How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Boston College admits about 16.4% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,440 and 1,540 on the SAT (interquartile range), and between 33 and 35 on the ACT. 12.9% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 13.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 12.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Boston College #285 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That standing reflects the institution's admission scale: at 16.4% admitted, the funnel is narrow, and the share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students enrolled is limited relative to institutions that open their doors more broadly. The gap between what outcomes show Boston College could deliver for mobility and what admission volume does deliver is the structural constraint on its access and mobility position. For students from low-income backgrounds who do gain admission, median earnings reach $94,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.1 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 90.8%, and 89.4% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a strong completion signal for the low-income students who enroll. Azimuth ranks Boston College #272 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is consistent with selective institutions that deliver strong per-student outcomes: low-income graduates who gain admission to Boston College complete at high rates and achieve median earnings that rank among the strongest in the country for this cohort — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
Boston College admits about 16.4% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,440 and 1,540 on the SAT (interquartile range), and between 33 and 35 on the ACT. 12.9% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 13.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 12.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Boston College #285 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That standing reflects the institution's admission scale: at 16.4% admitted, the funnel is narrow, and the share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students enrolled is limited relative to institutions that open their doors more broadly. The gap between what outcomes show Boston College could deliver for mobility and what admission volume does deliver is the structural constraint on its access and mobility position. For students from low-income backgrounds who do gain admission, median earnings reach $94,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.1 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 90.8%, and 89.4% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a strong completion signal for the low-income students who enroll. Azimuth ranks Boston College #272 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is consistent with selective institutions that deliver strong per-student outcomes: low-income graduates who gain admission to Boston College complete at high rates and achieve median earnings that rank among the strongest in the country for this cohort — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
Boston College admits about 16.4% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,440 and 1,540 on the SAT (interquartile range), and between 33 and 35 on the ACT. 12.9% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 13.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 12.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Boston College #285 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That standing reflects the institution's admission scale: at 16.4% admitted, the funnel is narrow, and the share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students enrolled is limited relative to institutions that open their doors more broadly. The gap between what outcomes show Boston College could deliver for mobility and what admission volume does deliver is the structural constraint on its access and mobility position. For students from low-income backgrounds who do gain admission, median earnings reach $94,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.1 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 90.8%, and 89.4% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a strong completion signal for the low-income students who enroll. Azimuth ranks Boston College #272 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is consistent with selective institutions that deliver strong per-student outcomes: low-income graduates who gain admission to Boston College complete at high rates and achieve median earnings that rank among the strongest in the country for this cohort — but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
