Boston College Historical Acceptance Rate

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.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2023	36,069	5,645	13.6%	30.1%	15.6%
2022	40,494	6,748	15.2%	28.1%	16.6%
2021	39,846	7,587	17.2%	39.1%	19%
2020	29,382	7,752	26.3%	-	26.3%
2019	35,552	9,679	27.2%	-	27.2%
2018	31,084	8,669	27.8%	-	27.8%
2017	28,454	9,223	32.4%	-	32.4%
2016	28,956	9,017	31.1%	-	31.1%
2015	29,486	8,405	28.5%	-	28.5%

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