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Students 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 Composite 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1,084 1,063 1,103 1,114 940 1,150 1,055 1,090 1,097 1,074 1,084 1,184 1,181 1,132 1,163 1,165 1,153 1,219 1,077 1,210 2,168 2,247 2,284 2,246 2,103 2,315 2,208 2,309 2,174 2,284 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 580 - 680 590 - 680 590 - 680 600 - 690 600 - 690 600 - 690 600 - 690 610 - 700 610 - 700 610 - 690 610 - 690 610 - 690 620 - 700 620 - 700 620 - 710 630 - 710 630 - 710 640 - 720 1210 - 1340 1210 - 1350 1210 - 1360 1230 - 1370 1240 - 1380 1250 - 1390 1260 - 1390 1250 - 1400 1260 - 1410 Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission Note: Starting with the Class of 2010, separate score ranges have replaced the single range for the Verbal Score. The new composite score is the combination of all three. Critical Reading 610 - 700 Class 2010 Writing Math Composite 620 - 710 640 - 720 1900 - 2100 Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission Freshman Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollment By Year 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1997 1998 1999 % of Applicants accepted 2000 2001 2002 2003 % of Accepted who enrolled 2004 2005 2006 % of Applicants who enrolled F a ll A p p lica tio n s A cce p ta n ce s A cce p ta n ce s a s a % o f A p p lica tio n s T o ta l E n ro llm e n t E n ro llm e n t a s a % o f A cce p ta n ce s E n ro llm e n t a s a % o f A p p lica tio n s 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1 6 ,4 5 5 1 6 ,3 7 3 1 9 ,7 4 6 2 0 ,7 4 3 1 9 ,0 5 9 2 1 ,1 3 3 2 2 ,4 2 4 2 2 ,4 5 1 2 3 ,8 2 3 2 6 ,5 8 4 6 ,4 5 5 6 ,4 8 4 6 ,9 7 6 6 ,5 8 7 6 ,4 0 1 6 ,8 5 0 6 ,8 9 6 7 ,1 7 8 7 ,3 0 2 7 ,7 3 6 39 40 35 32 34 32 31 32 31 29 2 ,1 6 8 2 ,2 4 7 2 ,2 8 4 2 ,2 4 6 2 ,1 0 3 2 ,3 1 5 2 ,2 0 8 2 ,3 0 9 2 ,1 7 4 2 ,2 8 4 34 35 33 34 33 34 32 32 30 30 13 14 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 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 2010 Geographic Distribution Applications Acceptances Alabama Enrollment Applications Acceptances 47 15 2 Nevada 9 1 0 New Hampshire Arizona 143 54 13 New Jersey Arkansas 18 4 0 New Mexico California 2,653 637 123 247 49 12 1,616 496 174 Delaware 70 27 8 Ohio District of Columbia 75 26 1 Oklahoma Florida 849 273 68 Oregon Georgia 224 72 18 Hawaii 115 45 11 Idaho 33 10 5 Illinois 822 253 81 Indiana 112 35 4 Tennessee Iowa 46 9 5 Kansas 60 24 Kentucky 57 Louisiana Enrollment 36 5 1 446 117 41 2,686 801 238 34 16 3 4,088 1,246 374 171 47 13 5 1 0 492 168 39 38 9 3 116 40 9 Pennsylvania 1,101 317 81 Rhode Island 356 99 29 52 8 2 5 3 1 93 22 5 Texas 584 171 22 8 Utah 42 9 1 16 2 Vermont 147 31 8 72 34 8 Virginia 455 149 26 Maine 271 61 22 Washington 273 80 21 Maryland 649 231 55 West Virginia 19 6 1 4,646 1,326 576 Wisconsin 186 61 16 Michigan 226 63 13 Wyoming 11 1 0 Minnesota 329 108 41 Puerto Rico 133 48 16 Mississippi 13 5 0 Missouri 164 62 19 30 9 0 Montana 18 3 0 1,345 303 55 Nebraska 56 30 10 26,584 7,736 Alaska Colorado Connecticut Massachusetts New York North Carolina North Dakota South Carolina South Dakota Virgin Islands, Guam, Canal Zone Foreign Total Note: Application, Acceptance, and Enrollment totals are as of May 2006 The Class of 2010 includes students from 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 55 foreign countries Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission 2,284 30 Students Top Cross Application Competitor Schools of Enrolling Freshmen Class of 2010 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 Columbia 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, 2006 Admitted Student Questionnaire Plus (4,335 student responses) Undergraduate