Boston College
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private research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Motto
- Αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν ( Greek )
- Motto in english
- Ever to Excel
- Type
- Private research university
- Established
- March 31, 1863 ; 163 years ago ( 1863-03-31 )
- Founder
- John McElroy
- Accreditation
- NECHE
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic ( Jesuit )
- Academic affiliations
- AJCU ACCU NAICU
- Endowment
- $4.24 billion (2025)
- President
- William P. Leahy
- Provost
- David Quigley
- Academic staff
- 917 full-time, 601 part-time
- Students
- 15,234 (fall 2024)
- Undergraduates
- 9,654 (fall 2024)
- Postgraduates
- 5,072 (fall 2024)
- Other students
- 508 (fall 2024)
- Campus
- Small City, 388 acres (157 ha) (total) Main Campus, 175 acres (71 ha) Messina College , 48 acres (19 ha) Newton Campus, 40 acres (16 ha) Brighton Campus, 65 acres (26 ha)
- Newspaper
- The Heights
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Education, Funder
- Founded
- 1863
- Location
- Boston, United States
- Also known as
- BC
- Status
- Active
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Encyclopedic overview
Boston College (BC) is a private Catholic Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order, the university has more than 15,000 total students.
Boston College was originally located in the South End of Boston before moving most of its campus to Chestnut Hill in 1907. Its main campus is a historic district and features some of the earliest examples of collegiate gothic architecture in North America. The campus is 6 miles west of downtown Boston. It offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its nine colleges and schools. Boston College is classified as a "Research 1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production" university by the Carnegie Classification.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boston College” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.