Enrollment

14,625 total students
9,100 undergraduate students
4,900 graduate and professional students
625 undergraduates in the Woods College of Advancing Studies

Undergraduate Student Body

51% female students
49% male students
28% AHANA (persons of African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American) and 3% International students 
50 states and 80 countries represented
70% of students identify themselves as Catholic

Undergraduate Applications/Selectivity

32,973 applicants
2,250 anticipated freshmen
Acceptance Rate: 28%
SAT Average: (Critical Reading, Math, Writing) 2014 on 2400 scale
Mid 50% SAT Range 1920-2135
80% of freshmen in top 10% of high school class

Selected Student Honors/Awards

(2001-2011)

Rhodes Scholarship: 2
George C. Marshall Scholarship: 4
Winston Churchill Scholarship: 2
J. William Fulbright Grant (Undergrad):162
Andrew Mellon Scholarship: 3
Harry S. Truman Scholarship: 6
Beinecke Memorial Scholarship: 3
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship: 9
Beckman Scholarship: 15
Gates-Cambridge Scholarship: 1
National Security Education Program Fellowship: 16
National Science Foundation Grad Research Fellowship 14
Freeman/ASIA Scholarship: 24
Thomas Pickering Scholarship: 1
Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship: 4
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship: 5

Top 10 Private Universities by Applications

(Source: NY Times, 2010)

1. Tulane University
2. Boston University
3. New York University
4. Northeastern University
5. Cornell University
6. University of Southern California
7. Stanford University
8. Harvard University
9. Brown University
10. Boston College

Top 10 Cross-Application Competitors

(in rank order)

1. Georgetown University
2. Harvard University
3. Brown University
4. Cornell University
5. University of Pennsylvania
6. Boston University
7. University of Notre Dame
8. Yale University
9. Princeton University
10. Villanova University                         

Rankings Data

US News & World Report
31st among national universities
Carroll School of Management Undergraduate programs, 24th
Carroll School Graduate program, 34th; Part-time MBA, 21st
Connell School of Nursing, 21st
Graduate School of Social Work, 14th
Law School, 27th
Lynch School of Education, 15th

Forbes Magazine
America’s Best Colleges 2011, 26th   

Business Week
Undergrad Business 2011, 16th

Academic Programs

8 schools and colleges offering 22 degree programs

Undergraduate Programs

College of Arts and Sciences
Carroll School of Management
Lynch School of Education
Connell School of Nursing
Woods College of Advancing Studies

Graduate/Professional Programs

Boston College Law School
Graduate School of Social Work
Carroll School of Management
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
School of Theology and Ministry
(NOTE: Graduate programs in education and nursing are also offered through the Lynch School of Education and Connell School of Nursing, respectively)

Most Popular Undergraduate Majors

Communications
Economics
Biology
Finance
English
Political Science
Psychology
History
Marketing
Accounting                                     

Faculty

737 Full-time faculty
Faculty/Student ratio 1:14
98% of faculty hold doctoral degrees
Sponsored Research Grants $60.1 million

Tuition and Financial Aid 2011-2012

Tuition: $41,480
One of 21 private colleges and universities that are need blind and meet the full demonstrated need of all accepted students.
Undergraduate need-based Financial Aid: $84.5 million
Students receiving Financial Aid: 70%
Average need-based financial aid package: $34,000 
US News “Great Schools at Great Prices,” 43rd
Kiplinger’s “Best Value Private University,” 20th

Endowment and Budget

$1.8 billion
$845 million operating budget

Alumni

162,522 (largest alumni association among Catholic universities in the world)

Jesuits at BC

156      

Libraries

8 libraries
2.5 million volumes
16 million pages of manuscripts and archival materials
300,000 e-books

Athletics

750 student-athletes compete on 14 varsity teams for men and 17 for women at the NCAA Division I level. Student-athlete graduation rate among Top 10 of NCAA Division I-A universities. 21 teams graduated 100% of student-athletes in 2010, most of any NCAA Division I program.  800 students participate in 21 club sports, 3,000 students participate in intramurals 

Mascot

Eagle

Colors

Maroon & Gold

Motto

'Ever to Excel’ From Homer’s Iliad, 6th Book

History

Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1863

Campus Properties

Main Campus 118 acres
Newton Campus 40 acres
Brighton Campus 65 acres
Newton Outlying Properties 12 acres
Connors Family Retreat & Conference Center, Dover 70 acres
Weston Observatory 19 acres