 12.6 percent.
The admitted students come from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., five United States territories, and 77 countries. Twelve percent will be the first in their families to attend college and nine percent are international citizens. Forty-eight percent are male and 52 percent are female.
Academically, 95 percent of the admitted students rank within the top 10 percent of their graduating classes and their SAT/ACT test scores average 1503 and 34, respectively. A total of 74 percent submitted standardized scores, despite the University’s test optional policy.
Grant Gosselin (Lee Pellegrini)
Dean of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid Grant Gosselin said that the admitted class reflects Boston College’s strength as a destination of choice for the nation’s best high school students.
“Not only have these students distinguished themselves in the classroom, but they’ve given us great confidence in their ability to use their Boston College education to improve the lives of those around them, while also fulfilling their personal goals.”
Gosselin said the Office of Undergraduate Admission will now turn its attention to yield efforts, with the goal of matriculating approximately 2,400 students into the Class of 2029 by the May 1 deadline.
The office will host two Admitted Eagle Days on campus for students and their families on April 6 and 13, and 21 admitted-student programs will be held in various states and countries in the coming month. During the next five weeks, Undergraduate Admission expects to host approximately 20,000 visitors on campus for class visit programs, tours, and information sessions, including the Keith A. Francis Discovery Weekend during April 12-14.
In addition, Gosselin said the Office of Financial Aid staff has put in great effort to prepare awards for admitted students and will continue to work with families throughout April to assist students in making their final enrollment decisions. As part of the process, the University has announced that it will award $190 million in undergraduate need-based financial aid this year, an increase of 7.5 percent or $13 million over the current academic year.
“The forecasts made by the enrollment analytics team give us confidence in the number of offers we have extended, and our colleagues in the Office of University Communications have worked with our staff to put together an exceptional campaign to assist future members of the Class of 2029 in making their choice,” said Gosselin.
“I am grateful for the exceptional work of our Admission and Financial Aid staffs and University colleagues, and for the contributions so many other campus partners will make in the weeks to come. We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2029 to Boston College when classes begin on August 25.”