Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Boston College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 15,432, made up of 10,314 undergraduates and 5,118 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Boston College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 108 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Finance, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, and Social Work. It awarded 4,500 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
96% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
15,432
Students enrolled
96%
First-year retention
4,500
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
108
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 108
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
96%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,567
Master's degrees
1,516
Doctoral degrees (research)
133
Professional doctorates
284
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
15,432
Undergraduates, fall 2024
10,314
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,118
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,557
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,749
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,808
Full-time, 2024-25
85%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
54%
Men
46%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
16%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
President
William P. Leahy, S.J.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization