Presidents of BC
Founder of Boston College
Rev. John McElroy, S.J.
Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Boston · 1861–1863
| # | President | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Bapst, S.J. | 1863–1869 |
| 2 | Robert W. Brady, S.J. | 1869–1870 |
| 3 | Robert Fulton, S.J. | 1870–1880 |
| 4 | Jeremiah O’Connor, S.J. | 1880–1884 |
| 5 | Edward V. Boursaud, S.J. | 1884–1887 |
| 6 | Thomas H. Stack, S.J. | 1887 |
| 7 | Nicholas Russo, S.J. | 1887–1888 |
| 8 | Robert Fulton, S.J. | 1888–1891 |
| 9 | Edward I. Devitt, S.J. | 1891–1894 |
| 10 | Timothy Brosnahan, S.J. | 1894–1898 |
| 11 | W. G. Read Mullan, S.J. | 1898–1903 |
| 12 | William F. Gannon, S.J. | 1903–1907 |
| 13 | Thomas I. Gasson, S.J. | 1907–1914 |
| 14 | Charles W. Lyons, S.J. | 1914–1919 |
| 15 | William Devlin, S.J. | 1919–1925 |
| 16 | James H. Dolan, S.J. | 1925–1932 |
| 17 | Louis J. Gallagher, S.J. | 1932–1937 |
| 18 | William J. McGarry, S.J. | 1937–1939 |
| 19 | William J. Murphy, S.J. | 1939–1945 |
| 20 | William L. Keleher, S.J. | 1945–1951 |
| 21 | Joseph R. N. Maxwell, S.J. | 1951–1958 |
| 22 | Michael P. Walsh, S.J. | 1958–1968 |
| 23 | W. Seavey Joyce, S.J. | 1968–1972 |
| 24 | J. Donald Monan, S.J. | 1972–1996 |
| 25 | William P. Leahy, S.J. | 1996–2026 |
| 26 | John T. Butler, S.J. | 2026– |