Transfer Student Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollment Full-Time Fall* Applications Acceptances Acceptances as a % of Applications 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1,338 1,339 1,525 1,363 1,015 1,079 1,123 942 1,009 1,176 495 496 447 256 258 130 260 240 150 123 37 35 29 19 25 12 23 25 15 11 Total Enrollment 247 225 248 142 132 71 124 122 80 63 Enrollment as a Enrollment as a % of % of Acceptances Applications 50 48 55 56 51 55 48 51 53 51 19 17 16 10 13 7 11 13 8 5 * Transfer enrollment typically increases 25-40 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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 22 17 24 10 9 3 13 5 4 2 5 8 4 2 1 - 66 62 59 61 45 24 34 29 24 15 154 138 161 71 76 43 77 88 52 46 247 225 248 142 132 71 124 122 80 63 112 100 95 63 59 32 55 41 38 29 135 125 153 79 73 39 69 81 42 34 247 225 248 142 132 71 124 122 80 63 * Transfer enrollment typically increases 25-40 students second semester Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission Students 31 Enrollment, Fall 2006: By School, Gender, and Full- and Part-Time Full-Time School Men Women Part-Time Total Men Women Total Total Men Women Total Undergraduate Enrollment College of Arts & Sciences 2,867 3,052 5,919 - - - 2,867 3,052 5,919 Carroll School of Management 1,291 706 1,997 - - - 1,291 706 1,997 Lynch School of Education 116 611 727 - - - 116 611 727 Connell School of Nursing 11 365 376 - 1 1 11 366 377 4,285 4,734 9,019 - 1 1 4,285 4,735 9,020 184 129 313 190 226 416 374 355 729 182 161 343 390 338 728 572 499 1,071 69 319 388 162 424 586 231 743 974 178 129 307 379 197 576 557 326 883 Total Undergraduate Day Students Woods College of Advancing Studies Graduate & Professional Enrollment Graduate Arts & Sciences Graduate Education Graduate Management Graduate Nursing Graduate Social Work Law School Graduate Advancing Studies Total Graduate & Professional Total University Enrollment 7 102 109 11 101 112 18 203 221 36 375 411 18 92 110 54 467 521 433 356 789 1 - 1 434 356 790 16 20 36 47 89 136 63 109 172 921 1,462 2,383 1,008 1,241 2,249 1,929 2,703 4,632 6,325 11,715 1,198 1,468 2,666 6,588 7,793 14,381 5,390 Note: Undergraduate enrollment includes 236 students on Boston College International Exchange programs who are not on the Boston College campus Excluding those studying abroad, the total number of undergraduate day students attending Boston College in the fall 2006 semester is 8,784 Source: Office of Student Services Student Credit Hours: By School 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 173,114 175,346 173,624 179,834 178,541 Carroll School of Management 63,241 61,099 61,038 58,962 60,175 Lynch School of Education 23,654 23,466 23,719 24,508 23,207 Undergraduate College of Arts & Sciences Connell School of Nursing 6,751 6,454 8,188 9,872 10,682 13,543 13,347 12,899 12,312 14,522 280,303 279,712 279,468 285,488 287,127 9,118 9,202 8,988 10,017 10,224 Graduate Education 11,630 13,154 13,919 14,348 14,267 Graduate Management 14,405 14,730 14,629 14,566 13,781 2,674 3,023 3,958 3,865 3,402 Graduate Social Work 12,590 12,598 11,007 10,894 11,424 Law School 23,489 23,416 23,578 23,010 23,586 1,582 1,766 1,659 1,788 1,810 Woods College of Advancing Studies Total Undergraduate Graduate & Professional Graduate Arts and Sciences Graduate Nursing Graduate Advancing Studies Total Graduate & Professional Total 75,488 77,889 77,738 78,488 78,494 355,791 357,601 357,206 363,976 365,621 Note: "Student Credit Hours" = students enrolled in a college x the number of credits taken by each of those students; Source: Office of Student Services 32 Students Undergraduate, Graduate & Professional Enrollment, Fall 2002 to Fall 2006 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 