| Name |
Boston College |
| Address |
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 |
| Website |
http://www.bc.edu |
| Email |
ugadmis@bc.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
79% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
90% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
79% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (98%), special housing for disabled students (2%) |
| College Owned Singles |
8% |
| College Owned Doubles |
45% |
| College Owned Triples |
19% |
| College Owned Apartments |
22% |
| College Owned Other |
6% |
| Num College Owned |
29 |
| Sprinkler System |
83% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
379 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
90% |
| Nearest Airport |
Boston (6), Providence/Warwick (47) |
| Nearest Train |
Boston (6) |
| Nearest Bus |
Boston (6) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
6% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
17% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,200 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Northeastern University) |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University) |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Middlemarch Ball, Various Sporting Events, Annual Dance Marathon |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
200 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Sigma Nu, Beta Gamma Sigma, Dobro Slovo, Golden Key National Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Order of the Cross and Crown, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Phi, Psi Chi, and Sigma Theta Tau. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, Asian Christian Fellowship, Black Campus Ministry, Buddhist Club, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Ignatian Society, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Students Association, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Salt and Light Company, St. Thomas More Society, and United in Christ. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Student Organization, Arab Students Association, Armenian Club, Asian Caucus, Black Student Forum, Brazilian Club, Cape Verdean Student Association, Caribbean Culture Club, Chinese Students Association, Cuban-American Students Association, French Club, German Academy, Hawaii Club, Hellenic Society, Il Circolo Italiano, Irish Society, Jamaica Association, Japan Club, Korean Students Association, L'Association Haitienne, Organization of Latin American Affairs, Philippine Society, Puerto Rican Association, Slavic Club, Society of Native American Peoples, South Asian Student Association, Southeast Asian Student Association, and the Vietnamese Students Association. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) AHANA Leadership Council, CSOM Government, CSON Senate, LSOE Senate, Undergraduate Government of Boston College, Emerging Leader Program, Jenks Leadership Program, Mentoring Leadership Program, Peer Education Network, Shaw Leadership Program, Student Judicial Board, Student Organization Funding Committee, Acoustics, Against the Current, Anime, Role Playing, and Card Game Club, Art Club, Asinine, BC bOp, Jazz Ensemble, Bostonians, Committee for Creative Enactments, Concert Band, Contemporary Theater, Dance Ensemble, Dance Organization, Dramatics Society, Dynamics, FISTS, Floetry, Heightsmen, Hello . . . Shovelhead, Marching Band, Music Guild, My Mother's Fleabag, Pep Band, Sexual Chocolate Step Group, Sharps of Boston College, Swingkids, Symphony Orchestra, Synergy Hip Hop Dance Company, University Chorale, University Symphonic Band, University Wind Ensemble, Voices of Imani, College Democrats, College Republicans, Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Activism Coalition, Model United Nations, NAACP, Accounting Academy, AHANA Management Academy, Arts & Sciences Association, Association for Computing Machinery, Bellarmine Pre-Law Council, Biological Research Society, Black Law Student Association, Careers in Management, College Bowl, Computer Science Academy, CSOM Academies, CSOM Honors Program, Economics Association, English Association, Entrepreneur Society, Finance Academy, Free Radicals, Fulton Debating Society, Geology Club, Information Technology Club, International, Business Academy, Investment Club, Ladies in Business, LSOE Honors Program, Macintosh Users Group, Marketing Academy, Mathematics Society, Mendel Society; Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Student Association, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, Minority Engineers, Mock Trial Program, National Student Nurses Association, Operations and Strategic Management, Philosophy Association, Political Science Association, Psychology Club, Society for Neuroscience, Society of Physics Students, Sociology Club, Urban Project, Eagles on the Weekend, Nights on the Heights, O'Connell House Student Union, Residence Hall Association, Boston College Review, Elements, The Heights, Naked Singularity, Stylus, Sub Turri Yearbook, WVBC/WZBC 90. 3 FM, 4Boston, American Red Cross, Appalachia Volunteers, Best Buddies, BICSO, Campus School Volunteers, Circle K, Dance Marathon, Eagle Volunteer Corps, Festival of Friendship, Heights Boys and Girls Club, Learning to Serve, Operation Smile, Project 2000, Rotaract Club; SCOPE, AIDS Awareness Committee, Allies, Amnesty International, Animal Rights Organization, BC Student Agencies, Career Center Peer Advisors, Chess Club, Eagle EMS, Ecopledge, Environmental Action Coalition, FACES, LGBC, Mahjong Club; Partnership for Life, Quality of Student Life Committee, STITCH, Student Admission Program, UNICEF, Women's Resource Center, Men's Crew Club, Cycling Club, Equestrian Club, Field Hockey Club, Figure Skating Club, Golf Club, Karate Club, Men's Lacrosse Club, Women's Lacrosse Club, Multisport Club, Men's Rugby Club, Women's Rugby Club, Ski & Snowboarding Club, Men's Soccer Club, Women's Soccer Club, Special Olympics Club, Surf Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Men's Ultimate Frisbee Club, Women's Volleyball Club, Men's Water Polo Club, Women's Water Polo Club, Appalachia Volunteers, Borderlinks, Gimme a Break; Nicaragua Immersion, Pedro Arrupe Volunteers, and Urban Immersion. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Heights, Crossroads, The Observer |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1863 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
9,019 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
1,355,600,795 |
| Application Deadline |
January 2 |
| Application Fee |
70 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
33,506 |
| Room Board |
11,438 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
70% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, EMC Corporation, Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, Teach for America, and UBS Investment Bank. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
2,124,242 |
| Num Subscriptions |
52,338 |
| Num Microforms |
4,050,845 |
| Num Audiovisual |
171,099 |
| Num Ebooks |
255,578 |
| Library Facilities |
* The Honorable John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections houses the University's rare books, special collections and archives.
* Bapst Art Library houses the art and art history collections, graduate and undergraduate study space.
* The Educational Resource Center is the curriculum center for the School of Education faculty and students.
* The Social Work Library serves the resource needs of the Graduate School of Social Work.
* The Weston/O'Connor Library contains a specialized collection of earth sciences monographs, periodicals, and maps, particularly in the areas of seismology geology, and geophysics.
* The Law Library houses a legal collection which is national in scope and covers all major areas of American law.
* The Newton Resource Center is a 60 seat reading room serving first year students. |
| Museums |
Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art serves as a dynamic educational resource for all of New England as well as the national and the international community. The Museum displays its notable permanent collection and mounts exhibitions of international scholarly importance from all periods and cultures of the history of art. The Museum is free and open to the public. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,000 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
750 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
500 |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
24 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
8,750 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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