Boston College

Boston College, or BC, was founded by the Society of Jesus as a liberal arts college. It opened its doors in 1863. The college enrolled 22 students in its first year. It was chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The campus of BC is spread over 380 acres in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and is an example of the earliest Collegiate Gothic architecture in North America. The academic units of BC are organized into the following divisions:

Carroll School of Management
College of Arts & Sciences
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Graduate School of Social Work
Lynch School of Education
The Law School
Woods College of Advancing Studies

There are numerous active student organizations in BC including the Bostonians of Boston College, Committee for Creative Enactments, Korean Students Association, Undergraduate Government of Boston College, The Dramatics Society, and The Sons of St. Patrick.

Campus Location

140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
USA
Main Tel: (617) 552-8000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, business and management, law, and media.
High faculty salary.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Selective admissions.
Large number of students.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,319	55
Master	1,260	58
First-professional degree	273	1
Doctorale	158	27
Post-master's certificate	6	7

Students

Student enrollment was 14,621 in 2007-2008 (12,379 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 64% of enrolled students, graduate students are 31%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 37,950
Room	$ 7,160
Board	$ 4,450
Books and supplies	$ 650
Other	$ 1,850

Financial Aid: BC participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to BC:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	New York University	New York, NY	41,783
2	Villanova University	Villanova, PA	10,470
3	Fordham University	Bronx, NY	14,448
4	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	33,408
5	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	19,005
6	Pepperdine University	Malibu, CA	7,582
7	American University	Washington, DC	11,449
8	Boston University	Boston, MA	32,053
9	University of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	15,449
10	Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	10,829

Housing and Meals

BC provides on-campus housing for 7,413 of its 12,379 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 146 male students received the aid (men were 45% of those receiving aid) and 181 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 55% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	28%
Women	25%
All	26%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	610-700
Math	640-730
Writing	620-710

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (945 awarded)

Accounting
Accounting and Related Services
Business Administration and Management
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
Marketing/Marketing Management
Operations Management and Supervision
Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (19 awarded)

Computer Science
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (20 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (393 awarded)

Biology Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education
Educational Administration and Supervision
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Educational Leadership and Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
History Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Multicultural Education
Physics Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (223 awarded)

Social Work

FINE ARTS (18 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (278 awarded)

Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (913 awarded)

American/United States Studies/Civilization
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
History
International/Global Studies
Italian Language and Literature
Latin Language and Literature
Linguistics
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Studies
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (40 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (236 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (11 awarded)

Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (161 awarded)

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (8 awarded)

Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (169 awarded)

Islamic Studies
Pastoral Studies/Counseling
Philosophy
Religious Education
Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (270 awarded)

Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Geology/Earth Science
Geophysics and Seismology
Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (302 awarded)

Community Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Educational Psychology
Psychology