28 Students Full-Time Freshman Enrollment Freshman Admission Profile By Year and Gender Middle 50% Range of SAT Scores Fall Men Women Total Class Verbal Math Combined 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 1,145 1,084 1,063 1,103 1,114 940 1,150 1,055 1,090 1,097 1,329 1,084 1,184 1,181 1,132 1,163 1,165 1,153 1,219 1,077 2,474 2,168 2,247 2,284 2,246 2,103 2,315 2,208 2,309 2,174 2000 580 - 670 600 - 690 1200 - 1340 2001 580 - 680 610 - 690 1210 - 1340 2002 590 - 680 610 - 690 1210 - 1350 2003 590 - 680 610 - 690 1210 - 1360 2004 600 - 690 620 - 700 1230 - 1370 2005 600 - 690 620 - 700 1240 - 1380 2006 600 - 690 620 - 710 1250 - 1390 2007 600 - 690 630 - 710 1260 - 1390 2008 610 - 700 630 - 710 1250 - 1400 2009 610 - 700 640 - 720 1260 - 1410 Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission Freshman Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollment By Year 45% 40% 35% 30% % of Applicants accepted % of Accepted who enrolled % of Applicants who enrolled 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Fall Applications Acceptances Acceptances as a % of Applications Total Enrollment Enrollment as a % of Acceptances Enrollment as a % of Applications 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 16,501 16,455 16,373 19,746 20,743 19,059 21,133 22,424 22,451 23,823 6,750 6,455 6,484 6,976 6,587 6,401 6,850 6,896 7,178 7,302 41 39 40 35 32 34 32 31 32 31 2,474 2,168 2,247 2,284 2,246 2,103 2,315 2,208 2,309 2,174 37 34 35 33 34 33 34 32 32 30 15 13 14 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 Note: Freshman enrollment reported above is based on deposits received from students accepting the offer of admission on or before the deadline set by the Committee on Admission Withdrawals may occur during the summer months and the first two weeks in September Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission Students 29 Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollment – Class of 2009 Geographic Distribution Applications Acceptances Enrollment Applications Acceptances Enrollment Alabama 36 13 3 Nevada 41 7 1 Alaska 22 8 1 New Hampshire 403 101 32 Arizona 116 36 6 New Jersey 2,409 806 247 Arkansas 14 4 1 New Mexico 48 20 2 California 2,417 612 114 3,711 1,258 355 Colorado 193 34 3 169 56 9 1,396 395 140 5 2 0 Delaware 58 21 5 485 156 45 District of Columbia 94 35 11 Oklahoma 35 14 3 Florida 776 282 60 Oregon 97 37 10 Georgia 200 57 5 Pennsylvania 995 272 73 Hawaii 103 45 6 Rhode Island 317 90 43 Idaho 30 6 1 South Carolina 37 14 4 Illinois 761 212 48 South Dakota 9 4 1 Indiana 99 24 5 Tennessee 71 28 7 Iowa 31 6 3 Texas 511 165 29 Kansas 63 29 8 Utah 49 13 1 Kentucky 41 16 2 Vermont 106 34 11 Louisiana 65 35 3 Virginia 351 118 27 Maine 251 67 24 Washington 257 86 23 Maryland 569 178 47 West Virginia 17 3 0 4,216 1,296 605 Wisconsin 150 53 16 Michigan 256 73 10 Wyoming 9 2 1 Minnesota 319 89 29 Puerto Rico 106 48 16 Mississippi 16 5 0 Missouri 151 53 21 44 18 4 Montana 13 3 0 Other 1,058 253 51 Nebraska 27 10 2 Total 23,823 7,302 2,174 Connecticut Massachusetts New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Virgin Islands, Guam, Canal Zone Note: Application, Acceptance and Enrollment totals are as of May 10, 2005 Class of 2009 includes students from 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and 58 foreign countries Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission 30 Students Top Cross Application Competitor Schools of Enrolling Freshmen Class of 2008 Top 12 Colleges and Universities Georgetown University Harvard College Tufts University Boston University University of Pennsylvania Brown University Dartmouth College Cornell University University of Notre Dame Duke University New York University Yale University Note: Competitor schools are determined by the number of admitted students applying to the listed colleges They do not include students of competitor schools who were not admitted to Boston College Source: Office of Enrollment Management Research, 2004 Admitted Student Questionnaire Plus (2,368 student responses) Undergraduate Transfer Student Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollment Full-Time Fall* Applications Acceptances Acceptances as a % of Applications 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 1,526 1,338 1,339 1,525 1,363 1,015 1,079 1,123 942 1,009 252 495 496 447 256 258 130 260 240 150 17 37 35 29 19 25 12 23 25 15 Total Enrollment Enrollment as a % of Acceptances Enrollment as a % of Applications 113 247 225 248 142 132 71 124 122 80 45 50 48 55 56 51 55 48 51 53 7 19 17 16 10 13 7 11 13 8 * Transfer enrollment typically increases 75-125 students second semester Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission Undergraduate Transfer Student Enrollment By Type of Previous Institution and Gender Fall* 2-Year Public 2-Year Private 4-Year Public 4-Year Private Total Men Women Total 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 11 22 17 24 10 9 3 13 5 4 1 5 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 43 66 62 59 61 45 24 34 29 24 58 154 138 