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Official Admissions Statistics 2008 - 2009
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 30,845 |
| Admitted | 8,093 |
| Acceptance rate | 26.2% |
| Yield rate | 26.8% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Boston College.
Boston College's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 610 and 700
- Math: 640 and 730
- Writing: 620 and 710
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Boston College.
Boston College's average composite ACT score falls between 28 and 32.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting | 33 | 43 | 76 |
| Accounting & Related Services, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Biochemistry | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Biology Teacher Education | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Business Administration/Management | 149 | 72 | 221 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services, | 18 | 43 | 61 |
| Business/Managerial Operations, Other | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chemistry, General | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 74 | 162 | 236 |
| Community Psychology | 14 | 90 | 104 |
| Computer Science | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Counseling Psychology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Early Childhood Education & Teaching | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Economics, General | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Education, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Administration & Supervision, Other | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Educational Psychology | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Elementary Education & Teaching | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 72 | 116 | 188 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Finance, General | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| French Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| French Language Teacher Education | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| German Language & Literature | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| History Teacher Education | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| History, General | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Information Science/Studies | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| International/Global Studies | 4 | 32 | 36 |
| Islamic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 148 | 125 | 273 |
| Law, Legal Services, & Legal Studies, Other | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Linguistics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 50 | 55 | 105 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics, General | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Multicultural Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music, General | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 3 | 94 | 97 |
| Nursing Science (MS, PhD) | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nursing, Other | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Operations Management & Supervision | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 7 | 30 | 37 |
| Pediatric Nurse/Nursing | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Philosophy | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Physics Teacher Education | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Physics, General | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 82 | 68 | 150 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Psychology, General | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Reading Teacher Education | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Religious Education | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary Education & Teaching | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Social Work | 16 | 199 | 215 |
| Sociology | 21 | 35 | 56 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Special Education & Teaching, Other | 3 | 51 | 54 |
| Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Levels & Methods, Other | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Total | 896 | 1589 | 2485 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 7746 |
| Reported Results | 1166 |
| Accepted | 749 (64%) 64,36 |
| Rejected | 417 |
| Attending | 63 |
| Yield Rate | 8% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.70 | 3.82 | 3.96 |
| SAT I | 2031 | 2139 | 2241 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 737 | 816 | 902 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 2.81 | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| SAT I | 1581 | 1950 | 2070 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 446 | 677 | 774 |
Stats last calculated: Yesterday (May 16, 2012)
Newest applicant: 0 days, 6 hours, and 7 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2008 - 2009 academic year.
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