Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College Football
Chestnut Hill, MA · the Eagles · Boston College overview
148
Roster
43 over the D-I cap of 105
$41M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$278,545
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
16%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston College fields a football team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 148 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $41,224,780, well above the median of $9.1M — $278,545 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 43 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,106,996 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,037 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#46Team budgetof 261 · Division I#60Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#16Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#17APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster148 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 43 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$41,224,780 for the year
- Operating expenses$9,120,056 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$278,545 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,106,996 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,037 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,016,982 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill O'Brien head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →10,083undergraduates · 15,280 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →16%admitted · of 36,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Football
Full picture →148on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105148
43 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $41,224,780 $278,546 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,106,996
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,016,982
Cost
Full picture →$32,590net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,680
Campus safety
Full picture →1.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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.
Football program148 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions16% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,590 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,083Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.77 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 4 | 113 | $4.9M | 982 | 3% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 4 | 69 | $285k | — | 5% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | 102 | $1.7M | — | 48% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 6 | 93 | $1.1M | — | 10% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 7 | 80 | $333k | — | 92% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 14 | 100 | $228k | — | 85% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 125 | $3.5M | — | 73% | |
| Dean College Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | 78 | $335k | — | 74% | |
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 22 | 146 | $801k | — | 72% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Independent | 23 | 111 | $5.3M | — | 74% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | 100 | $181k | — | 89% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 33 | 106 | $566k | — | 58% |
Other football programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Miami (Florida) 22 over cap | 127 | $88M | $693,842 | 973 | vs | |
| Florida State University 19 over cap | 124 | $83M | $671,515 | 942 | vs | |
| Clemson University 32 over cap | 137 | $81M | $592,238 | 993 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 18 over cap | 123 | $49M | $399,558 | 959 | vs | |
| Duke University 16 over cap | 121 | $47M | $391,434 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 13 over cap | 118 | $47M | $399,506 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 15 over cap | 120 | $47M | $389,349 | 977 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 17 over cap | 122 | $45M | $371,439 | 974 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 15 over cap | 120 | $43M | $355,912 | 978 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 19 over cap | 124 | $42M | $339,435 | 965 | vs | |
| Boston College 43 over cap | 148 | $41M | $278,545 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 20 over cap | 125 | $41M | $324,282 | 962 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 25 over cap | 130 | $39M | $303,076 | 990 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19 over cap | 124 | $38M | $304,870 | 958 | vs | |
| Stanford University 5 over cap | 110 | $36M | $327,200 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 22 over cap | 127 | $34M | $264,659 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 15 over cap | 120 | $31M | $256,209 | 984 | vs |
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