The University
Founded as a small liberal arts college in 1863, Boston College has grown in size and stature to become one of the world's leading Jesuit universities. Our student body of 14,500 draws from 100 countries worldwide, and includes some 5,000 students in nationally ranked graduate schools of arts and sciences, education, management, nursing, social work and law. As part of our continuing commitment to academic excellence, we are in the process of adding faculty positions, expanding faculty and graduate research, increasing student financial aid, and widening opportunities in key undergraduate programs.
Even as we have grown in size and prestige, Boston College has remained committed to the goal of Jesuit education: the development of students' minds and hearts through rigorous intellectual challenge, set in a context of spiritual and ethical values. The University seeks to educate men and women of many cultures and religions to serve others, and to seek leadership roles in seeking...more