Boston College
MA · Private · Northeast · National university · Top 50 tier · 9,654 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~60% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. Recommends listing all scores; superscores across classic and enhanced ACT.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Enrolled students will be required to submit official test score reports for all self-reported scores upon matriculation.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 9,679 | 27.2% | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | 67% | 41% | 1370-1490 | 31-34 | Early Decision counts not reported. | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 7,752 | 26.4% | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | 64% | 36% | 1350-1480 | 31-34 | Early Decision counts not reported. | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 7,587 | 19% | 39.1% | Not reported | 50% | 30% | 20% | 1430-1510 | 33-34 | ||
| 2022-23 | 6,748 | 16.7% | 28.1% | Not reported | 52% | 34% | 18% | 1450-1520 | 33-35 | ||
| 2023-24 ↗ | 5,645 | 15.7% | 30.1% | Not reported | 44% | 28% | 16% | ERW 710-760, Math 720-780 | Not reported | SAT composite and ACT not reported that year. | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 5,632 | 16.2% | 33.4% | 60% | 45% | 30% | 15% | 1460-1520 | 33-35 | ||
| 2025-26 | Not yet published | ||||||||||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2024: 9%
- 2023: 2%
- 2022: 1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Not reported2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
Notes
- Latest Common Data Set available: 2024-25 (Fall 2024 entering class).
- Early Decision dates in the file are printed as 11/1/25 and 1/2/25.