Facts & Figures
The Boston College School of Social Work prepares social work professionals with the knowledge, values, and skills needed to initiate and sustain change and provide visionary leadership within a framework that promotes individual dignity, respects diversity, and seeks distributive justice in the Jesuit tradition.
By the Numbers
Discover why the Boston College School of Social Work consistently ranks among the top schools in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report, through our impressive statistics.
The School
#8
U.S. News and World Report Ranking (2024)
1936
Year founded by Walter McGuinn, S.J., and Dorothy L. Book
9,523
Size of BCSSW alumni network
Our Students
592
MSW students (2024-25)
22
Ph.D. students (2024-25)
334,800
Field placement hours completed (2023–24)
Incoming MSW Class (2023–24)
Two-Year Students
Enrolled: 213 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.6
Mean Age: 24
Advanced Standing (Summer 2024)
Enrolled: 14 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.6
Mean Age: 23
Three/Four-Year Students
Enrolled: 56 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.5
Mean Age: 28
Advanced Standing (Spring 2025)
Enrolled: 12 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.7
Mean Age: 23
29
Number of states represented
12
Number of countries represented
26%
AHANA
*AHANA: African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American
Our Faculty
31
Full-time faculty members
86
Part-time faculty members
11:1
Student–faculty ratio
Equity, Justice, and Inclusion
Faculty Diversity *
* Percentage of faculty who self-identify as AHANA (African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American)
265
Students who have completed the Latinx Leadership Initiative since 2013
51
Number of EJI events hosted (2020–21)
27
Graduates of the Black Leadership Initiative since it was founded in 2021
48%
Faculty Diversity
Career Outcomes (Class of 2023)
98%
Students employed within one year of graduation
68%
Starting salaries above $60,000
2
Months average length of job search
Tuition & Aid
$1,436
Tuition & fees per credit hour 2025-26
100%
of BCSSW students receive some type of scholarship