How BC's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 26.49%, and this year's acceptance rate is 16.00% at Boston College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 29.40% and women students' rate is 24.33%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Boston College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	32.22%	33.36%	31.32%
2014-15	33.91% 1.70%	35.44% 1.45%	32.78% 1.45%
2015-16	28.51% -5.41%	31.11% -6.19%	26.58% -6.19%
2016-17	31.14% 2.64%	33.28% 3.00%	29.58% 3.00%
2017-18	32.41% 1.27%	36.32% -0.03%	29.55% -0.03%
2018-19	27.89% -4.52%	30.97% -3.90%	25.65% -3.90%
2019-20	27.22% -0.66%	34.87% -4.12%	21.53% -4.12%
2020-21	26.38% -0.84%	29.36% 2.73%	24.26% 2.73%
2021-22	19.00% -7.38%	23.00% -7.26%	17.00% -7.26%
2022-23	16.66% -2.34%	18.66% -1.61%	15.39% -1.61%
2023-24	16.00% -0.66%	17.00% -1.39%	14.00% -1.39%
Average	26.49%	29.40%	24.33%

Boston College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.58% where the current academic year yield is 41.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Boston College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28.02%	28.82%	27.35%
2014-15	29.05% 1.03%	28.97% 1.77%	29.12% 1.77%
2015-16	25.72% -3.33%	27.28% -4.74%	24.38% -4.74%
2016-17	26.16% 0.44%	25.97% 1.94%	26.32% 1.94%
2017-18	26.15% -0.01%	26.61% -0.58%	25.74% -0.58%
2018-19	26.84% 0.69%	27.28% 0.72%	26.46% 0.72%
2019-20	23.73% -3.11%	20.36% 1.34%	27.80% 1.34%
2020-21	31.06% 7.33%	30.96% 3.35%	31.15% 3.35%
2021-22	32.99% 1.93%	33.01% 1.84%	33.00% 1.84%
2022-23	34.60% 1.61%	36.40% 0.28%	33.28% 0.28%
2023-24	41.00% 6.40%	41.99% 7.71%	40.99% 7.71%
Average	29.58%	29.79%	29.60%

Boston College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 31,553, the average number of admitted is 8,056, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,333. The number of BC applicants decreased by -10.93% (4,425 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Boston College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	24,538	7,905	2,215
2014-15	23,223 -1,315	7,875 73	2,288 73
2015-16	29,486 6,263	8,405 -126	2,162 -126
2016-17	28,956 -530	9,017 197	2,359 197
2017-18	28,454 -502	9,223 53	2,412 53
2018-19	31,084 2,630	8,669 -85	2,327 -85
2019-20	35,552 4,468	9,679 -30	2,297 -30
2020-21	29,382 -6,170	7,752 111	2,408 111
2021-22	39,846 10,464	7,571 90	2,498 90
2022-23	40,494 648	6,748 -163	2,335 -163
2023-24	36,069 -4,425	5,771 31	2,366 31
Average	31,553	8,056	2,333

Boston College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at BC

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes