Boston College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Boston College is a private research university in Chestnut Hill, MA (city setting), with 10,083 undergraduates (55% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 16% of 36,069 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1430–1540 on the SAT and 33–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $89,605 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $32,590 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 91% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.77 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Boston College ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,680
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Boston College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Boston College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 38 | 10 over | 4 | $2.8M | $73,082 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 43 | 9 over | 7 | $3.9M | $91,797 | 992 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $11M | $720,368 | 958 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $6.2M | $414,554 | 980 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 990 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic Coast Conference | 25 | room 2 | 1 | $2.1M | $82,892 | 994 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 148 | 43 over | 1 | $41M | $278,545 | 989 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $482k | $60,220 | 995 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $920k | $102,205 | 994 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Men's) | 27 | 1 over | 6 | $6.3M | $232,577 | 957 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Women's) | 27 | 1 over | 3 | $3M | $109,963 | 996 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 33 | room 5 | 5 | $3.8M | $114,421 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic Coast Conference | 65 | room 3 | 4 | $1.6M | $24,247 | 995 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 35 | 7 over | 4 | $2M | $56,881 | 990 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | 1 over | 4 | $2.4M | $92,789 | 988 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $529k | $14,683 | 993 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | room 7 | 1 | $339k | $14,753 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 4 over | 2 | $429k | $30,612 | 995 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $1.2M | $110,000 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 101 | 56 over | 5 | $911k | $9,016 | 993 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 102 | 57 over | 5 | $2.8M | $27,316 | 992 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 22 | 4 over | 4 | $2.3M | $102,724 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.