Student-Faculty Ratio
16:1
Full-Time Student Population
12,123
Part-Time Student Population
2,673
Full-Time Instructional Faculty
752
Part-Time Instructional Faculty
468
Faculty with Terminal Degree
98%
Average Faculty Salary
$114,688
Full-Time Retention Rate
95%
Part-Time Retention Rate
80%
Programs/Majors Offered
91
Academic/Career Counseling?
Yes
Class Sizes
- Fewer than 20 students: 48%
- 20 to 49 students: 38%
- 50 or more students: 14%
Instructional Programs
Occupational:
NoAcademic:
YesContinuing Professional:
NoRecreational/Avocational:
NoAdult Basic Remedial:
NoSecondary (High School):
NoSpecial Credit Opportunities
Advanced Placement (AP) Credits:
YesDual Credit:
NoLife Experience Credits:
NoUndergraduate Schools/Divisions
- Arts and Sciences
- Carroll School of Management
- Connell School of Nursing
- Lynch School of Education
- Woods College of Advancing Studies
Degrees Awarded
- Bachelor's degree
- Doctorate - Professional practice
- Doctorate - Research/scholarship
- Master's degree
- Other
- Post-master's certificate
Most Popular Majors
- Business Administration and Management: 3%
- Economics and Econometrics: 3%
- Finance, General: 4%
- Law: 3%
Special Study Options
- Study abroad
- Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Best Places to Study
- Addie's
- Bapst Library
- Dorm study lounges
- O'Neill Library
Tips to Succeed
- "Study hard, play hard," actually does work.
- Always check the PEPS before class selection.
- Expand your friendship circles! Just because people live in your hall doesn't mean there aren't thousands of other very cool individuals to form relationships with.
- Go away for spring break, either on service trips or somewhere tropical. You can see your hometown friends during the summer.
Did You Know?
- There are no fewer than six factions of the student government at BC: CSOM Government, CSON Senate, LSOE Senate, Student Alumni Council, Undergraduate Government of Boston College, and Woods College of Advancing Studies Student Senate.
- The 120 Jesuits living on the Boston College campus make up the largest Jesuit community in the world. About half are actively involved in the University's faculty and administration; 22 are graduate students from 10 foreign countries.