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Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard, 2025-26. Verify deadlines on the college's official site.

At a glance

Acceptance rate
16.4%
SAT middle-50 range
1440–1540
ACT middle-50 range
33–35
Next deadline
Check the college's official site
U.S. News rank · 2027
#31

Acceptance by major

No major-specific acceptance rates are published for this college.

SAT & ACT middle-50 ranges

The middle 50% of admitted students scored in these ranges.

TestMiddle-50 range
SAT total1440–1540
SAT Math730–780
SAT Reading & Writing710–760
ACT composite33–35

Application deadlines

Check the college’s official site for application deadlines — deadlines are not published in the IPEDS / College Scorecard data used for this directory.

Tuition & costs

Private · City setting. Tuition and fees for one academic year; net price is the average after grant aid.

Tuition & fees$73,508
Average net price$38,930

Popular majors

No major-specific acceptance rates are published for this college.

What this means

Selective. About 1 in 6 applicants is admitted overall. A single acceptance rate never tells the whole story: it says nothing about who you are, what you studied, or what your essays say.

How AdmittedNow fits it

Sign in to AdmittedNow and add Boston College to your list. Your fit score compares your GPA and test scores with this college’s published middle-50 ranges and acceptance rate.

Fit bands: Safety is 65 and above, Target is 40 to 64, Reach is below 40. A fit score is an estimate, not a prediction — AdmittedNow makes no admission guarantees.

Questions, answered honestly

What is the acceptance rate at Boston College?

Boston College admits 16.4% of applicants overall in this dataset.

When are the application deadlines at Boston College?

Check the college's official site for application deadlines — they are not published in the IPEDS / College Scorecard data used for this directory.

What SAT score range does Boston College publish?

The SAT middle-50 range at Boston College is 1440–1540, with an ACT middle-50 range of 33–35.

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