Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 2,102 students out of 2,312 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Boston College.
By gender, 940 male and 1,162 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 90.69% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with very high research activity).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,312 | 2,102 | 90.92% |
| Men | 1,052 | 940 | 89.35% |
| Women | 1,260 | 1,162 | 92.22% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Boston College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 84.06%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 84.15%
- Hispanic: 92.37%
- White: 92.72%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 86.96%
- Unknown: 88.54%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 84.06%(211/251) | 78.29%(101/129) | 90.16%(110/122) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 84.15%(69/82) | 82.86%(29/35) | 85.11%(40/47) |
| Hispanic | 92.37%(242/262) | 89.91%(98/109) | 94.12%(144/153) |
| White | 92.72%(1,299/1,401) | 92.45%(588/636) | 92.94%(711/765) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) | - | - |
| Two or More Race | 86.96%(60/69) | 88.46%(23/26) | 86.05%(37/43) |
| Unknown | 88.54%(85/96) | 83.33%(40/48) | 93.75%(45/48) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Boston, the transfer-out rate is 6.44%. Its transfer-out rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 4.67%.
Boston's retention rate is 95% last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 95.28%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Boston College, 135 of 149 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 90.60%.