161 71 76 43 77 88 52 113 247 225 248 142 132 71 124 122 80 42 112 100 95 63 59 32 55 41 38 71 135 125 153 79 73 39 69 81 42 113 247 225 248 142 132 71 124 122 80 * Transfer enrollment typically increases 75-125 students second semester Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission Students 31 Enrollment, Fall 2005 By School, Gender, and Full- and Part-Time Full-Tim e School M en W om en Part-Tim e Total M en W om en Total Total M en W om en Total Undergraduate Enrollm ent School of A rts & Sciences 2,904 3,004 5,908 0 0 0 2,904 3,004 5,908 Carroll School of M anagem ent 1,269 731 2,000 0 0 0 1,269 731 2,000 126 627 753 0 0 0 126 627 753 Lynch School of Education Connell School of N ursing Total U ndergraduate D ay Students W oods College of A dvancing Studies 15 343 358 0 0 0 15 343 358 4,314 4,705 9,019 0 0 0 4,314 4,705 9,019 218 196 414 191 210 401 409 406 815 G raduate & Professional Enrollm ent Graduate A rts & Sciences Graduate Education Graduate M anagem ent 191 172 363 382 354 736 573 526 1,099 76 349 425 175 433 608 251 782 1,033 200 149 349 369 191 560 569 340 909 Graduate N ursing 10 95 105 10 86 96 20 181 201 Graduate Social W ork 37 353 390 20 97 117 57 450 507 413 404 817 1 1 2 414 405 819 7 6 13 58 97 155 65 103 168 934 1,528 2,462 1,015 1,259 2,274 1,949 2,787 4,736 5,466 6,429 11,895 1,206 1,469 2,675 6,672 7,898 14,570 Law School Graduate A dvancing Studies Total G raduate & Professional Total U niversity Enrollm ent Note: Undergraduate enrollment includes 295 students on Boston College International Exchange programs who are not on the Boston College campus Excluding those studying abroad, the total number of undergraduates attending Boston College in the Fall 2005 semester is 8,724 Fall 2005 enrollment includes 132 graduate and undergraduate visiting students from Loyola (85), Tulane (46), and Xavier (1) in New Orleans: Woods CASU (115), Carroll GSOM (7), Lynch GSOE (1), Law (7), and GSSW (2) Source: Office of Student Services Student Credit Hours By School 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 -2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 -2 0 0 5 1 7 9 ,8 3 4 U n d e rg ra d u a te 1 7 1 ,3 0 5 1 7 3 ,1 1 4 1 7 5 ,3 4 6 1 7 3 ,6 2 4 C a rro ll S ch o o l o f M a n a g em en t S ch o o l o f A rts & S cie n c es 6 4 ,5 7 2 6 3 ,2 4 1 6 1 ,0 9 9 6 1 ,0 3 8 5 8 ,9 6 2 L y n ch S ch o o l o f E d u ca tio n 2 3 ,8 8 5 2 3 ,6 5 4 2 3 ,4 6 6 2 3 ,7 1 9 2 4 ,5 0 8 C o n n ell S ch o o l o f N u rsin g W o o d s C o lleg e o f A d v a n cin g S tu d ies T o ta l U n d e rg ra d u a te 6 ,3 1 6 6 ,7 5 1 6 ,4 5 4 8 ,1 8 8 9 ,8 7 2 1 3 ,7 2 5 1 3 ,5 4 3 1 3 ,3 4 7 1 2 ,8 9 9 1 2 ,3 1 2 2 7 9 ,8 0 3 2 8 0 ,3 0 3 2 7 9 ,7 1 2 2 7 9 ,4 6 8 2 8 5 ,4 8 8 G ra d u a te & P ro fe ssio n a l 8 ,9 1 3 9 ,1 1 8 9 ,2 0 2 8 ,9 8 8 1 0 ,0 1 7 G ra d u a te E d u ca tio n G ra d u a te A rts a n d S cien ces 1 2 ,9 5 7 1 1 ,6 3 0 1 3 ,1 5 4 1 3 ,9 1 9 1 4 ,3 4 8 G ra d u a te M a n a g em en t 1 4 ,3 3 4 1 4 ,4 0 5 1 4 ,7 3 0 1 4 ,6 2 9 1 4 ,5 6 6 2 ,7 8 7 2 ,6 7 4 3 ,0 2 3 3 ,9 5 8 3 ,8 6 5 G ra d u a te S o cia l W o rk 1 3 ,1 7 8 1 2 ,5 9 0 1 2 ,5 9 8 1 1 ,0 0 7 1 0 ,8 9 4 L a w S ch o o l 2 3 ,0 1 6 2 3 ,4 8 9 2 3 ,4 1 6 2 3 ,5 7 8 2 3 ,0 1 0 1 ,7 0 7 1 ,5 8 2 1 ,7 6 6 1 ,6 5 9 1 ,7 8 8 7 6 ,8 9 2 7 5 ,4 8 8 7 7 ,8 8 9 7 7 ,7 3 8 7 8 ,4 8 8 3 5 6 ,6 9 5 3 5 5 ,7 9 1 3 5 7 ,6 0 1 3 5 7 ,2 0 6 3 6 3 ,9 7 6 G ra d u a te N u rsin g G ra d u a te A d v a n cin g S tu d ie s T o ta l G ra d u a te & P ro fe ssio n a l T o ta l Source: Office of Student Services 32 Students Undergraduate, Graduate & Professional Enrollment, Fall 2001 to Fall 2005 By School, Gender, and Full- and Part-Time Undergraduate Day Schools A&S Ed. Mgt. Nurs. Graduate & Professional Total Adv.St. GA&S GEd. GMgt. GNurs. GSSW Univ. Law Total GAdv.St. Total Fall 2001 Full-Time 5,850 772 2,148 230 9,000 260 326 325 281 83 300 813 2,128 4 11,392 Part-Time - - - - - 537 689 618 692 68 143 1 2,211 167 2,915 Men 2,783 129 1,343 5 4,260 406 518 220 653 6 67 382 1,846 78 6,590 Women 3,067 643 805 225 4,740 391 497 723 320 145 376 432 2,493 93 7,717 Total 5,850 772 2,148 230 9,000 797 1,015 943 973 151 443 814 4,339 171 14,307 Full-Time 5,895 756 2,045 220 8,916 248 324 372 273 98 297 806 2,170 10 11,344 Part-Time - - - - - 526 712 634 700 72 148 - 2,266 161 2,953 6,591 Fall 2002 Men 2,889 126 1,264 6 4,285 401 519 235 643 5 64 367 1,833 72 Women 3,006 630 781 214 4,631 373 517 771 330 165 381 439 2,603 99 7,706 Total 5,895 756 2,045 220 8,916 774 1,036 1,006 973 170 445 806 4,436 171 14,297 Fall 2003 Full-Time 5,767 767 2,048 269 8,851 282 318 419 349 125 363 811 2,385 12 11,530 Part-Time - - - - - 486 719 642 629 69 156 1 2,216 147 2,849 Men 2,805 137 1,270 9 4,221 393 526 279 637 11 85 380 1,918 72 6,604 Women 2,962 630 778 260 4,630 375 511 782 341 183 434 432 2,683 87 7,775 Total 5,767 767 2,048 269 8,851 768 1,037 1,061 978 194 519 812 4,601 159 14,379 Fall 2004 Full-Time 5,967 786 1,977 329 9,059 285 351 415 356 113 369 796 2,400 14 11,758 Part-Time - - - - - 429 695 640 612 120 122 - 2,189 152 