The Office of Student Services
Boston College—Enrollment Highlights—Fall 2015
Enrollment
Composition of AHANA
-Undergraduate-
Graduate and Law
Undergraduate
Male:
Female:
Law:
Graduate:
47%
53%
International:
Undergraduate:
6.06%
9,192
Woods College:
465
708
3,805
Total Graduate and Law:
Percent
Hispanic Ethnicity
4,513
Black or African-American
14,170
13,311
Geographic Distribution of
Undergraduate Students
38
7
8
639
36
59
1
3
12
144
4
20
71
12
148
105
286 29
7
48
8
4
1,271
55
0
14
357
1 80
56
27
3
7
72
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
0.02%
Two or More Races
3.45%
Enrollment Highlights
2,183
187
971 654
25
216
20
14
• There are 1,187 undergraduate students enrolled in the major in Economics in the
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences (1,031) and the concentration in Economics in the
Carroll School of Management (156), which again makes Economics the largest major and
concentration and the largest ever recorded.
• Finance (1,017) is again the largest concentration ever recorded in the Carroll School of
Management.
• Over 200 students are registered for one of the six-credit linked Core Renewal Pilot courses
offered in the fall semester.
• The number of students majoring in Computer Science in the Morrissey College of Arts and
Sciences has more than doubled over the past ten years, while the number of freshmen enrolled in introductory courses in Computer Science has quadrupled over the same period.
• The number of students majoring in Mathematics has more than doubled over the past
fifteen years.
324
17
11.13%
AHANA percentages are based on U.S. students who report their race/ethnicity identification.
115
96
37
1
0.07%
Asian
International students include citizens of other nations from all racial and ethnic categories including Caucasian.
4
4.38%
American Indian or Alaska Native
Total Enrollment:
Total Full Time Equivalent Enrollment:
74
10.92%
Non-Hispanic Self-Reported Race
• There are 20 students enrolled in Elementary Modern Greek, more than double the number
since 2013 and its highest enrollment since 1996.
1
• Undergraduate enrollment includes 371 students on Boston College International
Exchange programs.
• Undergraduate enrollment from the following states is the largest recorded: Delaware (25),
Florida (324), Georgia (72), and Texas (148).
.
Top 5 states: Massachusetts (24%), New York (14%), New Jersey (11%),
Connecticut (7%), and California (7%).
Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment by School
Undergraduate
Arts and Sciences
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen
Total
1,455
1,414
1,564
1,562
5,995
Graduate
Advancing
Studies
Education
Nursing
541
197
103
511
165
107
Education
571
127
104
Law School
548
126
97
Management
2,171
615
411
Nursing
Management
143
835
Arts & Sciences
871
708
798
267
578
Social Work
Theology &
Ministry
313
Office of Student Services | Boston College | September 2015
Undergraduate Majors and Minors with the Largest Enrollment
Undergraduate Majors and Concentrations
with the Largest Enrollment
Economics (A&S
and CSOM)
1,187
1,017
Finance
860
Biology
763
Communication
726
Political Science
515
Psychology
466
English
Nursing
411
Marketing
408
Applied Psychology &
Human Development
Undergraduate Minor Areas of Study
with the Largest Enrollment
Theology, Philosophy, and
Faith, Peace, and Justice
200
167
Social Sciences
International Studies and
Ethics and Social Justice
159
138
Fine Arts, Music,
and Theatre
General, Special, and
Secondary Education
130
Sciences and
Environmental Studies
122
Math and
Computer Science
118
Medical Humanities
118
102
History
374
Hispanic Studies and
Languages
100
Students are counted in each major, minor, or concentration in which they are enrolled.
Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees Awarded—August 2014–May 2015
Degrees Awarded
August 2014–May 2015
Undergraduate Degrees
August 2014–May 2015
Total Degrees: 4,059
• Undergraduate: 2,315
• Graduate: 1,471
• Juris Doctor: 247
• Canonical: 26
Nursing
102
Advancing
Studies
88
Arts & Sciences
1,518
4% 4%
Graduation Highlights
• In the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, 58 students graduated with
a major in Biochemistry, which is the largest recorded number of
graduates in the discipline. In the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
and the Carroll School of Management, 346 students graduated with a
major or concentration in Economics, which is the largest recorded
number of graduates in the discipline.
• The five largest majors and concentrations at graduation were: Economics
(346), Finance (269), Communications (232), Psychology (167), and
Biology (164).
Management
445
19%
66%
Education
162
7%
• The Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences awarded 354 Bachelor of
Science degrees, the highest number recorded and a 50 percent increase
over the past five years.
Graduate Degrees
August 2014–May 2015
• The Boston College School of Social Work awarded 257 degrees, which is
its largest recorded number of graduate degrees.
• The School of Theology and Ministry awarded 146 degrees, which is its
largest recorded number of graduate degrees.
• Thirty-six percent of full-time undergraduate students completed a minor.
• Fifty-five (55) students completed accelerated degree programs to earn an
undergraduate and a graduate degree.
• Ninety-nine (99) degrees were awarded to students pursuing dual degree
programs at the graduate level.
Carroll School of Management, Graduate Programs
Lynch School of Education, Graduate Programs
Boston College Law School
Boston College School of Social Work
Graduate School of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
School of Theology and Ministry
Connell School of Nursing, Graduate Programs
Woods College of Advancing Studies, Graduate Programs
Total
430
299
264
257
209
146
105
34
25%
17%
15%
15%
12%
8%
6%
2%
1,744
100%