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At a Glance: 2011–2012

admission statistics and information

Transfer Class of Fall 2012 — Admission Statistics

  • Total applications: 2,020
  • Total acceptances: 218 (acceptance rate 11%)
  • Total enrolled: 87 (yield 40%)
  • Average college GPA for accepted students: 3.6
  • Average SAT for accepted students: 668 Critical Reading/661 Math
  • Average ACT for accepted students: 30

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

American University

Bellevue Community College

Bentley College

Bergen Community College

Boston University

Broward Community College

Bucknell University

Bunker Hill Community College

Cape Cod Community College

Catholic University

Colgate University

College of Charleston

Connecticut College

DeAnza Community College

Depaul University

Elon College

Fairfield University

Fordham University

George Washington University

Gettysburg College

Indiana University

Ithaca College

Lehigh University

Loyola University

Marquette University

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Miami Dade Community College

Miami Dade Community College

Miami of Ohio University

Michigan State University

New York University

Northeastern University

Pace University

Penn State University

Providence College

Quinnipiac University

Roger Williams College

Rutgers University

Santa Monica College

Southern Methodist University

Suffolk University

SUNY colleges

Syracuse University

Trinity College

Tulane University

University of California Schools

University of Connecticut

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of Maryland - College Park

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

University of Massachusetts-Boston

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of New Hampshire

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin

Villanova University

Wake Forest University

Woods College of Advancing Studies

The 89 transfer students enrolled in the following undergraduate divisions:

  • 45 into The College of Arts and Sciences
  • 18 into the Carroll School of Management
  • 7 into the Lynch School of Education
  • 0 into the Connell School of Nursing*
    *Boston College did not enroll transfer nursing students as of the Class of
      2015 was full

Transfer Class of January 2012** — Admission Statistics

  • Total applications: 333
  • Total acceptances: 56 (acceptance rate 16%)
  • Total enrolled: 36 (yield 64%)
  • Average college GPA for accepted students: 3.6
  • Average SAT for accepted students: 1250 (1300-point scale)
  • Average ACT for accepted students: 28

The 36 transfer students enrolled in the following undergraduate divisions:

  • 36 into The College of Arts and Sciences
  • 22 into the Carroll School of Management
  • 7 into the Lynch School of Education
  • 2 into the Connell School of Nursing