2,770 Men 2,865 137 1,242 16 4,260 371 539 272 637 14 69 391 1,922 85 6,638 Women 3,102 649 735 313 4,799 343 507 783 331 219 422 405 2,667 81 7,890 Total 5,967 786 1,977 329 9,059 714 1,046 1,055 968 233 491 796 4,589 166 14,528 Fall 2005 Full-Time 5,908 753 2,000 358 9,019 414 363 425 349 105 390 817 2,449 13 11,895 Part-Time - - - - - 401 736 608 560 96 117 2 2,119 155 2,675 Men 2,904 126 1,269 15 4,314 409 573 251 569 20 57 414 1,884 65 6,672 Women 3,004 627 731 343 4,705 406 526 782 340 181 450 405 2,684 103 7,898 Total 5,908 753 2,000 358 9,019 815 1,099 1,033 909 201 507 819 4,568 168 14,570 Source: Office of Student Services AHANA & International Enrollment, Fall 2005 Undergraduate Day Schools Black or African-American Native American Asian Hispanic AHANA Undergraduate International Students** AHANA & International Students Men 247 8 380 293 928 88 1,016 Women 305 22 429 412 1,168 103 1,271 Total 552 30 809 705 2,096 191 2,287 *Percent 6.23% 0.34% 9.14% 7.96% 23.67% 2.12% 25.79% *Note: AHANA percentages are of students who report their race/ethnicity identification In fall of 2005, 163 students (98 men, 65 women) did not report race or ethnicity *International students include nonresident aliens of all racial and ethnic groups including Caucasian Source: Office of Student Services Black or AfricanAmerican 552 Native American 30 Asian 809 Hispanic 705 White, non-Hispanic 6,569 Race/ethnicity not reported 163 International 191 Students 33 Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment* By School, Fall 1996 through Fall 2005 Undergraduate Students School od Arts & Sciences Lynch School of Education Carroll School of Management School of Nursing Total Day Students College of Advancing Studies** Total Undergraduate Graduate & Professional Graduate Arts & Sciences Graduate Education Graduate Management Graduate Nursing Graduate Social Work Law Graduate Advancing Studies Total Graduate & Professional Total University 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 5,541 772 2,339 305 8,957 624 9,581 5,589 806 2,276 250 8,921 531 9,452 5,577 810 2,288 247 8,922 485 9,407 5,853 828 2,271 237 9,189 439 9,628 5,741 785 2,187 216 8,929 464 9,393 5,850 772 2,148 230 9,000 440 9,440 5,895 756 2,045 220 8,916 423 9,339 5,767 767 2,048 269 8,851 444 9,295 5,967 786 1,977 329 9,059 428 9,487 5,908 753 2,000 358 9,019 548 9,567 605 601 455 68 478 803 49 3,059 12,640 592 600 464 87 463 826 68 3,100 12,552 601 655 486 99 412 825 81 3,159 12,566 548 665 455 117 392 829 77 3,083 12,711 539 621 481 112 360 805 64 2,982 12,375 553 532 511 106 348 813 60 2,923 12,363 561 583 506 122 346 806 64 2,988 12,327 558 633 559 148 415 811 61 3,185 12,480 583 628 560 153 410 796 65 3,195 12,682 608 628 536 137 429 818 65 3,221 12,788 * Method of computation: three part-time students equal one full-time equivalent student ** In 1996, the Evening College became the College of Advancing Studies and began to offer graduate programs Source: Office of Student Services Full-Time Equivalent Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2005 Full-Time Equivalent Graduate Enrollment Fall 2005 Education 8% Management 21% Graduate Advancing Studies 2% Graduate Arts & Sciences 19% Law 26% Nursing 3% Arts & Sciences 61% College of Advancing Studies 5% Graduate Education 19% Graduate Social Work 13% Graduate Nursing 4% Graduate Management 17% 34 Students Undergraduates Studying Abroad By Year Fall Semester Spring Semester Annual Average University External Total All University External Total All University External Total All Programs Programs Programs Programs Programs Programs Programs Programs Programs 2000-2001 230 50 280 347 144 491 289 97 386 2001-2002 239 50 289 224 125 349 232 88 319 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 255 269 274 43 64 41 298 333 315 303 328 362 103 148 87 406 476 449 279 299 318 73 106 64 352 405 382 Source: Office of Student Services Summer Session Enrollment By Year Summer 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Undergraduate 2,007 1,879 1,960 1,969 1,929 1,878 1,881 1,706 1,727 1,685 Graduate/Professional* 1,702 1,886 1,843 1,855 2,031 1,751 1,725 2,037 2,060 2,324 Total 3,709 3,765 3,803 3,824 3,960 3,629 3,606 3,743 3,787 4,009 *Includes students registered through the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry and the Carroll Graduate School of Management Source: Office of Student Services Students 35 Geographic Distribution of Undergraduate Students By State State 1990 2000 2003 2004 1990 2000 2003 2004 11 10 12 12 10 7 3 4 9 0 4 3 4 5 N ew H am pshire 172 184 166 176 18 29 39 41 35 N ew Jersey 672 941 955 1,004 979 A rkansas 7 4 3 3 4 2 12 7 7 8 C alifornia 184 380 419 435 427 1,039 1,372 1,432 1,449 C olorado 45 57 69 65 57 22 26 36 42 44 728 765 699 697 644 2 1 2 4 2 D elaw are 23 22 18 16 17 O hio 132 125 145 134 138 W ashington, D .C . 