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Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The location of Boston College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Boston College?

Contact details for Boston College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone:	617-552-8000
Website:	www.bc.edu

Can I Afford Boston College?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Boston College paid $602 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$66,410	$66,410
Fees	$1,270	$1,270
Books and Supplies	$1,250	$1,250
On Campus Room and Board	$18,475	$18,475
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,200	$2,200

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Boston College, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $3,588 a year. That adds up to $14,352 over four years for those students.

Boston College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,780 undergraduate students at Boston College, with 9,571 being full-time and 209 being part-time.

There are also 5,154 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,571 full-time undergraduates at Boston College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Boston College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,012
Black or African American	402
Hispanic or Latino	1,075
White	5,537
International Students	739
Other Races/Ethnicities	806

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Boston College. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 104 countries are represented at Boston College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Spain.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.