4-year school · Private nonprofit

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH metro area. 770 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

770
International graduates, 2024–25
of 4,500 graduates, all majors
16%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$93,168
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $70,702, before aid
11%
International students
1,628 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 65 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 409 graduates96409bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03master's, doctoral · 65 graduates5865master's, doctoral
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 52.02bachelor's, master's · 267 graduates53267bachelor's, master's
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13bachelor's, master's · 174 graduates52174bachelor's, master's
Theological and Ministerial StudiesCIP 39.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 108 graduates47108bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Research and Experimental PsychologyCIP 42.27master's, doctoral · 123 graduates46123master's, doctoral
Social WorkCIP 44.07master's, doctoral · 251 graduates41251master's, doctoral
Finance and Financial Management ServicesCIP 52.08bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 271 graduates31271bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCIP 31.05master's · 83 graduates3183master's
Data AnalyticsCIP 30.71master's · 42 graduates3042master's
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 51.38bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 212 graduates28212bachelor's, master's, doctoral
LawCIP 22.01certificate · 212 graduates20212certificate
Communication and Media StudiesCIP 09.01bachelor's · 202 graduates19202bachelor's
PhilosophyCIP 38.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 58 graduates1758bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Biology, GeneralCIP 26.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 238 graduates15238bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Admissions

Acceptance rate16%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile710–760
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile730–780
ACT, 25th–75th percentile33–35
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention96%
Graduation rate, 6 years91%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$70,702
Housing and food, on campus$18,916
Books and other costs$3,550
Total a year$93,168
Four years$372,672

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology