Boston College academics
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · Private · 10,085 undergrads
Boston College has 10,085 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 51 fields of study. The most degrees go to Social Work.
The short answers
10,085
undergraduates.
5,197
graduate students.
51
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
2,297
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
13%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
10,085
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
5,197
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
15,280
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
52%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
13%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
19.5 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$132,357
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
58%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
12%
AsianCollege Scorecard
11%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
7.2%
BlackCollege Scorecard
5.4%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.8%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
2,297
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,660
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
405
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Social Work
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
120
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: bc.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: bc.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers