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Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Official telephone: (617) 552-3100
Fax number: (617) 552-8828
Website: www.bc.edu
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| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
| Total undergraduates: |
4,285 men, 4,735 women, 9,020 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
4,285 men, 4,735 women, 9,020 total |
| Total graduate students: |
1,495 men, 2,347 women, 3,842 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
488 men, 1,106 women, 1,594 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
1,007 men, 1,241 women, 2,248 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
72% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 4.9% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 9.6% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 8.8% | Hispanic |
| 70.1% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.5% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 3.9% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 5.9% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 9.1% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 8.2% | Hispanic |
| 72.0% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.2% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 2.2% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
379 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Chestnut Hill/Newton |
| Population of city/town: |
83,829 |
| Nearest major city: |
Boston |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
6 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
589,141 |
| Online campus map: |
www.bc.edu/cwis/
campus_maps/
campus_maps.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Housing is not available to about 50% of the junior class (who may do study abroad or live in an apartment off campus for their junior year). |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (98%)
- special housing for disabled students (2%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
82% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
18% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
6% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1000 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Departmental student labs. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Rare books and special collections. Graduate and undergraduate study space. Educational resource center. Social work library. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art museum.
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
95% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Heights, The Observer, Stylus |
| Number of honor societies: |
12 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
200 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, Muslim Students Association, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Salt and Light Company, St. Thomas More Society, United in Christ, Asian Christian Fellowship, Black Campus Ministry, Buddhist Club, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Episocopal Campus Ministry, Hillel, Ignatian Society, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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African Students Organization, Cuban-American Students Association, French Club, German Academy, Hawaii Club, Hellenic Society, Il Circolo Italiano, Irish Society, Jamaica Association, Japan Club, Korean Students Association, Arab Students Association, L'Association Haitienne, Organization of Latin American Affairs , Philippine Society, Puerto Rican Association, Slavic Club, Society of Native American Peoples, South Asian Student Association, Southeast Asian Student Association , Vietnamese Students Association, Armenian Club, Asian Caucus, Black Student Forum, Brazilian Club, Cape Verdean Student Association, Caribbean Culture Club, Chinese Students Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Please refer to: http://www.bc.edu/offices/odsd/student-prog/aboutclubs/clublisting/, Mentoring Leadership Program, Naked Singularity, Stylus, Sub Turri Yearbook, WVBC/WZBC 90.3 FM, 4Boston, American Red Cross, Appalachia Volunteers, Best Buddies, BICSO, Campus School Volunteers, Shaw Leadership Program, Circle K, Dance Marathon, Eagle Volunteer Corps, Festival of Friendship, Heights Boys and Girls Club, Learning to Serve, Operation Smile, Project 2000, Rotaract Club, Student Community for Pre-Medical Experience, Student Judicial Board, AIDS Awareness Committee, Allies, Amnesty International, Boston College Student Agencies, b.l.u.e. Peer Educators, Career Center Peer Advisors, Chess Club, Eagle EMS, Ecopledge, Environmental Action Coalition, Student Organization Funding Committee, FACES, LGBC, Mahjong Club, Pro-Life Club, Quality of Student Life Committee, STITCH, Student Admission Program, UNICEF, Women's Resource Center, WCAS Student Senate, Acoustics, , Against the Current, AHANA Collective Theatre, Anime, Role Playing and Card Game Club, Art Club, Asinine, AHANA Leadership Council, BC bOp Jazz Ensemble, Bostonians, Committee for Creative Enactments, Contemporary Theater, Dance Ensemble, Dance Organization, Dramatics Society, Dynamics, Females Incorporating Sisterhood Through Step, Floetry, CSOM Government, Heightsmen, Hello Shovelhead, Music Guild, My Mother's Fleabag, Pep Bands, Phaymus Dance Entertainment, Screaming Eagles Marching Band, Sexual Chocolate Step Team, Sharps of Boston College, Swingkids, CSON Senate, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, Synergy Hip Hop Dance Company, University Chorale, University Wind Ensemble, Voices of Imani, Americans for Informed Democracy, College Democrats, College Republicans, Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Activism Coalition, LSOE Senate, Model United Nations, NAACP, Accounting Academy, AHANA Management Academy, Arts & Sciences Association, Association for Computing Machinery, Bellarmine Pre-Law Council, Biological Research Society, Black Law Student Association, Careers in Management, Undergraduate Government of Boston College, College Bowl, Computer Science Academy, CSOM Academies, CSOM Honors Program, Economics Association, English Association, Entrepreneur Society, Finance Academy, Free Radicals, Fulton Debating Society, Geology Club, Information Technology Club, International Business Academy, Investment Club, Ladies in Business, LSOE Honors Program, Macintosh Users Group, Marketing Academy, Mathematics Society, Mendel Society, Emerging Leader Program, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Student Association, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, Minority Engineers, Mock Trial Program, National Student Nurses Association, Operations Academy, Philosophy Association, Political Science Association, Pre-Dental Society, Psychology Club, Jenks Leadership Program, Society for Neuroscience, Society of Physics Students, Sociology Club, Urban Project, Eagles on the Weekend, Nights on the Heights, O'Connell House Student Union, Residence Hall Association, Boston College Review, The Heights |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Eugene B. De Filippo,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Jody Mooradian,
Associate Athletic Director |
| School colors: |
Maroon and Gold |
| School mascot: |
Eagles |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Atlantic Coast Conference (Division I, Football I-A);Eastern College Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-AA);Hockey East Association (Division I) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's Alpine skiing | no | |
| Men's baseball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's fencing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's football | yes | NCAA Div. I-A |
| Men's golf | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's ice hockey | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's sailing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's Alpine skiing | no | |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's fencing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's field hockey | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's golf | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's ice hockey | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's lacrosse | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's sailing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's softball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's swimming | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's volleyball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
10% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
67% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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William J. Flynn Recreational Complex
Shea Fields Complex
Conte Forum/Kelley Rink
Newton Campus Soccer Fields
Brighton Campus fields
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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Basketball, football, futsol, ice hockey, soccer, softball, volleyball, tennis, golf, triathlon, fitness and strength competition, wiffleball, ultimate frisbee, racquetball
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| Club sports for men: |
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Crew, volleyball, rugby, water polo, soccer, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, karate, cycling, ski and snowboard, equestrian, golf, Special olympics, multi-sport, surf |
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| Club sports for women: |
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Rugby, water polo, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, figure skating, karate, cycling, ski and snowboard, equestrian, golf, Special Olympics, multi-sport, surf |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Boston (6 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Providence/Warwick (47 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Boston (6 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Boston (6 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
16% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
26% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston College (MA);Boston University (MA);Columbia University (NY);George Washington University (DC);Georgetown University (DC);Harvard University (MA);New York University (NY);Northeastern University (MA);Tufts University (MA) |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
70% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, Teach for America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, EMC Corporation |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Doug Flutie '85, Heisman Trophy winner 1984, professional
football player, chairman of charitable foundation for autism research Chris O'Donnell '92, Hollywood actor has appeared in 19 films along with TV Shows such as Grey's Anatomy.
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