16.6% / 16.0%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications34,779
Overall admit rate16.2%
In-state admit rate16.6%
Out-of-state admit rate16.0%
Enrolled2,394 · 42.5% yield
Admitted from waitlist352 of 7,444
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#13
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#1326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#3226
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#3626
NicheBest Colleges in America#4526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#5426
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#5526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#9826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/2 → 1-Apr → 5/1/25
Early decision11/1/25 → by 12/15/25 · binding
Early decision 21/2/25
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 4 Sci, 4 SciLab, 4 FL, 4 SS, 4 Hist
Admissions URLwww.commonapp.org/school/boston-college
Admissions emailadmission@bc.edu
Admissions phone617 552 3100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Georgetown Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
University of Notre Dame IN · Private (nonprofit)9.4%15008K
Tufts University MA · Private (nonprofit)10.8%15007K
Villanova University PA · Private (nonprofit)27.0%14507K
Wake Forest University NC · Private (nonprofit)21.6%14505K
Fordham University NY · Private (nonprofit)59.3%140010K
College of the Holy Cross MA · Private (Nonprofit)—13403K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.