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Private nonprofit, 4-year · Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College

Online programs reported
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In this release10,085 undergraduates · 126 fields of study with reported awards. How to read these numbers

At a glance

The first facts to check

Updated August 23, 2026
Average net price
$41,704Aided students, per year
Completion rate
91%150 percent of normal time
Acceptance rate
16%Not a personal chance
Earnings 10 years after entry
$103,937System level, aided students
Campus setting
City: SmallInstitution location
School size
10,000 - 19,999Undergraduate enrollment band
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Academic year 2021-22
Scope
Reported for this institution

Average net price for full-time beginning undergraduates who received Title IV federal aid. It is an average for one aid group, not a personal price.

Programs

Fields of study with reported awards

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LawDoctorate · CIP 22.01 · No credential in this field can be finished fully online
341 awards · $190,940 median 4 years out
EconomicsBachelor's · CIP 45.06 · No credential in this field can be finished fully online
331 awards · $121,337 median 4 years out
Social WorkMaster's · CIP 44.07 · No credential in this field can be finished fully online
273 awards · $71,957 median 4 years out
Biology, GeneralBachelor's · CIP 26.01 · No credential in this field can be finished fully online
185 awards · $83,614 median 4 years out
Computer ScienceBachelor's · CIP 11.07 · No credential in this field can be finished fully online
128 awards · $143,204 median 4 years out
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's · CIP 52.03 · No credential in this field can be finished fully online
127 awards · $126,461 median 4 years out
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's · CIP 42.01 · No credential in this field can be finished fully online
127 awards · $70,033 median 4 years out
Show the other 114 fields
HistoryBachelor's · CIP 54.01
44 awards
HistoryMaster's · CIP 54.01
17 awards
PhysicsMaster's · CIP 40.08
7 awards
HistoryDoctorate · CIP 54.01
3 awards
PhysicsBachelor's · CIP 40.08
3 awards
PhysicsDoctorate · CIP 40.08
3 awards
MusicBachelor's · CIP 50.09
2 awards

Awards conferred show what the school actually granted in the award year. A field with few awards can still be a full program, and a field listed here can change. Confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the school.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Cost and aid

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Average net price
$41,704
In-state tuition and fees
$70,702
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$70,702
Published cost of attendance
$89,493
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
13%
Median federal debt of completers
$19,000

Completion and outcomes

Keep school and program outcomes separate.

Earnings figures cover students who received federal aid and are calculated at the system level, which means campuses that share an OPE ID can report the same number. They describe past students, not a promise about you.

Program-level earnings appear beside individual fields in the programs section.

Completion rate
91%
First-year retention
96%
Earnings 6 years after entry
$85,717
Earnings 10 years after entry
$103,937
Undergraduates with federal loans
30%

Admissions context

Use the numbers without pretending they know the decision.

Acceptance rate
16%
Applicants
36,069
Admitted
5,645
SAT middle range
1430 to 1540
ACT middle range
33 to 34

Suggested planning category

Aim HighFrom reported data

  • The overall acceptance rate is 15.7 percent, which supports planning this as a stretch.
  • Overall rates are not program-specific and do not include qualitative factors.

What this school says it considers

Secondary school GPA
Required to be considered for admission
Secondary school rank
Not required for admission, but considered if submitted
Secondary school record
Required to be considered for admission
Completion of college preparatory program
Required to be considered for admission
Recommendations
Required to be considered for admission
Formal demonstration of competencies
Not required for admission, but considered if submitted
Admission test scores
Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
English proficiency test
Required to be considered for admission
Other test
Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Work experience
Not required for admission, but considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay
Required to be considered for admission
Legacy status
Not required for admission, but considered if submitted

Computed as reported admissions divided by reported applicants for the fall admissions cycle. Safe does not mean guaranteed. Admissions decisions depend on factors no public tool can fully predict.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Fall 2023 admissions cycle
Scope
Reported for this institution

Computed as reported admissions divided by reported applicants for the fall admissions cycle.

Institution facts

What kind of school this is

SettingCity: Small
Size band10,000 - 19,999
Undergraduates10,085
Highest award offeredDoctor's degree
Carnegie classificationDoctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
AccreditorNew England Commission on Higher Education
CountyMiddlesex County
SystemIndependent or not reported
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2024-25 academic year
Scope
Reported for this institution

Coded values are printed with the labels published alongside the data for this release.

Online availability

Flags first, confirmation second

Every program offered fully at a distance
No
Undergraduate programs offered fully at a distance
No
Undergraduate distance courses
Yes
Fields where every credential can be finished online
2
Fields where some credentials can be finished online
10

Online availability is reported by the institution. Confirm the exact program, tuition, format, in-person requirements, and availability in your state before applying.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2024-25 academic year
Scope
Reported for this institution

Institution-reported flags. A flag is not confirmation that a specific program runs online in your state.

Reading the data

How to read the numbers on this page.

This page carries no CollegeLineup score and no editorial ranking. Every value is published data reported for a stated year and group of students, and each one opens to show its cohort, scope, and limits. When a value is not reported, the page says so instead of guessing.

  • Cost and outcome figures describe past students, not youYour own price and result depend on your family finances, your program, and your choices
  • Some values cover a whole system rather than this campusWhere that is true, the value says so beside it
  • A blank is a blankData updated August 23, 2026. A value nobody reported is never shown as a zero
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