28 29 24 26 33 O klahom a 15 13 12 10 7 Florida 232 303 234 251 260 8 20 18 23 26 G eorgia 35 53 53 49 43 Pennsylvania 308 309 291 307 304 H aw aii 36 34 21 19 20 Rhode Island 260 184 191 188 189 3 4 6 4 2 11 5 8 13 12 Illinois 150 248 228 214 213 1 1 1 0 0 Indiana 25 29 28 25 22 16 15 15 15 17 8 17 14 9 9 Texas 122 131 146 131 134 K ansas 14 28 25 18 23 U tah 4 4 13 13 13 K entucky 11 15 16 7 6 V erm ont 47 52 50 42 44 Louisiana 38 22 25 21 14 V irginia 68 76 88 90 91 M aine 128 108 102 93 96 W ashington 20 63 49 58 67 M aryland 184 255 231 241 229 9 2 5 3 2 3,135 2,401 2,435 2,516 W isconsin 53 50 54 62 60 M ichigan 82 71 72 69 64 W yom ing 2 1 2 3 5 M innesota 77 110 117 129 116 G uam 0 4 0 1 2 M ississippi 4 2 3 3 1 70 47 41 41 48 M issouri 49 54 53 61 66 V irgin Islands 6 1 4 5 8 M ontana 6 4 11 10 7 International 227 208 142 176 163 N ebraska 30 22 14 15 16 O ther* n/a n/a n/a n/a 32 8,586 8,930 8,851 9,059 9,019 A labam a A laska A rizona C onnecticut Idaho Iow a M assachusetts 2005 2,560 State N evada N ew M exico N ew York N orth C arolina N orth D akota O regon South C arolina South D akota Tennessee W est V irginia Puerto Rico Total *Includes Americans living abroad and those living in other American territories Source: Office of Student Services 2005 10 165 1,450 36 Students Undergraduate Majors , 1996-2005 By School Arts & Sciences Art History Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Classics Communication Computer Science Economics English Film Studies French Geology/Geophysics German History Independent International Studies Italian Mathematics Music Philosophy Physics Romance Languages-Total Political Science Psychology Slavic & Eastern Languages Sociology Spanish/Hispanic Studies Studio Art Theater Arts Theology Education American Heritage Child in Society Early Childhood Elementary Education General Science Perspectives on Spanish America Human Development Intensive Special Needs Math/Computer Science Moderate Special Needs Secondary Education Management Accounting Accounting/Information Tech. Computer Science Corp. Reporting & Analysis Economics Finance General Management Human Resource Management Information Systems Marketing Operations & Technology Mgt. Nursing 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 37 115 734 89 20 499 118 364 935 43 80 6 379 2 40 5 190 19 178 33 119 700 736 12 233 71 48 66 47 38 117 665 84 24 542 133 404 931 39 73 14 392 1 67 7 168 23 158 18 120 671 694 8 239 74 34 87 54 36 97 543 90 19 624 181 430 868 45 66 8 410 3 64 6 123 26 166 29 116 618 703 11 238 65 41 84 70 34 84 539 94 15 734 202 402 906 50 58 11 431 2 56 4 148 23 193 33 114 649 764 11 249 60 44 106 80 32 83 481 84 11 865 200 382 863 10 56 52 10 451 5 45 5 135 22 211 36 110 626 684 7 219 49 42 101 88 45 82 443 89 21 945 189 374 845 32 47 42 3 465 3 31 3 134 29 230 34 96 646 660 5 219 46 40 91 92 42 95 465 102 17 963 139 398 770 46 49 30 7 530 1 32 5 194 32 261 46 111 669 617 12 247 57 41 91 137 41 118 494 98 26 925 108 417 758 45 46 29 12 560 35 2 200 31 252 50 115 693 492 15 232 67 42 107 130 60 125 581 86 33 943 93 411 814 50 34 31 16 595 57 7 196 36 255 61 101 796 428 15 202 60 42 124 151 55 122 650 75 32 953 68 445 814 51 42 33 26 627 82 11 190 43 282 47 119 801 425 21 170 66 35 114 106 4 99 57 231 5 9 231 29 29 116 143 2 88 50 222 2 8 258 28 33 132 152 2 67 53 217 4 7 289 41 34 122 146 1 65 68 224 6 5 290 27 33 125 160 2 49 57 256 4 7 277 21 29 85 123 2 40 52 279 2 14 285 15 23 24 143 4 31 43 297 3 9 276 4 26 7 148 8 30 42 294 5 7 295 40 155 7 26 45 270 1 9 314 32 161 5 21 31 243 2 5 315 24 169 383 56 143 747 258 67 82 487 67 306 353 61 149 743 250 59 94 463 79 250 336 63 148 783 232 62 136 498 87 250 298 62 139 797 259 54 159 444 79 238 245 63 128 732 215 30 181 427 86 217 246 4 73 136 665 189 45 176 429 65 230 279 7 52 287 9 28 32 140 717 136 37 85 397 48 269 302 4 14 25 128 763 125 38 50 392 29 329 328 6 16 18 124 760 187 31 32 396 32 358 127 679 159 39 128 395 65 220 Note: This table includes each declared major Students with double or triple majors are therefore counted two and three times; College of Advancing Studies students are not included in this table Source: Office of Student Services Students 37 Undergraduate Minors, 1995-2005* By School Arts & Sciences American Studies Art History Ancient Civilization Asian Studies Biopsychology Black Studies Chemistry Classical Studies Cognitive Sciences Computer Science Creative Writing Economics Environmental Studies Faith, Peace, and Justice Film Studies French General Education Geology/Geophysics German/Germanic Studies Health Science Hispanic Studies History Irish Studies International Studies Italian/Italian Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Math/Computer Science Middle Eastern Studies Music Philosophy Physics Psychology Studies Russian/Eastern Europe Scientific Computation Secondary Education Sociology Studio Art Theology Women's Studies Education Hispanic Studies Human Development Math/Elementary/Secondary Special Education Management International Studies Organizational Studies Psychology/Management Programs of Study Pre Dental Pre Medical Pre Law *2001 data not available Source: Office of Student Services 1995 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 12 0 0 4 0 22 0 0 3 21 0 0 0 28 25 0 44 