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What Boston College costs

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · Private · 10,085 undergrads

Boston College's sticker price was $93,039 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $38,930 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $7,293.

What does Boston College cost?

$38,930 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $93,039.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$7,293
$30,000–$48,000$10,451
$48,000–$75,000$9,615
$75,000–$110,000$23,616
over $110,000$61,800

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$7,293
$30,000–$48,000$10,451
$48,000–$75,000$9,615
$75,000–$110,000$23,616
Over $110,000$61,800

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 92% off Boston College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Boston College cost less than Tufts, BU and Babson College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Boston College$9,615$38,930
Tufts$16,897$38,797
BU$52,880$36,503
Babson College$29,562$34,096

The sticker price

$73,508
Tuition, 2025-26
$93,039
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
17%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$56,971
average grant for students who got aid.
28%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Boston College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $7,293 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $93,039. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Boston College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Boston College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $10,451 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $93,039. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Boston College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Boston College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $9,615 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $93,039. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Boston College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
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