How many students at BC? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 15,287 students have enrolled in Boston College with 9,982 undergraduate and 5,305 graduate students.
By gender, 6,938 male and 8,349 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
814 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,801 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Boston College has a total of 15,287 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 9,982 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,305 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,938 male and 8,349 female students (the male-female ratio is 45:55) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 15,287 | 9,982 | 5,305 |
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| Men | 6,938 | 4,697 | 2,241 |
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| Women | 8,349 | 5,285 | 3,064 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 8,766 White, 764 Black, and 1,470 Asian students out of a total of 15,287 are attending at Boston College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 17 | 3 | 14 |
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| Asian | 1,470 | 685 | 785 |
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| Black | 764 | 334 | 430 |
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| Hispanic | 1,405 | 637 | 768 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| White | 8,766 | 3,849 | 4,917 |
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| Two or more races | 433 | 190 | 243 |
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| Race Unknown | 662 | 340 | 322 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 12 | 1 | 11 |
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| Asian | 1,122 | 558 | 564 |
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| Black | 491 | 215 | 276 |
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| Hispanic | 1,099 | 505 | 594 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| White | 5,743 | 2,646 | 3,097 |
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| Two or more races | 329 | 150 | 179 |
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| Race Unknown | 330 | 198 | 132 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| Asian | 348 | 127 | 221 |
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| Black | 273 | 119 | 154 |
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| Hispanic | 306 | 132 | 174 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 3,023 | 1,203 | 1,820 |
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| Two or more races | 104 | 40 | 64 |
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| Race Unknown | 332 | 142 | 190 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, BC has 149 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 11,624 students under 25 years old, and 3,637 students over 25 years old out of 15,577 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 149 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. BC has 9,680 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 155 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,944 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,482 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 149 | 79 | 70 |
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| 18-19 | 4,536 | 2,487 | 2,049 |
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| 20-21 | 4,521 | 2,412 | 2,109 |
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| 22-24 | 2,418 | 1,406 | 1,012 |
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| 25-29 | 1,943 | 1,114 | 829 |
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| 30-34 | 817 | 369 | 448 |
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| 35-39 | 338 | 162 | 176 |
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| 40-49 | 337 | 184 | 153 |
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| 50-64 | 190 | 128 | 62 |
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| Over 65 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 149 | 79 | 70 |
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| 18-19 | 4,536 | 2,487 | 2,049 |
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| 20-21 | 4,448 | 2,363 | 2,085 |
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| 22-24 | 547 | 211 | 336 |
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| 25-29 | 56 | 20 | 36 |
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| 30-34 | 28 | 9 | 19 |
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| 35-39 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
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| 40-49 | 27 | 9 | 18 |
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| 50-64 | 25 | 14 | 11 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 73 | 49 | 24 |
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| 22-24 | 1,871 | 1,195 | 676 |
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| 25-29 | 1,887 | 1,094 | 793 |
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| 30-34 | 789 | 360 | 429 |
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| 35-39 | 321 | 158 | 163 |
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| 40-49 | 310 | 175 | 135 |
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| 50-64 | 165 | 114 | 51 |
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| Over 65 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Boston College, 814 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,801 students are enrolled in some online courses.
476 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 338 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 15,287 | 814 | 1,801 |
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| Undergraduate | 9,982 | 118 | 753 |
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| Graduate | 5,305 | 696 | 1,048 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 476 | 306 | 32 |
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| Undergraduate | 101 | 16 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 375 | 290 | 31 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 9,982 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 135 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.35%.117 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 9,640 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 117 |
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| Regular Part-time | 207 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 18 |
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