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.
The School
#11
U.S. News and World Report Ranking
1936
Year founded by Walter McGuinn, S.J., and Dorothy L. Book
8,822
Size of BCSSW alumni network
Our Students
650
MSW students
24
Ph.D. students
314,000
Field placement hours completed (2020–21)
Incoming MSW Class (2021–22)
2-Year Students
Enrolled: 261 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.58
Mean Age: 25
3-Year Students
Enrolled: 60 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.49
Mean Age: 29
38
Number of states represented
6
Number of countries represented
Our Faculty
33
Full-time faculty members
96
Part-time faculty members
10:1
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)
187
MSW students who have completed the Latinx Leadership Initiative since 2013
51
Number of EJI events hosted (2020–21)
15
Student fellows enrolled in inaugural year of Black Leadership Initiative (2021–22)
1,367
Number of attendees at these events
Career Outcomes (Class of 2020)
99%
Students employed within one year of graduation
59%
Starting salaries above $50,000
93%
Passed licensure exam on first attempt
Tuition & Aid
$1,282
Tuition & fees per credit hour
95%
of BCSSW students receive some type of scholarship