2002 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 Men 2,889 126 1,264 6 4,285 401 519 235 643 5 64 367 1,833 72 6,591 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 6,604 Men 2,805 137 1,270 9 4,221 393 526 279 637 11 85 380 1,918 72 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 Fall 2006 Full-Time 5,919 727 1,997 376 9,019 313 343 388 307 109 411 789 2,347 36 11,715 Part-Time - - - 1 1 416 728 586 576 112 110 1 2,113 136 2,666 Men 2,867 116 1,291 11 4,285 374 572 231 557 18 54 434 1,866 63 6,588 Women 3,052 611 706 366 4,735 355 499 743 326 203 467 356 2,594 109 7,793 Total 5,919 727 1,997 377 9,020 729 1,071 974 883 221 521 790 4,460 172 14,381 Source: Office of Student Services AHANA & International Enrollment, Fall 2006 Undergraduate Day Schools Black or African-American Native American Asian Hispanic AHANA Undergraduate International Students** AHANA & International Students Men Women Total Percent* 225 7 385 300 917 92 1,009 306 23 439 441 1,209 108 1,317 531 30 824 741 2,126 200 2,326 6.0% 0.3% 9.3% 8.4% 24.1% 2.2% 26.3% *AHANA percentages are based on students who report their race/ethnicity identification In fall of 2006, 197 students (107 men, 90 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, 5 9% Native American, 0 3% Asian, 9 1% Hispanic, 8 2% Race/ethnicity not reported, 2 2% International, 2 2% White, nonHispanic, 72 0% Students 33 Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment* By School, Fall 1997 through Fall 2006 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 College of Arts & Sciences Lynch School of Education Carroll School of Management School of Nursing Total Day Students 5,589 806 2,276 250 8,921 5,577 810 2,288 247 8,922 5,853 828 2,271 237 9,189 5,741 785 2,187 216 8,929 5,850 772 2,148 230 9,000 5,895 756 2,045 220 8,916 5,767 767 2,048 269 8,851 5,967 786 1,977 329 9,059 5,908 753 2,000 358 9,019 5,919 727 1,997 376 9,019 College of Advancing Studies Total Undergraduate Graduate & Professional 531 9,452 485 9,407 439 9,628 464 9,393 440 9,440 423 9,339 444 9,295 428 9,487 548 9,567 452 9,471 Graduate Arts & Sciences Graduate Education Graduate Management Graduate Nursing Graduate Social Work Law Graduate Advancing Studies Total Graduate & Professional Total University 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 12,788 586 583 499 146 448 789 81 3,132 12,603 Undergraduate Students * Method of computation: three part-time students equal one full-time equivalent student Source: Office of Student Services Full-Time Equivalent Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2006 Full-Time Equivalent Graduate Enrollment Fall 2006 Graduate Advancing Studies 3% Education 8% Management 21% Graduate Arts & Sciences 19% Law 24% Nursing 3% Graduate Education 19% Graduate Social Work 14% Arts & Sciences 62% College of Advancing Studies 5% Graduate Nursing 5% Graduate Management 16% 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 2001-2002 239 50 289 224 125 349 277 96 372 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 255 269 274 358 43 64 41 46 298 333 315 404 303 328 362 378 103 148 87 91 406 476 449 469 279 299 318 368 73 106 64 69 352 405 382 437 Source: Office of Student Services Summer Session Enrollment By Year Summer 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Undergraduate 1,879 1,960 1,969 1,929 1,878 1,881 1,706 1,727 1,685 1,708 Graduate/Professional* 1,886 1,843 1,855 2,031 1,751 1,725 2,037 2,060 2,324 2,170 Total 3,765 3,803 3,824 3,960 3,629 3,606 3,743 3,787 4,009 3,878 * 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 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 12 12 10 11 3 4 9 10 6 Alaska 4 3 4 5 5 New Hampshire 184 166 176 165 171 Arizona 29 39 41 35 33 New