Student Population at BC

The following chart compares BC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.

BC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 34,334 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts average (3,644 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Boston College and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 7,082 male and 8,350 female students attending BC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.85 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BC.

At Boston College, 2,771 students (17.96% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 732 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 482 students live in Massachusetts where Boston College is located in and 237 students have enrolled from other states.