Boston College Computer Science Programs

Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Boston College?

Contact details for Boston College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone:	617-552-8000
Website:	www.bc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Boston College?

You can apply to Boston College online at: www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Boston College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Boston College?

If you plan to apply to Boston College, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 17%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 19%, and the acceptance rate for women is 15%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to Boston College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 705 and 760. Math scores were between 730 and 780.

Boston College received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 35. Math scores were between 30 and 0. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Boston College?

The overall average net price of Boston College is $59,048. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Boston College, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $3,581 a year. That adds up to $14,324 over four years for those students.

Boston College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,955 undergraduate students at Boston College, with 9,749 being full-time and 206 being part-time.

There are also 5,622 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,749 full-time undergraduates at Boston College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Boston College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,047
Black or African American	415
Hispanic or Latino	1,084
White	5,591
International Students	864
Other Races/Ethnicities	748

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Boston College. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 104 countries are represented at Boston College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Spain.

Online Learning at Boston College

In 2022-2023, 2,615 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Boston College has changed over the last few years.

Boston College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	117	0	117
General Information Science	79	0	79
Computer & IS Security	0	35	35
TOTAL	196	35	231

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Harvey D. Egan under License

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