Boston College is a prestigious Jesuit university founded in 1863. Widely respected for its rigorous liberal arts program, it enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students looking to fulfill their mission of faith and service.
Undergrads are required to complete a comprehensive core curriculum with subjects ranging from science to theology. Popular majors include economics, finance, political science and biology. Boston College shines in outcomes: Its six-year graduation rate is nearly 92% and students go on to earn median salaries above $100,000 in their first several years in the labor market.
With Boston in the college’s backyard, students have a major city to draw on for entertainment, shopping, internships and job opportunities. There's no Greek life on campus, but students can enjoy BC's many social, music and special interest organizations (improv group My Mother's Fleabag counts Amy Poehler as an alumna).
And if cheering for their own Division I athletes isn’t enough, students take their Boston Marathon responsibilities very seriously; lining the edge of campus at Mile 21 to root for the runners each spring.
