First-year admissions

Boston College acceptance rate

Boston College admitted 16.2% of first-year applicants for fall 2024 (5,632 of 34,779), up from 15.7% for fall 2023, the lowest in the four years with figures. Early decision admitted 33.4% for fall 2024 (1,434 of 4,288). It was 27.9% for fall 2018. Usable figures for fall 2019, fall 2020, and fall 2022 are not in our archive.

Boston College’s acceptance rate, fall 2018–2024

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision. — = not reported or not usable.

Boston College first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20242024–25 report	16.2%33.4% ED	34,779	5,632	2,394	42.5%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	15.7%—	36,069	5,645	2,335	41.4%	PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20212021–22 report	19.0%—	39,846	7,587	2,516	33.2%	PDF
Fall 20202020–21 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20192019–20 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20182018–19 report	27.9%—	31,084	8,669	2,327	26.8%	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Boston College, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.