The student population at Boston College is 15,287 (9,982 undergraduate and 5,305 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 978 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at BC is 65.30% which is increased by 284 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 694 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

814 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,756.70% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,734 where 15,287 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

65.30% of total students is undergraduate students and 34.70% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 284 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 694 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in BC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Boston College since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,3099,6984,5305,1684,6111,9702,641
2014-1514,317
8
9,856
158
4,576
46
5,280
112
4,461
-150
1,933
-37
2,528
-113
2015-1614,354
37
9,796
-60
4,623
47
5,173
-107
4,558
97
1,978
45
2,580
52
2016-1714,466
112
9,870
74
4,580
-43
5,290
117
4,596
38
2,003
25
2,593
13
2017-1814,628
162
9,921
51
4,687
107
5,234
-56
4,707
111
2,054
51
2,653
60
2018-1914,720
92
9,927
6
4,695
8
5,232
-2
4,793
86
2,107
53
2,686
33
2019-2014,747
27
9,901
-26
4,671
-24
5,230
-2
4,846
53
2,097
-10
2,749
63
2020-2114,934
187
9,780
-121
4,588
-83
5,192
-38
5,154
308
2,237
140
2,917
168
2021-2215,577
643
9,955
175
4,691
103
5,264
72
5,622
468
2,373
136
3,249
332
2022-2315,287
-290
9,982
27
4,697
6
5,285
21
5,305
-317
2,241
-132
3,064
-185
Average14,7349,8694,6345,2354,8652,0992,766
Boston College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,869 where 9,982 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Boston College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,6989,3904,3795,011308151157
2014-159,8569,5264,4065,120330170160
2015-169,7969,5414,4895,052255134121
2016-179,8709,6474,4705,177223110113
2017-189,9219,6814,5595,122240128112
2018-199,9279,6964,5715,125231124107
2019-209,9019,6664,5385,128235133102
2020-219,7809,5714,4825,089209106103
2021-229,9559,7494,5645,18520612779
2022-239,9829,7574,5695,18822512897
Average9,8699,8694,5035,1209,869131115
Boston College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,865 where 5,305 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Boston College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,6113,5261,5232,0031,085447638
2014-154,4613,4981,4991,999963434529
2015-164,5583,5281,5112,0171,030467563
2016-174,5963,5031,4852,0181,093518575
2017-184,7073,5281,5062,0221,179548631
2018-194,7933,4691,5231,9461,324584740
2019-204,8463,4111,4491,9621,435648787
2020-215,1543,4571,4631,9941,697774923
2021-225,6223,9121,6262,2861,710747963
2022-235,3053,6801,4932,1871,625748877
Average4,8654,8651,5082,0434,865592723
Boston College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.34%. The percentage was 57.21% 10 years ago and BC still has a high percentage of white students. 9.62% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.00% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Boston College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14151,1305901,28168,186341
2014-15151,1445751,23818,299375
2015-16121,1765681,21638,381389
2016-1781,1995451,24968,444376
2017-1861,2035541,34138,555413
2018-1971,2425741,38838,393452
2019-2091,3185891,45048,280467
2020-2151,2746101,37447,938488
2021-22101,3006151,36537,759498
2022-23171,4707641,40558,766433
Average101,2465981,33148,300423
Boston College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

814 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,756.70% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Boston College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1514,31709714,220
2015-1614,354119314,250
2016-1714,4663919914,228
2017-1814,62814029514,193
2018-1914,72018931614,215
2019-2014,74728544314,019
2020-2114,9341,50511,1162,313
2021-2215,5776506,5908,337
2022-2315,2878141,80112,672
Average14,7814042,32812,050

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