Enrollment
14,600 total students 
9,100 undergraduate students
4,900 graduate and professional students
600 students in the Woods College of Advancing Studies

Student Body (Undergraduate)
52% female students
48% male students
29% AHANA (African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American) and 3% International students
48 states and 60 countries represented
70% of students identify themselves as Catholic

Undergraduate Applications and Selectivity 
34,090 applicants
2,250 freshmen
Acceptance Rate: 29%
SAT Average: (Critical Reading, Math, Writing) 2022 on 2400 scale
Mid 50% SAT Range 1930-2150
82% 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: 5
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship: 4

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 program ranked 24th
Carroll School Graduate program 2013, 40th; Part-time MBA, 38th
Connell School of Nursing ranked 21st
Graduate School of Social Work ranked 10th
Law School ranked 29th
Lynch School of Education ranked 17th
Forbes Magazine: ranked 26th in America’s Best Colleges 2012
Business Week: Carroll School of Management undergraduate 2013, 6th

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

Most Popular Undergraduate Majors
Communication
Economics
Biology
Finance
Political Science
English
Psychology
History
Nursing
Human Development

Faculty 
752 Full-time faculty
Faculty/Student ratio 1:14
98% of faculty hold terminal degrees
Sponsored research grants: $57.2 million

Tuition and Financial Aid 2012-13
Tuition: $43,140
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: $90 million
Students receiving Financial Aid: 70%
Average need-based financial aid package: $34,000
US News "Great Schools at Great Prices" 39th
Kiplinger's "Best Value Private University" 22nd

Endowment and Budget
$1.9 billion
$862 million operating budget

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

Jesuits at BC
140

Libraries
8 libraries
2.7 million volumes
16 million pages of manuscripts and archival materials
400,000 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 1-A universities.
21 teams graduated 100% of student-athletes in 2012, most of any NCAA Division 1 program.
800 students participate in 21 club sports
4,000 students participate in intramurals

Campus Properties
Main Campus: 130 acres
Newton Campus: 40 acres
Brighton Campus: 65 acres
Connors Family Retreat & Conference Center, Dover: 78.5 acres
Weston Observatory: 19 acres

Mascot
Eagle

Colors
Maroon & Gold

Motto
'Ever to Excel' - from Homer's Iliad, 6th Book

History
Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1863