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    by the numbers

    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.

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