0 0 26 0 0 3 43 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 15 10 4 1 4 0 9 6 3 4 33 0 45 68 33 24 28 41 3 8 25 82 65 5 28 12 7 0 23 2 1 19 21 3 0 0 3 28 0 18 11 17 22 11 12 11 0 22 26 1 7 19 0 55 37 104 37 41 31 3 12 22 73 136 6 47 13 24 0 34 1 2 43 35 3 0 3 5 22 1 37 26 17 25 11 7 14 0 32 31 0 2 21 1 52 32 84 47 53 36 5 9 21 73 177 12 87 25 20 0 46 0 22 39 48 2 3 3 4 17 4 45 35 22 24 10 15 16 2 36 56 0 0 11 0 40 52 78 58 67 27 6 14 21 82 178 8 124 21 24 0 44 1 30 30 68 4 10 5 5 15 0 53 32 19 17 17 14 8 3 34 43 2 0 10 6 46 63 50 48 65 44 3 13 20 99 132 9 136 22 25 3 63 0 35 40 75 8 12 6 3 15 5 37 40 31 0 10 0 0 8 8 0 28 1 5 3 50 0 13 7 55 3 11 7 46 3 10 12 41 15 6 0 8 31 9 8 33 2 6 26 2 0 30 3 8 30 3 40 1,145 837 29 900 479 25 1,014 606 25 1,086 613 40 1,095 624 42 1,231 522 0 38 Students Most Popular Undergraduate Majors By Year 1995 927 752 747 743 702 522 430 426 411 368 English Biology Political Science Psychology Finance Communication Marketing Accounting History Nursing 2000 Communication English Finance Psychology Political Science Biology History Marketing Economics Human Development 865 863 732 684 626 481 451 427 382 277 2004 Communication English Political Science Finance History Biology Psychology Economics Marketing Nursing 943 814 796 763 595 581 428 411 392 329 2005 Communications English Political Science Finance Biology History Economics Psychology Marketing Nursing 953 814 801 760 650 627 445 425 396 358 Source: Office of Student Services Disciplines* with Largest Increases in Undergraduate Majors, 1996 - 2005 450% 410% 400% 333% 350% Film Studies German 300% 250% 200% 150% 100% 50% 65% 73% History Theater Arts 0% 75% Slavic & Eastern Languages 91% Communication 105% Internat’l Studies 120% 126% 126% Italian Theology Music *Among those with 10 or more majors Most Popular Undergraduate Minors By Year 1995 Secondary Education General Education International Studies Faith, Peace, and Justice Health Science Film Studies Black Studies Computer Science Women's Studies American Studies 51 44 43 28 26 25 22 21 15 12 2000 Hispanic Studies Environmental Studies History Economics General Education Computer Science Faith, Peace, and Justice Organizational Studies International Studies French Secondary Education Special Education *Does not include Pre-Dental, Pre-Law, or Pre-Medical programs of study Source: Office of Student Services 82 68 65 45 41 33 33 31 28 28 28 28 2004 History 178 International Studies 124 Hispanic Studies 82 Faith, Peace, and Justice 78 68 Philosophy French 67 Film Studies 58 Chemistry 56 Studio Art 53 Environmental Studies 52 2005 International Studies 136 132 History Hispanic Studies 99 75 Philosophy French 65 Environmental Studies 63 Mathematics 63 Faith, Peace, and Justice 50 Film Studies 48 Economics 46 Students International Students & Scholars International Students & Scholars By School, 2005-2006 * By Class or Program, 2005-2006 * Arts & Sciences Education Management Nursing College of Advancing Studies Exchange Students - Undergraduate Total Undergraduate 88 9 84 1 11 104 297 Graduate Arts & Sciences Graduate Education Graduate Management Graduate Nursing Graduate Social Work Law Graduate Advancing Studies Graduate Exchange Students Graduate Visiting Students Total Graduate/Professional Total Enrolled Students** 231 85 123 5 11 14 8 3 1 481 778 Practical Training*** Faculty and Research Scholars 154 133 Total Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Undergraduate Exchange Students Visiting Students Total Undergraduate Graduate/Professional M.A. M.A.T. M.B.A. M.Ed. M.S. M.S.W. C.A.E.S. Ph.D. J.D. Visiting or Exchange Students Total Graduate/Professional Practical Training** Faculty and Research Scholars Total 1065 *These figures do not include all students, faculty, and scholars who will arrive in Spring 2006 which would add approximately 30-40 to the total international population for 2005-2006 **It is important to note that the total number of degree and international exchange students has actually increased approximately 5% from last year The statistics for 2004-2005 included 46 visiting graduate students who did not come to BC this summer ***Students who have graduated from Boston College undertaking a period of practical training in the United States Source: Office of the Dean for Student Development 59 50 53 24 104 7 297 52 1 38 28 70 10 1 263 14 4 481 154 133 1065 *These figures do not include all students, faculty, and scholars who will arrive in Spring 2006 which would add approximately 30-40 to the total international population for 2005-2006 **Students who have graduated from Boston College undertaking a period of practical training in the United States Source: Office of the Dean for Student Development International Students & Scholars By Gender and Program, 2005 - 2006 Undergraduate Graduate Practical Training* Faculty and Research Scholars Total Men 133 245 58 82 518 Women 164 236 96 51 547 *Students who have graduated from Boston College undertaking a period of practical training in the United States Source: Office of the Dean