Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

16%

Average SAT

1,507

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

10,085

In-state tuition

$70,702

Out-of-state tuition

$70,702

Avg net price

$41,704

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1440 and 1540 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 34

Popular programs at Boston College

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Economics.	354	$72,099	$121,337
2	Finance and Financial Management Services.	325	$82,495	$147,746
3	Communication and Media Studies.	191	$55,162	$83,586
4	Biology, General.	182	$38,592	$83,614
5	Political Science and Government.	142	$46,764	$86,537
6	Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.	138	$42,384	$76,328
7	Computer Science.	125	$86,749	$143,204
8	Accounting and Related Services.	123	$75,512	$126,461
9	Marketing.	122	$66,227	$106,353
10	Psychology, General.	116	$44,760	$70,033
11	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	110	$80,046	$126,475
12	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	105	$78,934	$94,867
13	Philosophy.	95	$47,345	$97,519
14	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	94	$71,675	$123,144
15	English Language and Literature, General.	91	$41,878	$70,141
16	Neurobiology and Neurosciences.	91	N/A	N/A
17	Mathematics.	85	$74,144	$111,072
18	International/Globalization Studies.	83	$51,371	$91,874
19	Information Science/Studies.	78	$80,731	$131,090
20	History.	64	$41,341	$80,073