BC Jesuit Quick Facts

91 members of the Jesuit Community are in residence at BC for the 2008-9 academic year – this makes it one of the largest apostolic communities in the Society of Jesus.

54 Jesuits are active in the University, either as full-time members of the administration and faculty, or on a part-time basis.

There are 23 Jesuits from 16 different countries pursuing graduate degree programs at Boston College or who are visiting scholars

Jesuits in the Community are either directly involved with the University staff, St. Ignatius Church, are engaged in various ministries in the Boston area, or are retired.

Several Jesuits in the BC Community offer spiritual direction or serve as confessors to faculty, staff, and students.

There are four Jesuit residences at BC:
         1. St. Mary's Hall, the main community residence
         2. Barat House on the Newton Campus (Newton Campus map)
         3. Roberts House on Beacon Street
         4. Ricci House, near College Road by the main campus
Boston college is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S.
- There are 46 Jesuit high schools in the U.S.
- There are some 4,000 Jesuits in the U.S. and 20,000 worldwide.