How many students at BC? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 15,432 students have enrolled in Boston College with 10,314 undergraduate and 5,118 graduate students.
By gender, 7,082 male and 8,350 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,644 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
732 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,039 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Boston College has a total of 15,432 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 10,314 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,118 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 7,082 male and 8,350 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 15,432 | 10,314 | 5,118 |
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| Men | 7,082 | 4,907 | 2,175 |
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| Women | 8,350 | 5,407 | 2,943 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 8,539 White, 836 Black, and 1,456 Asian students out of a total of 15,432 are attending at Boston College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Boston College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 66.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| Asian | 1,456 | 695 | 761 |
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| Black | 836 | 364 | 472 |
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| Hispanic | 1,685 | 734 | 951 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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| White | 8,539 | 3,812 | 4,727 |
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| Two or more races | 667 | 275 | 392 |
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| Race Unknown | 603 | 326 | 277 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| Asian | 1,134 | 571 | 563 |
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| Black | 537 | 229 | 308 |
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| Hispanic | 1,312 | 590 | 722 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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| White | 5,762 | 2,711 | 3,051 |
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| Two or more races | 518 | 222 | 296 |
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| Race Unknown | 377 | 219 | 158 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Asian | 322 | 124 | 198 |
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| Black | 299 | 135 | 164 |
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| Hispanic | 373 | 144 | 229 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 2,777 | 1,101 | 1,676 |
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| Two or more races | 149 | 53 | 96 |
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| Race Unknown | 226 | 107 | 119 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, BC has 130 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 11,671 students under 25 years old, and 3,609 students over 25 years old out of 15,280 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 130 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. BC has 9,877 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 206 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,794 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,403 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 130 | 88 | 42 |
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| 18-19 | 4,431 | 2,449 | 1,982 |
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| 20-21 | 4,820 | 2,576 | 2,244 |
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| 22-24 | 2,290 | 1,358 | 932 |
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| 25-29 | 1,906 | 1,037 | 869 |
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| 30-34 | 780 | 382 | 398 |
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| 35-39 | 359 | 178 | 181 |
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| 40-49 | 368 | 187 | 181 |
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| 50-64 | 181 | 116 | 65 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 130 | 88 | 42 |
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| 18-19 | 4,429 | 2,448 | 1,981 |
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| 20-21 | 4,753 | 2,537 | 2,216 |
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| 22-24 | 565 | 230 | 335 |
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| 25-29 | 85 | 28 | 57 |
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| 30-34 | 29 | 4 | 25 |
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| 35-39 | 29 | 7 | 22 |
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| 40-49 | 33 | 12 | 21 |
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| 50-64 | 26 | 8 | 18 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 67 | 39 | 28 |
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| 22-24 | 1,725 | 1,128 | 597 |
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| 25-29 | 1,821 | 1,009 | 812 |
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| 30-34 | 751 | 378 | 373 |
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| 35-39 | 330 | 171 | 159 |
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| 40-49 | 335 | 175 | 160 |
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| 50-64 | 155 | 108 | 47 |
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| Over 65 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Boston College, 732 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,039 students are enrolled in some online courses.
482 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 250 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 15,432 | 732 | 2,039 |
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| Undergraduate | 10,314 | 133 | 876 |
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| Graduate | 5,118 | 599 | 1,163 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 482 | 239 | 11 |
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| Undergraduate | 120 | 12 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 362 | 227 | 10 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 10,314 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 235 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.28%.173 students have transferred in as full-time status and 62 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 9,806 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 173 |
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| Regular Part-time | 273 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 62 |
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BC Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 15,432 students are enrolled at BC.
10,314 undergraduate and 5,118 graduate students are enrolled at BC.
7,082 male (45.89%) and 8,350 female (54.11%) students are attending BC.
1,628 international students (10.55%) are enrolled at BC, including 662 undergraduate and 966 graduate students.
BC has a student population that is diverse: 8,539 White (55.33%), 836 Black (5.42%), and 1,456 Asian (9.43%) students are enrolled.
130 students are under 18 and 15 students are over 65 years old.
732 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 2,039 students take some online courses.