Rankings: Boston College
| Rankings, Scores, and Key Indicators |
|
| U.S. News Rank:
|
34 |
| Score:
|
63 |
| Peer assessment score (out of 5)
|
3.5 |
| Graduation and retention rank:
|
19 |
| Average freshman retention rate:
|
95.5% |
| 6-year graduation rate:
|
91.0% |
| Predicted graduation rate:
|
88% |
| Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-):
|
3 |
| Faculty resources rank:
|
55 |
| Classes with under 20 students (2008):
|
47.2% |
| Classes with 50 or more students
(2008):
|
7.6% |
| Student faculty ratio (2008):
|
13:1 |
| Percent of faculty who are full-time
(2008)
|
77.6% |
| Student selectivity rank:
|
31 |
| SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (2008)
|
1250-1430 |
| 2008 Freshmen in top 10 percent of
high school class:
|
80% |
| Freshmen in top 25 percent of high
school class (2008):
|
95% |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate:
|
26.2% |
| Financial resources rank:
|
67 |
| Alumni giving rank:
|
35 |
| Average alumni giving rate (2008):
|
23.3% |
Overview: Boston College
| General Information |
|
| Percent of undergraduate students who
live in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing:
|
82% |
| Percent of undergraduates who are
members of a fraternity:
|
0% |
| Percent of student body who are
members of a sorority:
|
0% |
| Average percentage of students on
campus during weekends:
|
90% |
| Rules and regulations |
|
| Are all students permitted to have
cars on campus?
|
No
|
| Percent of students who have cars on
campus:
|
6% |
| Is alcohol permitted on campus for
students of legal age?
|
Yes
|
| Additional policies and regulations:
|
class attendance policies set by
individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Sports |
|
| Collegiate athletic association:
|
NCAA I |
| Men's scholarship sports:
|
baseball, basketball, cross country,
football, golf, ice hockey, soccer, swimming, tennis,
track and field (indoor), track and field (outdoor) |
| Women's scholarship sports:
|
basketball, crew (heavyweight), cross
country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse,
soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field
(indoor), track and field (outdoor), volleyball |
| Activities |
|
| Student activities:
|
choral groups, concert band, dance,
drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching
band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio
station, student government, student newspaper, student
film society, symphony orchestra, television station,
yearbook |
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