for Student Development Total 297 481 154 133 1065 Undergraduate 30% Graduate 70% 39 40 International Students by Country Undergraduate and Graduate, 2005-2006 Albania Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Colombia Congo, Democratic Republic of the Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Hong Kong* Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea South Undergraduate 2 20 1 1 1 2 6 2 15 3 6 2 Graduate/ Professional 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 5 15 1 41 1 3 125 4 5 9 4 2 2 21 8 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 6 1 10 1 2 2 2 1 47 1 2 2 1 7 1 4 1 1 2 26 3 4 5 13 1 13 1 1 1 38 Total 1 1 3 1 24 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 17 1 56 1 6 131 6 1 2 5 11 4 2 2 1 28 1 12 2 4 2 1 5 1 1 27 7 10 6 23 2 15 3 3 2 85 Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Liberia Lithuania Malaysia Mexico Moldova Morocco Nepal Netherlands Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Total Countries Represented *Hong Kong remains a classified country for statistical reporting by the Institute of International Education Source: Office of the Dean for Student Development Undergraduate 1 1 2 2 2 10 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 9 14 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 17 1 5 1 - Graduate/ Professional 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 1 2 3 8 1 2 4 6 2 2 1 6 1 2 4 1 1 20 1 9 1 22 7 2 7 6 5 1 1 250 443 Total 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 6 10 2 6 3 2 1 1 5 10 2 1 2 4 9 2 5 1 15 1 2 18 3 1 23 1 10 2 1 22 7 4 2 24 1 11 5 2 1 693 96 Students 41 Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees Conferred* By Degree and Gender 2000-2001 Men Women Total 2001-2002 Men Women Total 2002-2003 Men Women Total 2003-2004 Men Women Total 2004-2005 Men Women Total Undergraduate Arts & Sciences A.B. B.S. Total Arts & Sciences 594 80 674 652 80 732 1,246 160 1,406 538 76 614 690 81 771 1,228 157 1,385 637 82 719 701 52 753 1,338 134 1,472 574 90 664 604 67 671 1,178 157 1,335 568 84 652 718 81 799 1,286 165 1,451 Education - A.B. Management - B.S. Nursing - B.S. 20 376 1 184 206 46 204 582 47 27 352 2 171 215 62 198 567 64 27 325 1 157 201 42 184 526 43 24 369 1 171 186 45 195 555 46 35 321 2 162 212 58 197 533 60 Subtotal Undergraduate Day Degrees Conferred 1,071 1,168 2,239 995 1,219 2,214 1,072 1,153 2,225 1,058 1,073 2,131 1,010 1,231 2,241 Advancing Studies - A.B. 47 50 97 56 41 97 42 46 88 48 44 92 37 63 100 1,118 1,218 2,336 1,051 1,260 2,311 1,114 1,199 2,313 1,106 1,117 2,223 1,047 1,294 2,341 Graduate Ph.D. D.Ed. M.A. M.S. M.Ed. M.A.T. M.S.W. M.S.T. M.B.A. C.A.E.S. 40 98 93 51 1 27 1 155 3 69 196 112 178 4 143 1 99 9 109 294 205 229 5 170 2 254 12 55 94 97 21 1 20 193 - 65 168 85 173 3 132 3 97 13 120 262 182 194 4 152 3 290 13 54 5 81 109 34 2 15 160 1 77 7 169 122 167 3 136 90 4 131 12 250 231 201 5 151 250 5 55 1 88 117 40 0 28 2 157 6 62 4 225 126 152 3 140 1 99 11 117 5 313 243 192 3 168 3 256 17 35 6 107 168 32 5 26 1 174 5 87 9 230 187 161 5 161 3 78 4 122 15 337 355 193 10 187 4 252 9 Total Graduate Degrees Conferred 469 811 1,280 481 739 1,220 461 775 1,236 494 823 1,317 559 925 1,484 Professional J.D. 130 132 262 150 118 268 115 158 273 130 145 275 124 133 257 Total Graduate and Professional Degrees Conferred 599 943 1,542 631 857 1,488 576 933 1,509 624 968 1,592 683 1,058 1,741 1,717 2,161 3,878 1,682 2,117 3,799 1,690 2,132 3,822 1,730 2,085 3,815 1,730 2,352 4,082 Total Undergraduate Degrees Conferred Total Degrees Conferred *August, December, and May graduations combined Source: Office of Student Services 42 Undergraduate Degrees Conferred* By Degree and Number of Majors 2004-2005 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 1061 184 1 1,246 1032 192 4 1,228 1117 220 1 1,338 964 213 1 1,178 991 294 1 1,286 149 11 160 142 15 157 125 9 134 134 23 157 144 20 1 165 1,406 1,385 1,472 1,335 1,451 Single Major Double Major Triple Major 55 149 - 41 157 - 40 144 - 40 154 1 50 145 2 Total Lynch School of Education 204 198 184 195 197 Single Major Double Major Triple Major 374 201 7 346 221 - 312 205 9 299 248 8 306 219 8 Total Carroll School of Management 582 567 526 555 533 Single Major Double Major 47 - 63 1 42 1 46 - 60 - Total Connell School of Nursing 47 64 43 46 60 2,239 2,214 2,225 2,131 2,241 Single Major Double Major Triple Major 97 - 97 - 86 2 - 88 4 - 98 2 - Total Woods College of Advancing Studies 97 97 88 92 100 2,336 2,311 2,313 2,223 2,341 College of Arts and Sciences A.B. Single Major Double Major Triple Major Total A.B. Degrees B.S. Single Major Double Major Triple Major Total B.S. Degrees Total College of Arts & Sciences Lynch School of Education - A.B. Carroll School of Management - B.S. Connell School of Nursing Subtotal-Undergraduate Day Degrees Conferred Woods College of Advancing Studies - A.B. Total Undergraduate Degrees Conferred *August, December, and May graduations combined Source: Office of Student Services Students 43 Undergraduate Degrees Conferred By Major* 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 