NCSU vs Boston College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

NCSU is a public and Boston College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Boston College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,176) than NCSU ($30,869).
It is harder to admit to Boston College than NCSU.
Boston College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,355) than NCSU (1,355).
Boston College has higher submitted ACT score (30) than NCSU (30).
NCSU has more students with 36,831 students while Boston College has 15,577 students.
Boston College has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while NCSU's ratio is 15 to 1.
NCSU has more full-time faculties with 1,842 faculties while Boston College has 882 full-time faculties.

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NCSU	vs.	Boston College
Raleigh, North Carolina	Location	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$9,128 Out-Of-State$30,869	2023 Tuition & Fees	$64,176
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	46%
$8,951	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$44,727

47.48 %	Acceptance Rates	19.04 %
32.20 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	33.16 %
1,355	SAT Score	1,475
30	ACT Score	34
84 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	6 %
94 %	Retention Rate	95 %
36,831	Student Population	15,577
1,842	Number of Faculties	882
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare