Boston College
Boston College is one of the oldest Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United States. U.S. News and World Report ranks Boston College 31st among national universities.
Boston College confers more than 4,000 degrees annually in more than 50 fields of study through nine schools and colleges. Faculty members are committed to both teaching and research and have set new marks for research grant awards over the last ten years, more than $45 million in the last year alone.
The University has made a major commitment to academic excellence. It is in the process of adding faculty positions, expanding faculty and graduate research, increasing student financial aid, and widening opportunities in key undergraduate programs, such as foreign study, internships, community service, and personal formation.
Boston College has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, including a 75 percent increase in undergraduate applications over the past decade. During the same period, a remarkable increase in revenue from voluntary giving has helped to move the University’s endowment to approximately $1.4 billion, among the 40 largest in the nation.
Boston College was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1863 and, with 3 teachers and 22 students, opened its doors on September 5, 1864. Through its first seven decades, it remained a small undergraduate institution, serving the sons of the Irish working class, and teaching theology and philosophy, Greek and Latin classics, and English and modern languages.
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- Human Development
- Interdisciplinary Majors
- Education Minors
Graduate Programs
- Doctoral Programs
- Master’s Programs
- C.A.E.S. Programs
- Dual-Degrees with the Law School
- Dual-Degree with the School of Theology and Ministry
- Dual-Degree with the Carroll School of Management
- M.A. in Higher Education, Catholic University Leadership
- M.Ed. in Educational Administration and Catholic School Leadership
- Teaching English Language Learners Certificate
- Human Rights and International Justice Certificate
Schools & Colleges
- Boston College College of Arts & Sciences
- Boston College Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Carroll School of Management
- Lynch School of Education
- Connell School of Nursing
- Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
- Boston College Law School
- Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
- Woods College of Advancing Studies
Contact Details
Boston College
Campion Hall, Room 101
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
T: 617-552-4200
F: 617-552-0812
Official Website: http://www.bc.edu/
