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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.

Boston College Highlights

Where Boston College 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 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor2,35045
Master1,36542
First-professional degree2561
Doctorale15725
Post-master's certificate66

BC Students

The student enrollment at BC was 14,621 in 2007 (12,918 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 50% 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

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 35,674
Room$ 6,820
Board$ 4,240
Books and supplies$ 650
Other$ 1,000

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

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

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  438
Without tenure; working toward tenure  107
Without tenure; tenure not available  134

Housing and Meals

BC provides on-campus housing for 7,325 of its 12,918 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

BC Athletics

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

BC 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) .

BC Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men31%
Women25%
All27%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal610-710
Math630-720
Writing620-710

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (946 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Finance
  • Marketing/Marketing Management
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (28 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (17 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (526 awarded)

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Secondary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (206 awarded)

  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (30 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (256 awarded)

  • Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (886 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 Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Linguistics
  • Political Science and Government
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (41 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (248 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (7 awarded)

  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (216 awarded)

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
  • 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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (67 awarded)

  • Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (12 awarded)

  • Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (205 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (244 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (199 awarded)

  • Counseling Psychology
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at BC with government-defined occupation categories.)

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