Boston College CDS VERIFIED
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Northeast) · 9,500 undergrads · ~26 avg class size · 12:1 student-faculty · $70,702/yr sticker
private Tier 3
Jesuit university outside Boston. Carroll School of Management, strong undergrad business and finance recruiting.
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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.
Acceptance rate
16.2%
most recent reported cycle
By application round
Early Decision33.4%
Early Decision II24.4%
Regular Decision13.8%
By college within the university
Carroll School of Management (CSOM)
18.0%Connell School of Nursing
20.0%Lynch School of Education
18.0%Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
16.0%
GPA range
3.74–3.95
middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)
SAT mid-50%
1460–1520
middle 50% admitted SAT score
ACT mid-50%
33–35
middle 50% admitted ACT score
Median earnings (10-yr)
$103K
Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined
≈ 3.4 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance
Career outcomes · 11 sources
Median graduate earnings · 3.4 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $860K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
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Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Investment banking (Carroll School recruits well)
- Big Law
- Catholic ministry / nonprofit leadership
- Education + social work
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