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Boston College

Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467

Website: Boston College

Type of college:4-year private, not-for-profit

Degree types offered: Bachelor's, Doctor's, First-professional degree, Master's, Post-Masters certificate

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Administrative and Secretarial Services
  • American Studies / Civilization
  • Art History Criticism and Conservation
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology General
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Chemistry General
  • Classics and Classical Languages and Literature
  • Communications General
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Economics General
  • Education Other
  • Educational Evaluation Research and Statistics
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • English Language and Literature General
  • Finance General
  • Fine / Studio Arts
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geological and Related Sciences Other
  • Geology
  • German Language and Literature
  • History General
  • Information Sciences and Systems
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Law (LLB JD)
  • Mathematics
  • Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Other
  • Music General
  • Nursing Other
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics General
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Pre-Elementary / Early Childhood / Kindergarten
  • Psychology General
  • Romance Languages and Literatures Other
  • Russian and Slavic Area Studies
  • Secondary Teacher Education
  • Slavic Languages and Literatures
  • Social Sciences and History Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education General
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies Other
  • Theological Studies and Religious Vocations
  • Visual and Performing Arts Other

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 Disciplines.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 15,240
Undergraduate enrollment 9,764
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 48%
Women 52%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 6%
Hispanic 5%
White non-Hispanic 69%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Boston College Information

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