Jersey 941 955 1,004 979 954 Arkansas 4 3 3 4 4 New Mexico 12 7 7 8 10 California 380 419 435 427 437 1,372 1,432 1,449 1,450 1,427 Colorado 57 69 65 57 52 26 36 42 44 45 765 699 697 644 648 1 2 4 2 1 Delaware 22 18 16 17 20 Ohio 125 145 134 138 140 Washington, DC 29 24 26 33 29 Oklahoma 13 12 10 7 9 Florida 303 234 251 260 247 Oregon 20 18 23 26 26 Georgia 53 53 49 43 49 Pennsylvania 309 291 307 304 306 Hawaii 34 21 19 20 27 Rhode Island 184 191 188 189 176 4 6 4 2 8 South Carolina 5 8 13 12 16 Illinois 248 228 214 213 243 South Dakota 1 1 - - 1 Indiana 29 28 25 22 18 Tennessee 15 15 15 17 19 Iowa 17 14 9 9 11 Texas 131 146 131 134 125 Kansas 28 25 18 23 24 Utah 4 13 13 13 11 Kentucky 15 16 7 6 6 Vermont 52 50 42 44 39 Louisiana 22 25 21 14 17 Virginia 76 88 90 91 99 Maine 108 102 93 96 91 Washington 63 49 58 67 67 Maryland 255 231 241 229 230 2 5 3 2 4 2,401 2,435 2,516 2,560 2,559 Wisconsin 50 54 62 60 57 Michigan 71 72 69 64 63 Wyoming 1 2 3 5 4 Minnesota 110 117 129 116 122 Guam 4 - 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 - Puerto Rico 47 41 41 48 50 Missouri 54 53 61 66 66 Virgin Islands 1 4 5 8 7 Montana 4 11 10 7 2 International 208 142 176 163 200 Nebraska 22 14 15 16 21 Other* n/a n/a n/a 32 5 Total 8,930 8,851 9,059 9,019 9,020 Alabama Connecticut Idaho Massachusetts Mississippi * Includes Americans living abroad and those living in other American territories Source: Office of Student Services State Nevada New York North Carolina North Dakota West Virginia 36 Students Undergraduate Majors, 1997-2006 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 Management & Leadership Marketing Operations & Technology Mgt Nursing 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 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 66 127 641 97 37 945 57 472 770 51 43 39 27 618 78 8 177 42 270 62 120 777 450 34 204 69 34 107 113 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 4 9 36 223 1 4 306 32 175 353 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 32 358 316 6 15 16 138 805 163 34 30 15 386 47 377 127 679 159 39 128 395 65 220 * No longer offered as a major after 1999-2000 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, 2000-2006* By School 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 9 4 1 4 6 3 4 33 45 68 33 24 28 41 3 8 25 82 65 5 28 12 7 23 2 1 19 21 3 3 28 18 11 17 22 22 11 12 11 26 1 7 19 55 37 104 37 41 31 3 12 22 73 136 6 47 13 24 34 1 2 43 35 3 3 5 22 1 37 26 17 25 32 11 7 14 31 2 21 1 52 32 84 47 53 36 5 9 21 73 177 12 87 25 20 46 22 39 48 2 3 3 4 17 4 45 35 22 24 36 10 15 16 2 56 11 40 52 78 58 67 27 6 14 21 82 178 8 124 21 24 44 1 30 30 68 4 10 5 5 15 53 32 19 17 34 17 14 8 3 43 2 10 6 46 63 50 48 65 44 3 13 20 99 132 9 136 22 25 3 63 35 40 75 8 12 6 3 15 5 37 40 31 15 27 17 20 4 2 3 35 2 7 50 64 39 40 66 38 3 11 9 99 159 7 157 27 5 18 1 70 2 35 65 75 15 9 4 5 17 19 45 33 38 8 31 28 1 3 33 50 7 26 55 3 7 30 46 3 12 30 41 5 37 4 32 8 8 9 5 8 2 13 6 2 11 3 10 8 3 8 5 2 29 479 900 25 606 1,014 25 613 1,086 40 624 1,095 42 522 1,231 49 408 1,261 Arts & Sciences American Studies African Studies Art History Ancient Civilization Asian Studies Bioinformatics Biopsychology 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 Jewish Studies Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Mathematics/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 Math/Elementary/Secondary Organizational Studies Social Work Special Education Management Human Development International Studies Psychology/Management Programs of Study Pre-Dental Pre-Law Pre-Medical * 2001 data unavailable Source: Office of Student Services 38 Students Most Popular Undergraduate Majors By Year 2000 2004 Communication English Finance Psychology Political Science Economics Biology History