Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA - BC
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
Applicants | 28,956 |
Admitted | 9,017 |
Acceptance rate | 31.1% |
Yield rate | 26.2% |
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: 620 and 720
- Math: 640 and 740
- Writing: 30 and 33
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 31 and 35.
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 | 57 | 42 | 99 |
Accounting & Related Services, Other | 2 | 2 | 4 |
American/United States Studies/Civilization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Biochemistry | 32 | 23 | 55 |
Biology Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 80 | 98 | 178 |
Business Administration/Management | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Business Operations Support & Secretarial Services, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business/Managerial Operations, Other | 21 | 10 | 31 |
Chemistry Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chemistry, General | 24 | 7 | 31 |
Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 37 | 114 | 151 |
Comparative Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Computer Science | 26 | 10 | 36 |
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 1 | 16 | 17 |
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 10 | 42 | 52 |
Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.) | 14 | 2 | 16 |
Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Early Childhood Education & Teaching | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Economics, General | 172 | 96 | 268 |
Education, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Educational Administration & Supervision, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Elementary Education & Teaching | 0 | 56 | 56 |
English Language & Literature, General | 40 | 72 | 112 |
English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Environmental Science | 9 | 19 | 28 |
Film/Cinema Studies | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Finance, General | 203 | 47 | 250 |
Fine/Studio Arts, General | 3 | 4 | 7 |
French Language & Literature | 1 | 1 | 2 |
French Language Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geology/Earth Science, General | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Geophysics & Seismology | 4 | 2 | 6 |
German Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 13 | 31 | 44 |
History Teacher Education | 3 | 8 | 11 |
History, General | 36 | 30 | 66 |
Information Science/Studies | 16 | 6 | 22 |
International/Global Studies | 29 | 48 | 77 |
Islamic Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Italian Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Latin Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latin Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 122 | 105 | 227 |
Law, Legal Services, & Legal Studies, Other | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Linguistics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 54 | 57 | 111 |
Mathematics Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathematics, General | 24 | 26 | 50 |
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 11 | 42 | 53 |
Music, General | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Operations Management & Supervision | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Organizational Behavior Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 1 | 9 | 10 |
Philosophy | 21 | 10 | 31 |
Physics Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Physics, General | 13 | 2 | 15 |
Political Science & Government, General | 59 | 58 | 117 |
Psychology, General | 42 | 117 | 159 |
Reading Teacher Education | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Religious Education | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Russian Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Russian Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Secondary Education & Teaching | 2 | 32 | 34 |
Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Social Sciences, General | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Social Work | 36 | 220 | 256 |
Sociology | 9 | 27 | 36 |
Spanish Language & Literature | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Spanish Language Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Education, General | 2 | 37 | 39 |
Theology/Theological Studies | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Total | 1303 | 1602 | 2905 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
Applied | 8415 |
Reported Results | 1264 |
Accepted | 801 (63%) 63,37 |
Rejected | 463 |
Attending | 83 |
Yield Rate | 10% |
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 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.75 |
SAT I | 1650 | 1950 | 2070 |
Selectivity Index™ | 489 | 677 | 774 |
Stats last calculated: Monday 20th of August 2012 02:00:05 AM
Newest applicant: 50 days, 0 hours, and 1 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 2016 - 2017 academic year.