Enrollment Trends at BC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,943 where 15,432 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 15,577 students in 2022 and was lowest at 14,354 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 14,354 to 15,432 students, a net gain of 1,078 (7.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Boston College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,354	9,796	4,623	5,173	4,558	1,978	2,580
2016-17	14,466 112	9,870 74	4,580 -43	5,290 117	4,596 38	2,003 25	2,593 13
2017-18	14,628 162	9,921 51	4,687 107	5,234 -56	4,707 111	2,054 51	2,653 60
2018-19	14,720 92	9,927 6	4,695 8	5,232 -2	4,793 86	2,107 53	2,686 33
2019-20	14,747 27	9,901 -26	4,671 -24	5,230 -2	4,846 53	2,097 -10	2,749 63
2020-21	14,934 187	9,780 -121	4,588 -83	5,192 -38	5,154 308	2,237 140	2,917 168
2021-22	15,577 643	9,955 175	4,691 103	5,264 72	5,622 468	2,373 136	3,249 332
2022-23	15,287 -290	9,982 27	4,697 6	5,285 21	5,305 -317	2,241 -132	3,064 -185
2023-24	15,280 -7	10,083 101	4,719 22	5,364 79	5,197 -108	2,183 -58	3,014 -50
2024-25	15,432 152	10,314 231	4,907 188	5,407 43	5,118 -79	2,175 -8	2,943 -71
Average	14,943	9,953	4,686	5,267	4,990	2,145	2,845

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,953 where 10,314 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Boston College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,796	9,541	4,489	5,052	255	134	121
2016-17	9,870	9,647	4,470	5,177	223	110	113
2017-18	9,921	9,681	4,559	5,122	240	128	112
2018-19	9,927	9,696	4,571	5,125	231	124	107
2019-20	9,901	9,666	4,538	5,128	235	133	102
2020-21	9,780	9,571	4,482	5,089	209	106	103
2021-22	9,955	9,749	4,564	5,185	206	127	79
2022-23	9,982	9,757	4,569	5,188	225	128	97
2023-24	10,083	9,856	4,573	5,283	227	146	81
2024-25	10,314	9,979	4,721	5,258	335	186	149
Average	9,953	9,953	4,554	5,161	9,953	132	106

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,990 where 5,118 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Boston College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,558	3,528	1,511	2,017	1,030	467	563
2016-17	4,596	3,503	1,485	2,018	1,093	518	575
2017-18	4,707	3,528	1,506	2,022	1,179	548	631
2018-19	4,793	3,469	1,523	1,946	1,324	584	740
2019-20	4,846	3,411	1,449	1,962	1,435	648	787
2020-21	5,154	3,457	1,463	1,994	1,697	774	923
2021-22	5,622	3,912	1,626	2,286	1,710	747	963
2022-23	5,305	3,680	1,493	2,187	1,625	748	877
2023-24	5,197	3,611	1,483	2,128	1,586	700	886
2024-25	5,118	3,713	1,534	2,179	1,405	641	764
Average	4,990	4,990	1,507	2,074	4,990	638	771

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.33%. The percentage was 58.39% 10 years ago and BC still has a high percentage of white students. 9.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.42% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.92% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.39% to 55.33%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.19% to 9.43%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.96% to 5.42%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.47% to 10.92%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6682 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6429 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Boston College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	12	1,176	568	1,216	3	8,381	389
2016-17	8	1,199	545	1,249	6	8,444	376
2017-18	6	1,203	554	1,341	3	8,555	413
2018-19	7	1,242	574	1,388	3	8,393	452
2019-20	9	1,318	589	1,450	4	8,280	467
2020-21	5	1,274	610	1,374	4	7,938	488
2021-22	10	1,300	615	1,365	3	7,759	498
2022-23	17	1,470	764	1,405	5	8,766	433
2023-24	15	1,444	836	1,491	7	8,609	517
2024-25	9	1,456	836	1,685	9	8,539	667
Average	10	1,308	649	1,396	5	8,366	470