Marketing Human Development 865 863 732 684 626 510 481 451 427 277 Communication English Political Science Finance History Biology Economics Psychology Marketing Nursing 2005 943 814 796 763 595 581 539 428 392 329 2006 Communications English Political Science Finance Biology History Economics Psychology Marketing Nursing 953 814 801 760 650 627 569 425 396 358 Communications Finance Political Science English Biology History Economics Psychology Marketing Nursing 945 805 777 770 641 618 610 450 386 377 Source: Office of Student Services Note: Data for Economics majors adjusted to reflect enrollments in both A&S and CSOM; March 7, 2007 Disciplines* with Largest Increases in Undergraduate Majors, 1996-2006 1996 2006 % Change History 379 618 63% Art History 37 66 78% Classics 20 37 85% Physics 33 62 88% Communication 499 945 89% International Studies 40 78 95% Music 19 42 121% Theology 47 113 140% Slavic & Eastern Languages 12 34 183% * Among those with at least ten or more students Most Popular Undergraduate Minors By Year 2000 Hispanic Studies Environmental Studies History Economics General Education Computer Science Faith, Peace, and Justice Organizational Studies International Studies French Secondary Education Special Education 2004 82 68 65 45 41 33 33 31 28 28 28 28 History International Studies Hispanic Studies Faith, Peace, and Justice Philosophy French Film Studies Chemistry Studio Art Environmental Studies * Does not include Pre-Dental, Pre-Law, or Pre-Medical programs of study Source: Office of Student Services 2005 178 124 82 78 68 67 58 56 53 52 International Studies History Hispanic Studies Philosophy French Environmental Studies Mathematics Faith, Peace, and Justice Film Studies Economics 2006 136 132 99 75 65 63 63 50 48 46 History International Studies Hispanic Studies Philosophy Mathematics French Music Environmental Studies Economics Studio Art 159 157 99 75 70 66 65 64 50 45 Students International Students & Scholars International Students & Scholars By School, 2006-2007 * By Class or Program, 2006-2007 * Arts & Sciences 95 Education 11 Management 89 Nursing 2 College of Advancing Studies 14 Exchange Students - Undergraduate 85 Boston College Experience Program 9 Total Undergraduate 305 Graduate Arts & Sciences 219 Graduate Education 81 Graduate Management 134 Graduate Nursing 3 Graduate Social Work 11 Law 14 Graduate Advancing Studies 7 Graduate Exchange Students 2 Total Graduate/Professional 471 Total Enrolled Students 776 Practical Training** 131 Faculty and Research Scholars 76 Total 983 * These figures do not include all students, faculty, and scholars who will arrive in spring 2007 which would add approximately 30-40 to the total international population for 2006-2007 ** Students who have graduated from Boston College and who are undertaking a period of practical training in the United States Source: Office of the Dean for Student Development Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Undergraduate Exchange Students Visiting Student Boston College Experience Program Total Undergraduate 53 54 49 45 85 10 9 305 Graduate/Professional M.A. M.S.T. M.B.A. M.Ed. M.S. M.S.W. C.A.E.S. Ph.D. J.D. Graduate Exchange Students Total Graduate/Professional 53 1 51 23 68 9 2 248 14 2 471 Practical Training** Faculty and Research Scholars Total 131 76 983 * These figures do not include all students, faculty, and scholars who will arrive in spring 2007 which would add approximately 30-40 to the total international population for 2006-2007 ** Students who have graduated from Boston College and who are 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, 2006-2007 Men Women Total Undergraduate 129 176 305 Graduate 239 232 471 Practical Training* 46 85 131 Faculty and Research Scholars Total 49 463 