Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College · Campus
Chestnut Hill, MA · City · Private · Research university · the Eagles · Website ↗
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.
Small city
Setting
under 100,000
10,083
Undergraduates
+ 5,197 graduate students
13:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
95%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
71%
From out of state
+ 8% from abroad
$18k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Chestnut Hill, MA
- TypePrivate · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
- Admissions16% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
10,0835,197
Undergraduates 10,083Graduate students 5,197
Where first-years come from
21%71%
In state 21%Other states 71%Abroad 8%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
57%11%11%
White 57%Hispanic 11%Black 5%Asian 11%Two or more 4%International 8%Not reported 3%
- Women55%
- Full-time98% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class2,335 entered last fall
- Transfers in134 1% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online10% take some classes online 1% fully online
- Registered with disability services8.93% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $18,475 | $2,200 | $20,675 |
| Off campus | $14,641 | $2,200 | $16,841 |
| With family | — | $5,158 | $5,158 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.77 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#22Most neighboursof 366 · Division I#32Retentionof 366 · Division I#34Out of stateof 366 · Division I#47Internationalof 366 · Division I
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