Boston College is a private institution that was founded in the year 1863. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 9,099, the setting of it is suburban, and the campus area is 328 acres. It has a semester based academic calendar. The Boston College's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 31.
Boston College was founded by the Society of Jesus and has maintained its Roman Catholic Jesuit religious affiliation. B.C. competes in almost 30 NCAA Division I varsity sports in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The B.C. Eagles have the top graduation rates for their student-athletes in the country. There are no sororities on campus; but the school has over 200 clubs and organizations. The freshmen are not live on campus, but the majority opts to do so. The University is located in Chestnut Hill, Mass., which is six miles towards west of Boston, and its main campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Boston College is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with high research activity. It comprises of nine schools, which include top ranked graduate programs, including its Boston College Law School, Carroll School of Management and Lynch School of Education. Approximately 50 percent of students engage in the international experience before they become graduates. The Heights, is the nickname for the college, depicts to its hilltop location and is the name of the student newspaper also. Distinguished alumni include former Speaker of U S House of Representatives Tip O’Neill and Sen. John Kerry.
Contact Details
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1863
Religious affiliation-Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-suburban
Majors Courses Offered
Classical and Ancient Studies, Philosophy,Computer Science, Education, EDUCATION, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering,Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Engineering Technology, Linguistics, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Russian Language and Literature,Systematics, and Population Biology, German Language and Literature,Latin Language and Literature, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other, Modern Greek Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, Italian Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics,Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, English Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Mathematics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics, Environmental Science, Biological and Physical Sciences, Ancient Studies/Civilization, Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies.
Minors Offered
Computer Science, Dance, Art History,Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, Civil Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics,Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies, French Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Latin Language, English Language and Literature, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Architecture, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies, Criticism and Conservation.