27 520 76 983 * Students who have graduated from Boston College and who are undertaking a period of practical training in the United States Source: Office of the Dean for Student Development 39 40 International Students by Country Undergraduate and Graduate, 2006-2007 Undergraduate Argentina Armenia Australia Bahrain Belarus Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Colombia Congo, Democratic Republic of the Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Haiti Hong Kong* Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea South Kuwait 3 Graduate/ Professional Total 1 3 3 1 5 14 1 32 1 1 130 6 3 1 22 3 1 1 2 11 14 1 51 1 2 133 9 - 1 1 1 3 15 5 1 2 20 1 2 3 16 5 1 3 26 1 1 14 2 2 1 7 1 30 7 13 8 20 4 22 1 2 3 85 2 18 3 1 1 6 19 11 1 2 1 4 1 3 9 3 9 2 6 1 1 1 52 1 1 4 1 1 1 6 1 1 3 1 3 1 29 4 4 5 11 2 16 1 2 33 1 Latvia Lebanon Liberia Lithuania Mexico Moldova Morocco Nepal Netherlands Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yugoslavia 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 Graduate/ Professional 1 1 2 6 1 5 1 1 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 8 7 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 17 2 7 1 305 1 3 1 8 1 3 1 2 1 7 1 4 8 3 2 6 1 2 4 1 29 1 8 2 22 5 2 5 4 5 471 Total 1 2 1 1 9 1 1 8 6 1 4 3 2 3 1 4 10 1 4 11 3 5 14 1 2 11 5 3 32 1 10 3 23 5 3 2 22 2 11 5 1 776 84 Students 41 Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees Conferred* By Degree and Gender Men 2001-2002 Women Total Men 2002-2003 Women Total Men 2003-2004 Women Total Men 2004-2005 Women Total Men 2005-2006 Women Total Undergraduate Arts & Sciences AB BS Total Arts & Sciences 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 1,451 585 102 687 607 86 693 1,192 188 1,380 Education - A B Management - B S Nursing - B S 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 25 295 3 160 190 77 185 485 80 Subtotal Undergraduate Day Degrees Conferred 995 1,219 2,214 1,072 1,153 2,225 1,058 1,073 2,131 1,010 1,231 2,241 1,010 1,120 2,130 Advancing Studies - A B 56 41 97 42 46 88 48 44 92 37 63 100 49 50 99 1,051 1,260 2,311 1,114 1,199 2,313 1,106 1,117 2,223 1,047 1,294 2,341 1,059 1,170 2,229 Graduate Ph D D Ed MA MS M Ed MAT MSW MST MBA CAES 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 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 56 1 95 152 52 1 15 3 181 2 58 230 184 161 6 164 2 89 4 114 1 325 336 213 7 179 5 270 6 Total Graduate Degrees Conferred 481 739 1,220 461 775 1,236 494 823 1,317 559 925 1,484 558 898 1,456 Professional JD 150 118 268 115 158 273 130 145 275 124 133 257 136 156 292 Total Graduate and Professional Degrees Conferred 631 857 1,488 576 933 1,509 624 968 1,592 683 1,058 1,741 694 1,054 1,748 1,682 2,117 3,799 1,690 2,132 3,822 1,730 2,085 3,815 1,730 2,352 4,082 1,753 2,224 3,977 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 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 College of Arts & Sciences A.B. Single Major Double Major Triple Major Total A.B. Degrees 1032 192 4 1,228 1117 220 1 1,338 964 213 1 1,178 991 294 1 1,286 923 267 2 1,192 142 15 157 125 9 134 134 23 157 144 20 1 165 167 21 188 1,385 1,472 1,335 1,451 1,380 Single Major Double Major Triple Major 41 157 - 40 144 - 40 154 1 50 145 2 43 141 1 Total Lynch School of Education 198 184 195 197 185 Single Major Double Major Triple Major 346 221 - 312 205 9 299 248 8 306 219 8 250 222 13 Total Carroll School of Management 567 526 555 533 485 Single Major Double Major 63 1 42 1 46 - 60 - 80 - Total Connell School of Nursing 64 43 46 60 80 2,214 2,225 2,131 2,241 2,130 Single Major Double Major Triple Major 97 - 86 2 - 88 4 - 98 2 - 97 2 - Total Woods College of Advancing Studies 97 88 92 100 99 2,311 2,313 2,223 2,341 2,229 