77 66 89 99 100 Accounting/Information Technology - - 1 3 1 Art History 7 10 14 15 14 Accounting Biochemistry Biology Chemistry 15 21 15 17 29 109 88 81 94 106 18 18 23 26 19 Child in Society 4 5 - 1 2 Classics 1 4 3 2 4 215 227 240 192 248 54 58 57 48 26 - - - 1 5 11 13 12 9 13 Communication Computer Science Corporate Reporting & Analysis Early Childhood Education 133 147 143 145 130 Elementary Education Economics 47 64 58 78 69 Elementary Education & Moderate Special Needs 30 7 7 - - 215 211 232 199 182 10 19 8 7 7 1 7 4 7 9 257 208 206 221 234 French 8 11 7 9 10 Geology - - - - - Geophysics 2 2 - - - Geology/Geophysics 1 1 - 2 - German 3 - 3 0 2 English Environmental Geosciences Film Studies Finance Hispanic Studies 8 6 8 7 10 119 125 145 143 145 85 79 75 81 86 2 1 1 - - Information Systems 27 43 32 18 15 International Studies 19 History Human Development Independent 28 14 12 12 Italian 1 - 2 1 - Linguistics 1 1 1 0 3 Management Marketing Mathematics 17 18 21 15 13 147 160 124 135 126 44 25 22 32 28 Mathematics/Computer Science - 3 - - 1 Music 4 5 4 4 3 Nursing 47 64 43 46 60 Operations & Technology Management 19 14 16 15 6 9 12 6 6 6 42 35 62 49 56 Organizational Studies/Human Resource Management Philosophy Physics 5 7 6 13 6 Political Science 134 130 121 121 146 Psychology 146 155 151 133 125 1 1 - 1 - Secondary Education 22 24 29 26 26 Severe Special Needs 5 3 3 - - Slavic Studies - - - - 1 Sociology 89 53 87 61 68 Studio Art 11 9 6 4 14 Theatre 16 21 14 10 21 Theology 11 22 21 27 Russian TOTAL** *Double and triple majors counted by first major **Woods College of Advancing Studies majors are not included in this total Source: Office of Student Services 2,239 2,214 2,225 2,131 31 2,241 44 Undergraduate Degrees Conferred By School and Major* 2002-2003 A&S AB BS Accounting Accounting/Information Tech Art History Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Child in Society Classics Communication Computer Science Corporate Reporting & Analysis Early Childhood Education Economics Elementary Education Elementary Education & Moderate Special Needs English Environmental Geosciences Film Studies Finance French Geology Geophysics Geology/Geophysics German Hispanic Studies History Human Development Independent Information Systems International Studies Italian Linguistics Management Marketing Mathematics Mathematics/Computer Science Music Nursing Operations & Technology Mgmt Organizational Studies/ Human Resource Management Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Russian Secondary Education Severe Special Needs Slavic Studies Sociology Studio Art Theatre Theology Total** 2004-2005 2003-2004 Ed AB Mgt BS Nurs BS Total Ed AB A&S AB BS Mgt BS Nurs BS Ed AB A&S AB BS Total Mgt BS Nurs BS Total 14 1 3 240 47 120 - 15 80 23 2 - 12 58 89 1 8 23 - - 89 1 14 15 81 23 0 3 240 57 12 143 58 15 9 2 192 27 117 - 17 85 26 7 - 1 9 78 99 3 14 1 28 - - 99 3 15 17 94 26 1 2 192 48 1 9 145 78 14 12 4 248 16 103 - 29 94 19 10 - 2 13 69 100 1 5 27 - - 100 1 14 29 106 19 2 4 248 26 5 13 130 69 232 4 7 3 8 145 1 12 2 1 32 4 - 8 - 7 75 - 206 32 21 124 16 43 - 7 232 8 4 206 7 3 8 145 75 1 32 12 2 1 21 124 32 4 43 16 199 7 9 7 143 12 1 28 4 - 7 2 - 81 - 221 18 15 135 15 46 - 199 7 7 221 9 2 7 143 81 18 12 1 15 135 28 4 46 15 182 9 10 2 10 145 19 3 44 3 - 7 - 86 1 - 234 15 13 126 6 60 - 182 7 9 234 10 2 10 145 86 15 19 3 13 126 44 1 3 60 6 62 121 151 87 6 14 21 1,338 6 134 29 3 184 6 526 43 6 62 6 121 151 29 3 87 6 14 21 2,225 49 121 133 1 61 4 10 27 1,178 13 157 26 195 6 555 46 6 49 13 121 133 1 26 61 4 10 27 2,131 56 146 125 1 68 14 21 31 1,286 6 165 26 197 6 533 60 6 56 6 146 125 26 1 68 14 21 31 2,241 *Double & triple majors counted by first major **Woods College of Advancing Studies majors are not included in this total Source: Office of Student Services - Students 45 Graduate Degrees Conferred, 2004-2005* By School, Degree, Primary Field, and Gender Doctorates Men Women Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Humanities American Studies Classics English History Latin & Greek Linguistics Pastoral Ministry Philosophy Religion & Education Romance Languages Russian Slavic Studies Theology Social Sciences Economics Political Science Psychology Sociology Sciences Biology Chemistry Geology/Geophysics Mathematics Physics Total - Graduate A&S Lynch Graduate School of Education Counseling/Counseling Psychology Curriculum & Instruction& Sp Ed Developmental/Educational Psych Educ. Research/Measurement/Evaluation Higher Education Administration Religious Education Educational Administration Professional School Administration Program Total - Graduate Education Total Master's/Certificates/J.D. Men Women Total Men Total Women Total 4 8 1 4 4 2 1 2 3 6 4 6 9 3 3 10 8 9 2 0 5 24 5 1 5 30 5 1 1 23 4 9 1 6 38 14 3 1 28 28 14 2 11 8 13 2 0 5 32 1 5 1 9 34 7 1 1 23 5 2 12 1 12 42 20 3 1 28 37 3 17 2 21 2 1 1 7 3 3 9 1 3 4 8 4 1 2 10 3 4 1 18 7 5 3 10 5 1 3 17 3 7 4 27 8 8 7 5 26 2 5 38 2 10 64 2 2 2 4 5 89 2 4 2 3 1 110 4 6 4 7 6 199 2 7 2 4 5 115 4 9 2 3 1 148 6 16 4 7 6 263 1 1 1 8 11 9 3 3 4 6 