Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at BC

At Boston College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 26.49%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 16.00%. BC's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 6 years.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.58%, and the 2024 yield is 41.00%. The number of BC applicants decreased by -10.93% (4,425 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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).
YearTotalMenWomen
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.
YearTotalMenWomen
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.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
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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