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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
1987
1,022
1,259
2,281
1992
520 - 610
580 - 680
1,120 - 1,270
1988
1,056
1,213
2,269
1993
520 - 620
580 - 680
1,130 - 1,280
1989
866
1,252
2,118
1994
510 - 603
590 - 680
1,120 - 1,270
1990
1,053
1,074
2,127
1995
510 - 610
590 - 680
1,130 - 1,270
1991
1,138
1,440
2,578
1996
520 - 610
590 - 680
1,140 - 1,270
1992
1,124
1,091
2,215
1997
520 - 610
600 - 690
1,140 - 1,270
1993
1,017
1,137
2,154
1998
520 - 610
600 - 690
1,140 - 1,280
1994
1,083
1,167
2,250
1999
520 - 620
610 - 700
1,140 - 1,300
1995
1,003
1,137
2,140
2000*
580 - 670
600 - 690
1,200 - 1,340
1996
1,145
1,329
2,474
2001
580 - 680
610 - 690
1,210 - 1,340
1997
1,084
1,084
2,168
* Statistics for the Class of 2000 begin College Board recentered
score series.
Note: SAT score ranges, 25th percentile - 75th percentile, are
now the standard reporting statistic in all major admission
guides.
Data Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission (Table
compiled by the Office of Enrollment Management Research.)
Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission
Freshman Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollment
Full-Time
Fall
Applications
Acceptances
Acceptances
as a % of
Applications
Total
Enrollment
Enrollment
as a % of
Acceptances
Enrollment
as a % of
Applications
1987
15,593
5,029
32
2,281
45
15
1988
15,523
5,190
33
2,269
44
15
1989
13,526
5,069
37
2,118
42
16
1990
12,403
5,606
45
2,127
38
17
1991
11,516
6,423
56
2,578
40
22
1992
12,283
5,590
45
2,215
40
18
1993
13,112
6,179
47
2,154
35
16
1994
15,522
6,378
41
2,250
35
14
1995
16,680
6,399
38
2,140
33
13
1996
16,501
6,750
41
2,474
37
15
1997
16,455
6,455
39
2,168
34
13
Note: Freshman enrollment reported above is based on deposits received, on or before the deadline set by the Committee on Admission,
from students accepting the offer of admission extended by the University. Withdrawals may occur during the summer and the first
two weeks in September. Enrollment figures for Fall 1997 are based on deposits received as of May 10, 1997.
Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission
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Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollment - Class of 2001
Geographic Distribution
State
Applications
Acceptances
Enrollment
State
Alabama
19
6
2
Nevada
Alaska
14
5
2
New Hampshire
Arizona
58
16
4
New Jersey
Arkansas
14
4
2
New Mexico
California
1,189
455
99
New York
Colorado
92
36
13
1,166
451
189
Delaware
53
31
7
Ohio
District of Columbia
52
21
6
Florida
481
214
Georgia
111
Hawaii
Applications
Acceptances
Enrollment
25
11
2
278
101
43
1,716
688
257
26
16
4
2,902
1,160
360
North Carolina
66
26
5
North Dakota
3
2
1
301
151
32
Oklahoma
22
9
3
91
Oregon
59
28
8
46
16
Pennsylvania
750
293
93
88
44
13
Rhode Island
290
118
45
Idaho
13
5
2
South Carolina
30
9
1
Illinois
479
176
59
South Dakota
3
-
-
Indiana
65
34
7
Tennessee
44
22
2
Iowa
31
17
3
Texas
305
125
38
Kansas
27
12
4
Utah
24
14
4
Kentucky
32
11
1
Vermont
103
45
14
Louisiana
72
29
6
Virginia
216
84
16
Maine
225
71
19
Washington
124
52
21
Maryland
334
175
54
West Virginia
11
1
1
3,011
1,136
477
Wisconsin
111
49
15
Michigan
189
55
13
Wyoming
1
-
-
Minnesota
139
50
21
Puerto Rico
92
35
13
Mississippi
4
3
1
Missouri
127
64
15
25
9
2
Montana
8
3
2
Foreign
795
214
57
Nebraska
40
23
3
Total
16,455
6,455
2,168
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Virgin Islands, Guam,
Canal Zone
Note: Application totals are as of March 14, 1997. Acceptance totals are as of May 9, 1997. Enrollee totals are as of May 10, 1997. The Class
of 2001 includes students from 48 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and 30 foreign countries.
Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission
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Top Cross Application Competitor Schools of Enrolling Freshmen
Class of 1999, by Region of Residence
Home Region of Students
New England
Middle States
South
Mid-West
Southwest
West
Institutions
College of the Holy Cross, Harvard Univ., Dartmouth College, Georgetown Univ., Boston Univ.
Georgetown Univ., Cornell Univ., SUNY-Binghamton, Villanova Univ., Univ. of Pennsylvania
Georgetown Univ., Harvard Univ., Univ. of Florida, Univ. of Virginia, Boston Univ.
Northwestern Univ., Univ. of Notre Dame, Georgetown Univ., Univ. of Michigan
Univ. of Texas-Austin, Trinity Univ., Boston Univ., Brown Univ., Harvard Univ.
Georgetown Univ., UC-San Diego, Univ. of Notre Dame, UCLA, Princeton Univ., UC-Berkeley
Note: Competing institutions are ranked within each region by volume of shared applications submitted by students rated in the top
twenty-five percent of Boston College’s freshman applicant pool. Class of 1999 data are the most recent statistics available.
Source: Office of Enrollment Management Research
Undergraduate Transfer Student Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollment
Full-Time
Fall*
Applications
Acceptances
Acceptances
as a % of
Applications
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1,621
1,608
1,579
1,465
1,415
1,599
1,704
1,740
1,526
1,338
496
416
535
549
479
535
507
422
252
495
31
26
34
37
34
33
30
24
17
37
Total
Enrollment
Enrollment
as a % of
Acceptances
Enrollment
as a % of
Applications
308
251
309
297
238
271
222
216
113
247
62
60
58
54
50
51
44
51
45
50
19
16
20
20
17
17
13
12
7
19
* 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
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
27
17
29
37
27
37
44
31
11
22
20
4
6
12
15
12
8
6
1
5
59
51
57
43
73
72
50
58
43
66
202
179
217
205
123
150
120
121
58
154
308
251
309
297
238
271
222
216
113
247
119
94
135
128
99
122
88
91
42
112
189
157
174
172
139
149
134
125
71
135
308
251
309
297
238
271
222
216
113
247
* Transfer enrollment typically increases 75-125 students second semester.
Source: Office of Undergraduate Admission