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First Year Students - Class of 2015
Total Applicants 32,974
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield Rate 23%
Class Size 2,113
Middle 50% of SAT Scores 1920-2135
Enrollment Fall 2011, By Status
  Full-Time Part-Time Total
Undergraduate Enrollment      
Arts & Sciences 6,153 0 6,153
Education 682 0 682
Management 1,845 0 1,845
Nursing 408 0 408
Total Undergrad Day Students 9,088 0 9,088
Advancing Studies 290 317 607
Grad & Professional Enrollment      
Graduate Arts & Sciences 819 45 864
Graduate Education 673 330 1,003
Law School 789 2 791
Graduate Management 410 429 839
Graduate Nursing 225 90 315
Graduate Social Work 447 67 514
School of Theology & Ministry 257 85 342
Graduate Advancing Studies 41 109 150
Total Graduate & Professional 3,661 1,157 4,818
Total University Enrollment 13,039 1,474 14,513
Enrollment Fall 2011, By Gender
  Male Female Total
Undergraduate Enrollment      
Arts & Sciences 2,883 3,270 6,153
Education 88 594 682
Management 1,263 582 1,845
Nursing 18 390 408
Total Undergrad Day Students 4,252 4,836 9,088
Advancing Studies 343 264 607
Grad & Professional Enrollment      
Graduate Arts & Sciences 478 386 864
Graduate Education 252 751 1,003
Law School 424 367 791
Graduate Management 548 291 839
Graduate Nursing 20 295 315
Graduate Social Work 59 455 514
School of Theology & Ministry 221 121 342
Graduate Advancing Studies 53 97 150
Total Graduate & Professional 2,055 2,763 4,818
Total University Enrollment 6,650 7,863 14,513
Undergraduate AHANA Enrollment, Fall 2011
  Male Female Total % of all UG
American Indian/Alaska Nat. 3 4 7 0.1%
Asian 381 458 839 10.6%
Black or African American 176 230 406 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino 358 508 866 10.9%
Native Hawaiian/Pac. Islander 0 2 2 <0.1%
Two or More Races 80 89 169 2.1%
AHANA Undergraduate 998 1,291 2,289 28.8%
International 146 184 330 3.6%
AHANA & Intern'l Students 1,144 1,475 2,619 ---
Degress Conferred, AY2011
  Male Female Total
Undergraduate      
Total Arts & Sciences 778 750 1,528
Arts & Sciences - A.B. 645 646 1,291
Arts & Sciences - B.S. 133 104 237
Education - A.B. 21 140 161
Management - B.S. 342 181 523
Nursing - B.S. 3 89 92
Subtotal Undergraduate Day 1,144 1,160 2,304
Advancing Studies 53 40 93
Total Undergraduate 1,197 1,200 2,397
Graduate  
Ph.D. 62 62 124
Ed.D. 1 0 1
LL.M. 6 9 15
M.A. 115 211 326
M.S. 133 221 354
M.Ed. 63 145 208
M.A.T. 2 4 6
M.S.T. 1 1 2
M.S.W. 11 192 203
M.B.A. 183 88 271
M.Div. 6 3 9
M.T.S. 17 10 27
Th.M. 5 1 6
C.A.E.S. 4 7 11
Total Graduate 609 954 1,563
Professional - J.D. 133 153 286
Canonical - S.T.L. or S.T.D. 20 2 22
Total Grad, Prof., & Canonical 762 1,109 1,871
Total Degrees Conferred 1,959 2,309 4,268
Financial Aid, FY2011
Undergraduates Receiving  
Need-based financial aid 43%
Financial assistance of all types 69%
Average Assistance  
Avg. need-based scholarship and/or grant $27,633
Avg. need-based financial aid package $33,023
Undergraduate Scholarships and Grants  
Univeristy $100,765,814
Federal $9,741,040
State $1,263,766
Total Scholarships and Grants $111,770,620
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees, 2011-2012
Tuition $41,480
Required fees $724
Residence $7,600
Board $4,724
Total $54,528
Full-Time Faculty By Rank & School, AY2011
  Full Associate Assistant Instructor Total
Arts & Sciences 153 174 103 12 442
Education 23 21 11 0 55
Law 25 14 10 0 49
Management 29 34 17 13 93
Nursing 6 13 21 7 47
Social Work 7 6 10 0 23
Theology & Ministry 12 10 5 1 28
Total 255 272 177 33 737
Full-Time Faculty By School & Gender, AY2011
  Male Female Total
  No. % No. % No.
Arts & Sciences 303 69% 139 31% 442
Education 23 42% 32 58% 55
Law 29 59% 20 41% 49
Management 61 66% 32 34% 93
Nursing 2 4% 45 96% 47
Social Work 11 48% 12 52% 23
Theology & Ministry 20 71% 8 29% 28
Total 449 61% 288 39% 737
Boston College Staff, Fall 2011
  Total Positions Total FTE
Provost & Dean of Faculties 760 727.18
Student Affairs 170 151.92
Athletics 156 143.28
Information Technology Services 217 216.39
Financial Vice President 464 445.00
University Relations 187 185.90
Facilities Management 357 353.72
President 118 112.49
Human Resources 53 51.40
Executive Vice President 19 18.71
Total Positions 2,501 2,405.99
Boston College Alumni, Fall 2011
Region No. of Alumni
Massachusetts 66,737
Other New England 17,983
Middle Atlantic 24,652
Midwest 8,330
Pacific Coast 10,059
South & Southeast 17,371
West & Southwest 5,570
Other U.S. 494
Foreign Nations 3,142
Unknown 8,184
Total 162,522
Physical Plant, Spring 2011
Acres  
Chestnut Hill Campus 121
Brighton Campus 66
Newton Campus 40
Outlying Properties 111
Total 338
Square Footage  
Chestnut Hill Campus 5,501,713
Brighton Campus 774,517
Newton Campus 552,957
Outlying Properties 260,801
Total 7,089,988
Financial Highlights, FY2011
Endowment (as of May 31, 2011) $1.9 billion
Operating budget $778.9 million
Sponsored research awards received $57.2 million
Total private gift support (FY11) $107.1 million