Boston College Common Data Set 2024-25

MATest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT not required for admission but considered if submitted; AP used for placementCompare with other schools AP credit

Acceptance rate

16.2%

5,632 of 34,779

Early decision rate

33.4%

Non-ED pool: 13.8%

SAT middle 50%

1460–1520

ACT middle 50%

33–35

Who got into Boston College: GPA and SAT of reported applicants

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GPA and SAT of 266 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.

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Admissions

AppliedC1	34,779
AdmittedC1	5,632
EnrolledC1	2,394
YieldC1	42.5%
Early decisionC21	1,434 of 4,288 (33.4%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	7,444
Accepted a placeC2	4,139
Admitted from waitlistC2	352
Odds if you stay on the listC2	8.5%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	30%
Submitted ACTC9	15%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	710–760
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	730–780
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$72,180
Required feesG1	$1,328
Food and housingG1	$19,290
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$62,865
Average need-based grantH2	$60,503

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankImportant
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresImportant
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
Interview—
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentConsidered
Volunteer workImportant
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	9,654
First-year retentionB22	96%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	91%

Notes on this filing

C1: applied total (34,779), admitted (5,632) and enrolled (2,394) are printed in the residency table and match the gender sums.
C2: waitlist labels are cut off; values mapped by position: offered 7,444; accepted a place 4,139; admitted from waitlist 352.
C8A: SAT/ACT marked 'Not required for admission, but considered if submitted'; C8F clarification is blank. Policy phrase is therefore based on C8A alone.
C9: percent submitting SAT 30% (711 students) and ACT 15% (366 students) are printed; the SAT ERW, math and ACT percentile values are as printed. ACT Writing is blank.
C10: class rank values are printed as top tenth 90.0%, top quarter 96.9%, top half 99.1%, bottom half 0.9%, bottom quarter 0.2%, with 26.6% submitting rank. The top-tenth figure looks inconsistent with the other bands and was not verified.
C11 and C12: GPA bands are blank and C12 shows 0.00 for both average and percent submitting; treated as not reported, so GPA fields are null.
B4-B11: the most recent bachelor's cohort is Fall 2018. Six-year rate printed as 91% (line H, total). The four-year rate is not printed as a percent; the counts (2,008 of 2,323 adjusted cohort) were not converted, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
H2: first-time full-time first-year column used (921 with need, 921 awarded any aid, 921 fully met). pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed as a percent and was left null; pct_need_fully_met is calculated as 921/921 = 100.0.
G1: private institution with a single tuition figure; in-state and out-of-state tuition left null. Food and housing of $19,290 is entered as room_and_board.
H2 line I average percent of need met (100.0%) and line J/K averages are for first-time full-time first-year students.

Source: Boston College Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.