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Applying to Boston

Acceptance Rate 16.43%
Yield 43.46%
SAT Score 1,500
ACT Score 34
Applicants 35,037

Boston Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 16.43% at Boston College. Total 35,037 students applied and 5,755 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,500 and the average ACT score is 34.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$80
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/admission.html
Online Applicationwww.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate16.43%
Average Test Scores1,500 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 16.43%. A total of 35,037 students (14,202 men and 20,829 women) have applied to and 5,755 (2,853 men and 2,902 women) students admitted to Boston College.
Among them, 1,240 male and 1,261 female students have enrolled into Boston and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 43.46%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Boston
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants35,03714,20220,82960
Admitted5,7552,8532,90200
Enrolled2,5011,2401,26100
Acceptance Rate 16.43% 20.09% 13.93% 0.00% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 43.46% 43.46% 43.45% - -
[Chart] Boston College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Boston, 711 applicants (30% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 366 applicants (15%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,500 at Boston. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,540 and 25th percentile score is 1,440.
The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25th percentile score is 33.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Boston. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Boston with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Boston
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total144015001540
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710740760
Math730760780
ACT Composite333435
Math303234
English343535
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Boston College, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Boston
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✓
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Boston

The calendar system at Boston College is Semester. Boston College accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Boston College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