Boston College

4-years Private College In Chestnut Hill, MA

The acceptance rate of Boston College is 19.0%. Total 39,846 students have applied to and 7,587 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 2,516 students enrolled in Boston College (Admission Yield: 33.2%). The average SAT score is 1,490 and the average ACT score is 34. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $80 and graduate school application fee is $75 at Boston College.
Admission Stats
Application Fee$80 (Undergraduate)
$75 (Graduate)
Acceptance Rate19.0%
Yield33.2%
Test Scores1,490 (SAT) 34 (ACT)
Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics
For academic year 2021-2022, total 39,846 students have applied to Boston College. By gender, 15,491 male and 24,355 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 7,587 (3,509 male and 4,078 female) students have accepted and 2,516(1,173 male and 1,343 female) have enrolled into Boston College for academic year 2021-2022. Next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Boston College.
2021-2022 Admission Stats at Boston College
TotalMenWomen
Applicants39,84615,49124,355
Admitted7,5873,5094,078
Enrolled2,5161,1731,343
Acceptance Rate 19.04% 22.65% 16.74%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 33.16% 33.43% 32.93%
SAT and ACT Scores Distribution
At Boston College, 764 applicants (30% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 503 applicants (20%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,530 and 25th percentile score is 1,420. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 103 and 25th percentile score is 97. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Boston College. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Boston College.
2021-2022 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing700750
SAT Math720780
ACT Composite3334
ACT Math3034
ACT English3435
Admission Consideration & Requirements
Admission Consideration
High School GPARequired
High School RankRecommended
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramRequired
RecommendationsRequired
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesConsidered But Not Required
Admission Test ScoresConsidered But Not Required
TOEFLRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)Considered But Not Required
Offered Degrees & Accepted Credits
Offered Degrees at Boston College
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)
Accepted Credits at Boston College
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training