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Boston CollegeLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
Chestnut Hill, MA
Undergrads
9,481
Tuition
$39,130
Admission Difficulty
Hard
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Facts & Statistics

Fun Local Trivia
  1. Boston boasts the nation's first subway, built in 1897.
  2. The John Hancock Building, Boston's tallest, was designed by IM0 Pei, who also designed the glass entrance at the Louvre.
  3. The Big Dig is the most expensive highway project in U.S. history, costing more than a billion dollars per mile.
  4. The Boston Red Sox played in the very first World Series in 1903 and won.
  5. Boston boasts a quarter of a million students, attending 50 colleges or universities in a fifty square mile area.
Notable Natives
  • Aerosmith
  • Henry Adams
  • Samuel Adams
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Jack Lemmon
  • Samuel Morse
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Edgar Allen Poe
  • Paul Revere
  • Mark Wahlberg
  • Barbara Walters
Local Slang
  • American chop suey: Macaroni with hamburger, tomato sauce, some onion, and green pepper
  • Barrel: Trash can
  • B'daydas: Potatoes
  • Bubbla: A water fountain
  • Elastics: Rubber bands
  • Frankfurt: Hot dog
  • Onna-conna: On account of
  • Pahk your cah in the baack yaad: Park your car in the backyard
  • Potty plattah: Party platter
Points of Interest
  • Boston Public Gardens
  • Faneuil Hall
  • Fenway Park
  • Freedom Trail
Shopping Centers
  • The Atrium
  • The Mall at Chestnut Hill
Movie Theaters
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St.
Brookline
(617) 734-2501
Movie Theaters
Regal Fenway Stadium 13
201 Brookline Ave.
Boston
(617) 424-61110
Major Sports Teams
  • Boston Bruins: hockey
  • Boston Celtics: basketball
  • Boston Red Sox: baseball
  • New England Patriots: football
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
New York City: NY: 4 hours

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We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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