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* Accounting Accounting/Information Technology Art History Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Child in Society Classics Communication Computer Science Corporate Reporting & Analysis Early Childhood Education Economics Elementary Education 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 Management Organizational Studies/Human Resource Management Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Russian Secondary Education Slavic Studies Sociology Studio Art Theatre Theology 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 2001-2002 66 10 21 88 18 5 4 227 58 13 147 64 211 19 7 208 11 2 1 6 125 79 1 43 14 1 18 160 22 3 5 64 14 12 35 7 130 155 1 24 53 9 21 22 2,204 2002-2003 89 1 14 15 81 23 3 240 57 12 143 58 232 8 4 206 7 3 8 145 75 1 32 12 2 1 21 124 32 4 43 16 6 62 6 121 151 29 87 6 14 21 2,215 2003-2004 99 3 15 17 94 26 1 2 192 48 1 9 145 78 199 7 7 221 9 2 7 143 81 18 12 1 15 135 28 4 46 15 6 49 13 121 133 1 26 61 4 10 27 2,131 2004-2005 100 1 14 29 106 19 2 4 248 26 5 13 130 69 182 7 9 234 10 2 10 145 86 15 19 3 13 126 44 1 3 60 6 6 56 6 146 125 26 1 68 14 21 31 2,241 2005-2006 93 10 23 144 15 4 205 24 4 132 72 183 6 7 233 4 2 1 10 164 80 8 30 1 9 111 36 7 80 4 7 44 8 142 109 21 53 4 20 20 2,130 44 Undergraduate Degrees Conferred By School and Major* 2003-2004 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 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 Management Organizational Studies/Human Resource Management Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Russian Secondary Education Slavic Studies Sociology Studio Art Theatre Theology Total** Ed AB 2004-2005 Mgt Nurs BS BS Total A&S AB BS Ed AB 2005-2006 Mgt Nurs BS BS Total A&S AB BS Ed AB Mgt Nurs BS BS Total 15 9 2 192 27 117 199 7 9 7 143 12 1 28 4 - 17 85 26 7 7 2 - 1 9 78 81 - 99 3 14 1 28 221 18 15 135 15 46 - 99 3 15 17 94 26 1 2 192 48 1 9 145 78 199 7 7 221 9 2 7 143 81 18 12 1 15 135 28 4 46 15 14 12 4 248 16 103 182 9 10 2 10 145 19 3 44 3 - 29 94 19 10 7 - 2 13 69 86 1 - 100 1 5 27 234 15 13 126 6 60 - 100 1 14 29 106 19 2 4 248 26 5 13 130 69 182 7 9 234 10 2 10 145 86 15 19 3 13 126 44 1 3 60 6 10 19 4 205 12 115 181 7 4 1 10 158 30 1 36 7 - 23 125 15 9 6 2 - 4 72 2 6 80 - 93 3 17 233 8 9 111 4 80 - 93 10 23 144 15 4 205 24 4 132 72 183 6 7 233 4 2 1 10 164 80 8 30 1 9 111 36 7 80 4 49 121 133 1 61 4 10 27 13 - 26 - 6 - - 6 49 13 121 133 1 26 61 4 10 27 56 146 125 1 68 14 21 31 6 - 26 - 6 - - 6 56 6 146 125 26 1 68 14 21 31 44 142 109 53 4 20 20 8 - 21 - 7 - - 7 44 8 142 109 21 53 4 20 20 1,178 157 195 555 46 2,131 1,286 165 197 533 60 2,241 1,192 188 185 485 80 2,130 * 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 Students 45 Graduate Degrees Conferred, 2005-2006* 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 Theology & 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 Total Master's/Certificates/J.D. Men Women Total Total Men Women Total 2 1 7 2 8 2 5 1 1 3 4 4 6 8 3 3 12 7 3 10 13 3 11 24 8 27 3 15 5 31 11 37 16 18 16 9 4 10 20 2 3 19 26 13 27 4 1 18 9 35 17 37 24 3 21 28 7 6 1 4 6 1 11 6 6 2 9 11 1 2 7 4 6 5 16 15 7 7 16 17 1 3 11 4 12 6 27 21 13 9 5 4 43 2 29 2 5 4 72 3 2 5 1 81 2 2 3 4 115 5 4 8 4 1 196 3 7 5 5 124 4 2 3 4 144 7 9 8 4 5 268 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 1 4 1 2 8 4 2 3 1 6 4 1 21 5 6 3 1 7 6 1 29 14 41 2 1 9 4 11 1 83 64 152 24 2 34 7 9 3 295 78 193 26 3 43 11 20 4 378 15 45 2 1 10 4 13 1 91 68 154 27 3 40 7 13 4 316 83 199 29 4 50 11 26 5 407 Carroll Graduate School of Management Business Administration Finance Organizational Studies Accounting Total - Graduate Management 3 1 4 1 1 2 4 2 6 181 60 3 37 281 89 22 1 60 172 270 82 4 97 453 181 63 4 37 285 89 23 2 60 174 270 86 6 97 459 Connell Graduate School