Boston College's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Boston College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Boston College students is 90.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 91.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 89.6%.

90.8%

asian 88.6% 194 students
African American 84.8% 78 students
white 92.3% 1,337 students
unknown 90.3% 84 students
hispanic 88.1% 192 students
International Students 89.5% 137 students
Mixed Race 85.5% 65 students

Drop Out

Boston College has an overall drop-out rate of 2.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 3.0% and 2.1% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

2.5%

asian 2.3% 5 students
African American 5.4% 5 students
white 1.5% 22 students
unknown 3.2% 3 students
hispanic 3.7% 8 students
International Students 7.8% 12 students
Mixed Race 4.0% 3 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Boston College at a rate of 6.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 5.9%, and male students' 7.0%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

6.4%

asian 8.7% 19 students
African American 9.8% 9 students
white 6.2% 89 students
unknown 6.4% 6 students
hispanic 7.3% 16 students
Mixed Race 10.5% 8 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.3%

hispanic 0.9% 2 students
International Students 2.0% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$89,714	$84,100	$105,872
Finance and Financial Management Services	$74,320	$75,518	$94,626
Information Science/Studies	$69,748	$76,460	$90,750
Accounting and Related Services	$69,899	$69,937	$82,416
Economics	$64,785	$69,069	$77,978
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,146	$71,015	$77,900
Mathematics	$61,790	$70,596	$76,662
Marketing	$58,593	$63,005	$71,262
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,885	$63,997	$68,825
Communication and Media Studies	$49,055	$46,940	$56,486
International/Global Studies	$39,636	$42,682	$55,849
Sociology	$38,212	$43,426	$53,815
Psychology, General	$37,262	$42,682	$51,564
Political Science and Government	$45,951	$44,276	$50,892
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$41,342	$50,515
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$41,046	$42,433	$50,512
English Language and Literature, General	$36,672	$41,667	$49,145
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$52,107	$49,024
Philosophy	$51,737	$33,281	$42,201
History	$45,345	$37,748	$42,186
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$34,995	$31,133	$41,829
Biology, General	$38,609	$33,022	$40,135
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$71,395	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$39,874	$33,993	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$64,987	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$32,382	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$27,539	$24,035	NA
Chemistry	NA	$51,273	NA
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$40,529	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$90,012	$117,572	$142,311
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$99,514	$115,060	$137,599
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,426	$100,439	$112,343
Accounting and Related Services	$66,939	$68,117	$77,828
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	NA	$57,995	$65,144
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,320	$53,179	$58,337
Educational Administration and Supervision	$53,106	$52,316	$56,135
Curriculum and Instruction	$50,697	$50,231	$54,622
Special Education and Teaching	$51,380	$50,105	$54,129
Social Work	$49,420	$50,000	$53,506
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$44,811	$45,618	$50,877
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$45,050	$43,540	$48,794
English Language and Literature, General	$45,148	$40,089	$48,064
History	$49,394	$51,607	NA
Philosophy	NA	$25,194	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,515	$46,087	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$44,457	$51,273	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$114,055	$111,435	$126,491
Chemistry	NA	$69,338	NA
Theological and Ministerial Studies	NA	$69,338	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$76,460	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$89,485	$93,588	$114,789

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