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Boston College Acceptance Rate
Boston College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 stands at 15.6%, with 36,069 applicants and 5,645 accepted. The Early Action acceptance rate is significantly higher at 30.1%, accepting 1,331 out of 4,421 applicants, while the Regular Decision rate is just 13.6% with 4,214 out of 31,648 applicants accepted. The transfer acceptance rate is 17% for the same year, accepting 247 out of 1,448 applicants. Additionally, the waitlist acceptance rate is low at 1.3%, with only 116 out of 8,671 offered spots gaining admission. SAT scores for admitted students range from a 25th percentile composite of 1450 to a 75th percentile of 1520.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 36,069
Accepted Applicants: 5,645
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Boston College's overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2024 remains unavailable, but historical data indicates a downward trend in acceptance rates over recent years. The acceptance rate declined from 32.4% in 2017 to 15.6% in 2023, with a notable drop from 19.0% in 2021 to 16.6% in 2022 and further to 15.6% in 2023. Early Action (EA) applicants enjoyed a higher acceptance rate of 30.1% in 2023, compared to 13.6% for Regular Decision (RD) applicants in the same year. This trend highlights increasing competition for admission, as the number of applicants has surged from 28,454 in 2017 to over 36,000 in 2023.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Boston College's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2023 stands at 1.3%, with 116 out of 8,671 wait listed applicants receiving admission. This figure is an increase from the previous year (2022), which had an acceptance rate of only 0.7% and admitted just 55 out of 7,660 applicants. The Class of 2021 saw even fewer admissions, with a mere 0.09% acceptance rate as only 13 of 13,040 wait listed students were accepted. This upward trend indicates a slight improvement in the likelihood of admission for wait listed candidates in more recent years.
8671
Offered a Place
116
Admitted
1.3%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Boston College's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2023 is 17%, with 247 students admitted out of 1,448 applicants. This figure marks a notable increase from 14% in 2022 (339 out of 2,405) and 12.7% in 2021 (239 out of 1,874). Historical data shows a spike in 2020 with an anomalous acceptance rate of 123.6%, although that year had more admitted students (376) despite fewer applicants (1,589). The data indicates a trend of increasing competitiveness in recent years, as acceptance rates have fluctuated but demonstrate a recent upward trajectory.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 1,448
Accepted Applicants: 247
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
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SAT
1450-1520
Math: 720-780
Reading: 710-760
ACT
33-34
Math: 30-34
English: 34-35
Reading: 34-36
Science: 32-35
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| White | 56.4% |
| Asian American | 10.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.8% |
| Black/African American | 5.5% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.04% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.04% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Race and/or ethnicity unknown | 1.3% |
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