of Nursing Nursing - 4 4 3 63 66 3 67 70 Graduate School of Social Work Social Work 2 2 4 15 164 179 17 166 183 Woods College of Advancing Studies Administrative Studies Law School - Law (J.D.) - - - 38 31 69 38 31 69 - - - 136 156 292 136 156 292 57 58 115 637 996 1,633 694 1,054 1,748 Total Graduate & Professional Degrees * August, December and May graduations combined Source: Office of Student Services 46 Undergraduate Financial Aid, 2001-2006 Dollars Awarded 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 42% 71% 37% 71% 38% 70% 42% 71% 40% 70% 40% 69% $13,275 $18,830 $16,239 $22,879 $16,820 $22,859 $17,698 $23,215 $18,342 $27,292 $19,854 $24,905 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 $69,725,574 $3,959,266 $1,538,125 Total Scholarships and Grants*** $55,624,695 $59,706,742 $61,256,645 $67,902,219 $72,142,934 $75,222,965 Undergraduates (All) Receiving: Need-Based Financial Aid Financial Assistance of All Types* Average Need-Based Scholarship and/or Grant Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package** Undergraduate Scholarships and Grants: * 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, 2001-2006 All Undergraduates $30,000 $ 27,292 $ 24,905 $25,000 $ 22,859 $ 22,879 Amount of Aid $20,000 $ 19,854 $ 18,830 $ 16,820 $ 16,239 $15,000 $ 23,215 $ 17,698 $ 18,342 $ 13,275 $10,000 $5,000 $0 AY2001 AY2002 AY2003 AY2004 AY2005 Average Need-Based Scholarship and/or Grant Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package AY2006 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 1999 5% 91% 96% Fall 1998 4% 89% 93% Fall 1997 4% 89% 93% Fall 1996 5% 87% 92% Fall 1995 4% 87% 91% * "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, 1996-2006 Received by Undergraduates Award Total Number Received J. William Fulbright Grant (Undergraduate) ..................................................... 96 Freeman/ASIA Scholarship................................................................................. 22 National Security Education Program Fellowship ........................................... 17 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship......................................................................... 14 Beckman Scholarship............................................................................................ 13 Harry S. Truman Scholarship .............................................................................. 10 Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship ............................................... 6 Andrew Mellon Scholarship.................................................................................. 5 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship .......................... 5 Beinecke Memorial Scholarship ............................................................................ 4 George C. Marshall Scholarship............................................................................ 3 Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship ........................................... 3 The Rhodes Scholarship ......................................................................................... 2 Thomas Pickering Scholarship .............................................................................. 2 Gates-Cambridge Scholarship ............................................................................... 2 James Madison Scholarship ................................................................................... 1 Winston Churchill Scholarship ............................................................................. 1 Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship.................................................... 1 Source: University Fellowship Committee 47 48
