Boston College

140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
http://www.bc.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1863
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Undergrad Students	9,019
Endowment	1,355,600,795
Application Deadline	January 2
Application Fee	70
Selectivity	Most selective
Application Deadline	January 2
Tuition	33,506
Room/Board	11,438

Services
Associated Firms	Pricewaterhouse Coopers, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, EMC Corporation, Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, Teach for America, and UBS Investment Bank.
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art serves as a dynamic educational resource for all of New England as well as the national and the international community. The Museum displays its notable permanent collection and mounts exhibitions of international scholarly importance from all periods and cultures of the history of art. The Museum is free and open to the public.
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Museums	Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art serves as a dynamic educational resource for all of New England as well as the national and the international community. The Museum displays its notable permanent collection and mounts exhibitions of international scholarly importance from all periods and cultures of the history of art. The Museum is free and open to the public.
Periodical Subs	52,338
# of Books	2,124,242
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	70%
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	0%
Students in sororities	0%
Campus Size	379 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	79%
College housing types	coed dorms (98%), special housing for disabled students (2%)
Popular Events	Middlemarch Ball, Various Sporting Events, Annual Dance Marathon
Nearest Airport	Boston (6), Providence/Warwick (47)
Nearest Train	Boston (6)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (Northeastern University)
Navy ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University)
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	200
# of fraternities	0
# of sororities	0
Students in fraternities	0%
Students in sororities	0%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Heights, Crossroads, The Observer
Honor Societies	Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Sigma Nu, Beta Gamma Sigma, Dobro Slovo, Golden Key National Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Order of the Cross and Crown, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Phi, Psi Chi, and Sigma Theta Tau.
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, Asian Christian Fellowship, Black Campus Ministry, Buddhist Club, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Ignatian Society, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Students Association, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Salt and Light Company, St. Thomas More Society, and United in Christ.
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) African Student Organization, Arab Students Association, Armenian Club, Asian Caucus, Black Student Forum, Brazilian Club, Cape Verdean Student Association, Caribbean Culture Club, Chinese Students Association, Cuban-American Students Association, French Club, German Academy, Hawaii Club, Hellenic Society, Il Circolo Italiano, Irish Society, Jamaica Association, Japan Club, Korean Students Association, L'Association Haitienne, Organization of Latin American Affairs, Philippine Society, Puerto Rican Association, Slavic Club, Society of Native American Peoples, South Asian Student Association, Southeast Asian Student Association, and the Vietnamese Students Association.
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) AHANA Leadership Council, CSOM Government, CSON Senate, LSOE Senate, Undergraduate Government of Boston College, Emerging Leader Program, Jenks Leadership Program, Mentoring Leadership Program, Peer Education Network, Shaw Leadership Program, Student Judicial Board, Student Organization Funding Committee, Acoustics, Against the Current, Anime, Role Playing, and Card Game Club, Art Club, Asinine, BC bOp, Jazz Ensemble, Bostonians, Committee for Creative Enactments, Concert Band, Contemporary Theater, Dance Ensemble, Dance Organization, Dramatics Society, Dynamics, FISTS, Floetry, Heightsmen, Hello . . . Shovelhead, Marching Band, Music Guild, My Mother's Fleabag, Pep Band, Sexual Chocolate Step Group, Sharps of Boston College, Swingkids, Symphony Orchestra, Synergy Hip Hop Dance Company, University Chorale, University Symphonic Band, University Wind Ensemble, Voices of Imani, College Democrats, College Republicans, Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Activism Coalition, Model United Nations, NAACP, Accounting Academy, AHANA Management Academy, Arts & Sciences Association, Association for Computing Machinery, Bellarmine Pre-Law Council, Biological Research Society, Black Law Student Association, Careers in Management, College Bowl, Computer Science Academy, CSOM Academies, CSOM Honors Program, Economics Association, English Association, Entrepreneur Society, Finance Academy, Free Radicals, Fulton Debating Society, Geology Club, Information Technology Club, International, Business Academy, Investment Club, Ladies in Business, LSOE Honors Program, Macintosh Users Group, Marketing Academy, Mathematics Society, Mendel Society; Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Student Association, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, Minority Engineers, Mock Trial Program, National Student Nurses Association, Operations and Strategic Management, Philosophy Association, Political Science Association, Psychology Club, Society for Neuroscience, Society of Physics Students, Sociology Club, Urban Project, Eagles on the Weekend, Nights on the Heights, O'Connell House Student Union, Residence Hall Association, Boston College Review, Elements, The Heights, Naked Singularity, Stylus, Sub Turri Yearbook, WVBC/WZBC 90. 3 FM, 4Boston, American Red Cross, Appalachia Volunteers, Best Buddies, BICSO, Campus School Volunteers, Circle K, Dance Marathon, Eagle Volunteer Corps, Festival of Friendship, Heights Boys and Girls Club, Learning to Serve, Operation Smile, Project 2000, Rotaract Club; SCOPE, AIDS Awareness Committee, Allies, Amnesty International, Animal Rights Organization, BC Student Agencies, Career Center Peer Advisors, Chess Club, Eagle EMS, Ecopledge, Environmental Action Coalition, FACES, LGBC, Mahjong Club; Partnership for Life, Quality of Student Life Committee, STITCH, Student Admission Program, UNICEF, Women's Resource Center, Men's Crew Club, Cycling Club, Equestrian Club, Field Hockey Club, Figure Skating Club, Golf Club, Karate Club, Men's Lacrosse Club, Women's Lacrosse Club, Multisport Club, Men's Rugby Club, Women's Rugby Club, Ski & Snowboarding Club, Men's Soccer Club, Women's Soccer Club, Special Olympics Club, Surf Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Men's Ultimate Frisbee Club, Women's Volleyball Club, Men's Water Polo Club, Women's Water Polo Club, Appalachia Volunteers, Borderlinks, Gimme a Break; Nicaragua Immersion, Pedro Arrupe Volunteers, and Urban Immersion.