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    by the numbers

    ENROLLMENT

    14,395 total enrollment
    9,081 full-time undergraduates
    672 evening undergraduates (full- and part-time)
    4,642 graduate and professional students (full- and part-time)

    undergraduate student body

    53% women
    47% men
    24% AHANA (African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American)
    50 states represented
    61 countries and territories represented (84 countries and territories are represented among undergraduate and graduate students)

    freshman admission profile

    Average SAT score of 1910 - 2110, Class of 2011
    67% of undergraduate students received financial aid in 2007

    faculty

    675 full-time faculty
    262 full-time women faculty
    1:13 faculty-student ratio
    98% faculty with doctorates
    103 Jesuits live on the Boston College campus, making the University one of the larger communities in the Society of Jesus. About half are actively involved, full or part-time, in the University's faculty and administration. Twenty-three are graduate students or visiting scholars from more than 17 different countries. 

    campus

    Chestnut Hill, 118 acres
    Newton, 40 acres
    Brighton, 47 acres
    Outlying properties, 179 acres

    libraries

    8 libraries
    2.4 million volumes
    More than 4.1 million units of microform
    More than 210,000 government documents
    7,200 linear feet of manuscripts and archival materials

    academic programs

    College of Arts and Sciences—30 undergraduate majors, 3 interdisciplinary majors, 17 interdisciplinary minors; 16 master's and 13 doctoral programs

    Carroll School of Management—13 undergraduate concentrations; 4 master's and 2 doctoral programs

    Lynch School of Education—4 undergraduate majors, 6 interdisciplinary majors; 15 master's and 6 doctoral programs

    Connell School of Nursing—1 undergraduate program; 4 master's; and 1 doctoral program

    Graduate School of Social Work—1 master's and 1 doctoral program

    Law School—1 master's and 1 doctoral program

    Woods College of Advancing Studies—12 undergraduate majors; 1 master's program and 8 professional studies certificates

    degrees granted

    Bachelor of Arts
    Bachelor of Science
    Master of Arts
    Master of Arts in Teaching
    Master of Business Administration
    Master of 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
    Certificate of Advanced Educational Specialization
    Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies
    Doctor of Education
    Doctor of Philosophy
    Juris Doctor (Doctor of Law)

    alumni

    149,225 living undergraduate and graduate alumni

    post-baccalaureate education, Class of 2006

    26 percent continued on to graduate school immediately after graduation
    89 percent plan on pursuing graduate studies in the future

    athletics

    27 varsity teams
    All compete at the NCAA Division I level
    More than 7,300 students participate in 37 intramural sports and 22 club sports.

    Feature: Gothic Design

    The Boston College campus features four dramatic examples of English Collegiate Gothic architecture ...more

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