Under the recently enacted Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), Boston College is required to make available the retention rate of certificate- or degree-seeking, first time undergraduate students as reported in IPEDS (the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), which is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department's National Center for Education Statistics:

Data source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2011-2012

Data source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2010-2011

Data source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2009-2010

For a paper copy of this information, please contact the Boston College Office of Institutional Research at 617-552-3111 or oir@bc.edu.  The mailing address is Boston College, IRPA, St. Clement's Hall, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.