Office of Undergraduate Admission

At a Glance: 2009–2010

admission statistics and information

Transfer Class of Fall 2010 — Admission Statistics

  • Total applications: 1,483
  • Total acceptances: 233 (acceptance rate 16%)
  • Total enrolled: 98 (yield 42%)
  • Average college GPA for accepted students: 3.6
  • Average SAT for accepted students: 1967 (2400-point scale)
  • Average ACT for accepted students: 30

Boston College received 5 or more transfer applications from the following schools (in alphabetical order):

  • American University
  • Bentley College
  • Boston University
  • Bunker Hill Community College
  • Elon College
  • Fairfield University
  • George Washington University
  • Miami Dade Community College
  • New York University
  • Northeastern University
  • Penn State University
  • Providence College
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Santa Monica College
  • SUNY colleges
  • Suffolk University
  • Trinity College
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • University of Massachusetts, Boston
  • University of Miami
  • University of Vermont
  • Villanova University
  • Wake Forest University
  • Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston College

The 98 transfer students enrolled in the following undergraduate divisions:

  • 70 into The College of Arts and Sciences
  • 19 into the Carroll School of Management
  • 5 into the Lynch School of Education
  • 4 into the Connell School of Nursing

Transfer Class of January 2010** — Admission Statistics

  • Total applications: 259
  • Total acceptances: 55 (acceptance rate 21%)
  • Total enrolled: 30 (yield 54%)
  • Average college GPA for accepted students: 3.6
  • Average SAT for accepted students: 1938 (2400-point scale)
  • Average ACT for accepted students: 26

The 30 transfer students enrolled in the following undergraduate divisions:

  • 15 into The College of Arts and Sciences
  • 12 into the Carroll School of Management
  • 2 into the Lynch School of Education
  • 0 into the Connell School of Nursing