13 1 39 10 4 3 4 7 21 1 50 19 32 1 9 6 5 72 76 149 24 5 29 7 12 302 95 181 25 5 38 13 17 374 20 33 1 10 6 13 83 85 152 27 9 35 7 25 1 341 105 185 28 9 45 13 38 1 424 Carroll Graduate School of Management Business Administration Finance Organizational Studies Accounting Total - Graduate Management 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 174 74 9 38 295 78 19 6 68 171 252 93 15 106 466 174 75 10 38 297 78 19 7 68 172 252 94 17 106 469 Connell Graduate School of Nursing Nursing 1 15 16 5 54 59 6 69 75 Graduate School of Social Work Social Work 1 3 4 26 161 187 27 164 191 - - - 31 31 62 31 31 62 Woods College of Advancing Studies Administrative Studies Law School - Law (J.D.) Total Graduate & Professional Degrees *August, December and May graduations combined Source: Office of Student Services - - - 124 133 257 124 133 257 41 96 137 642 962 1,604 683 1,058 1,741 46 Undergraduate Financial Aid, 2000-2005 Dollars Awarded 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 42% 71% 37% 71% 38% 70% 42% 71% 40% 70% Average Need-Based Scholarship and/or Grant Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package** $13,275 $18,830 $16,239 $22,879 $16,820 $22,859 $17,698 $23,215 $18,342 $27,292 Entering Freshmen Receiving: Any need-based financial aid Average need-based scholarship and/or grant Average need-based financial aid package** 45% $13,941 $18,240 40% $16,121 $21,214 39% $17,386 $22,072 40% $17,638 $22,698 42% $19,072 $26,614 Undergraduate Scholarships and Grants: University Federal State $49,745,196 $3,840,815 $2,038,684 $53,350,054 $4,235,202 $2,121,486 $55,242,758 $4,174,670 $1,839,217 $62,096,910 $4,221,850 $1,583,459 $66,198,613 $4,355,236 $1,589,085 Total Scholarships and Grants*** $55,624,695 $59,706,742 $61,256,645 $67,902,219 $72,142,934 Undergraduates (All) Receiving: Need-Based Financial Aid Financial Assistance of All Types* * Includes all sources (institutional, private, state, and federal) of assistance made available by Boston College in the form of loans, work, grants, and scholarships ** Awarded package may include loans, work, grants, and scholarships *** Does not include employee tuition remission benefits Source: Office of Enrollment Management Average Need-Based Financial Aid, 2000-2005 All Undergraduates $30,000 $27,292 $25,000 $22,879 $20,000 $18,830 $16,820 $16,239 $15,000 $23,215 $22,859 $17,698 $18,342 $13,275 $10,000 $5,000 $0 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 Average Need-Based Scholarship and/or Grant Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package 2004-2005 Students Undergraduate Student Graduation and Retention Rates * Freshman Matriculants Transfer Rate (transfer out in good standing) Graduation Rate (150% of normal time) Overall Retention Rate Fall 1998 4% 89% 93% Fall 1997 4% 89% 93% Fall 1996 5% 87% 92% Fall 1995 4% 87% 91% Fall 1994 5% 87% 92% * "Retention Rate" is the "graduation rate" plus the "transfer out rate" of students to another college, and is based on the national standard of six years after matriculation Source: Office of Institutional Research: Competitive Fellowships and Awards, 1996 - 2005 Received by Undergraduates Award Total Number Received Andrew Mellon Scholarship.................................................................................. 4 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship......................................................................... 10 Beckman Scholarship.............................................................................................. 9 Beinecke Memorial Scholarship ............................................................................ 3 Freeman/ASIA Scholarship................................................................................. 19 Gates-Cambridge Scholarship ............................................................................... 1 George C. Marshall Scholarship............................................................................ 3 Harry S. Truman Scholarship ................................................................................ 5 Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship ........................................... 2 J. William Fulbright Grant (Undergraduate) ..................................................... 82 James Madison Scholarship ................................................................................... 1 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships......................... 4 National Security Education Program Fellowship ........................................... 17 Rhodes Scholarship................................................................................................. 2 Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship ............................................... 5 Thomas Pickering Scholarship .............................................................................. 2 Winston Churchill Scholarship ............................................................................. 1 Source: University Fellowship Committee 47 48