Boston College
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Details
- Name: Boston College
- Location: Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
- Control: Private Non-Profit
- Accreditation: New England Commission on Higher Education
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 15.65%
- Average SAT Scores 1501
- Four Year Completion Rate 88.25% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 90.99% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 91.09% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
High Completion4 Year88.3%6 Year91.0%8 Year91.1% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $83,683 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $67,680 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $67,680 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $17,962 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $19,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $6,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $5,851 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $7,655 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $12,554 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $23,325 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $56,247 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $85,717 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $74,589 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $89,620 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $88,226 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $103,937 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $39,874 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,748 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $89,714 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $108,503 | $36,672 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $61,790 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $73,857 | $52,000 | $37,262 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,899 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,987 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,995 |
| International/Global Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $39,636 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $70,238 | $64,694 | $41,046 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $73,739 | $60,679 | $45,951 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,593 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $97,416 | $71,345 | $49,055 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $82,423 | $55,329 | $38,609 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $78,938 | No data | $51,737 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,529 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $83,094 | $73,770 | $64,785 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,073 | $70,146 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,885 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,395 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,539 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,418 | No data | $38,212 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $88,686 | $77,795 | $74,320 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,345 |