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Official Admissions Statistics 2010 - 2011
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 29,933 |
| Admitted | 9,310 |
| Acceptance rate | 31.1% |
| Yield rate | 25.3% |
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: 630 and 720
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 29 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 | 48 | 41 | 89 |
| Accounting & Related Services, Other | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Biochemistry | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| Biology Teacher Education | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Business Administration/Management | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Business Operations Support & Secretarial Services, Other | 24 | 31 | 55 |
| Business/Managerial Operations, Other | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chemistry, General | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Computer Science | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 9 | 32 | 41 |
| Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.) | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Economics, General | 134 | 58 | 192 |
| Education, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Administration & Supervision, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Elementary Education & Teaching | 3 | 47 | 50 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Finance, General | 176 | 52 | 228 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| French Language & Literature | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| French Language Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| German Language & Literature | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| History Teacher Education | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| History, General | 96 | 50 | 146 |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Information Science/Studies | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| International/Global Studies | 21 | 47 | 68 |
| Islamic Studies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 142 | 123 | 265 |
| Law, Legal Services, & Legal Studies, Other | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Linguistics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 40 | 66 | 106 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mathematics, General | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Multicultural Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music, General | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Operations Management & Supervision | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 19 | 27 | 46 |
| Philosophy | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| Physics Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics, General | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 72 | 55 | 127 |
| Psychology, General | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Reading Teacher Education | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Religious Education | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary Education & Teaching | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Social Work | 32 | 188 | 220 |
| Sociology | 32 | 51 | 83 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Special Education & Teaching, Other | 5 | 37 | 42 |
| Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Levels & Methods, Other | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Total | 1125 | 1163 | 2288 |
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: 0 days, 0 hours, and 55 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 2010 - 2011 academic year.
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