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 Boston College has an acceptance rate of 17% . Of those admitted, 35% go on to enroll. The application fee is $80 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $80
  • Number of Applicants: 40,494
  • Percent Admitted: 17%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 35%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 40,494 15,887 24,459
Percent admitted17%19%15%
Percent admitted who enrolled35%36%33%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

Boston College Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA✔   
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations✔   
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)  ✔ 
TOEFL (if applicable)✔   

Boston College Test Scores

Boston College SAT Scores

SAT Range1435 – 1540
SAT Average1488
SAT 25th Percentile1435
SAT 75th Percentile1540

Boston College ACT Scores

ACT Range33 – 35
ACT Average34
ACT 25th Percentile33
ACT 75th Percentile35

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.