s

PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
95  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
91  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
95  %

s

Other scholarship considerations:
ROTC Scholarship Recipient

Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
31  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
7  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
96  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
4  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
As part of the admissions application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

s

FINANCIAL AID
  Financial aid handled by:
Central financial aid office at the university

Financial aid web site
http://www.bc.edu/offices/stserv/

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  13,515,101

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  14,501,585

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
A combination of need and merit

s

ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  30
        Median:  31

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  29
        To:  32

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 89  %
Canada: 0  %
Other countries: 11  %
Unknown: 0  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 5  %
Asian American: 13  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 11  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 52  %
Chose not to report: 17  %
Other: 1  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 64  %
Mid-Atlantic: 6  %
South: 5  %
Southwest: 2  %
Midwest : 12  %
West: 8  %
Possessions and territories: 3  %

s

CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 29  %
International : 9  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
81  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
96  %



SAT scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

        Mean:  1,345
        Median:  1,370

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,300
        To:  1,430

s

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the B-School

Undergrad business program admissions managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2009-10:
6,244

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
27  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
32  %

Minimum requirements for business program:
N/A

  Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:
No

  Interview to enter business program:
Not offered

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
98  %

  Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-level courses in the junior year?
No

  Freshmen admitted by:
Indicate interest on university application

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
N/A

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:
3.7

Additional requirements for internal transfers:
N/A

s

Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
30  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
25  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
29,289

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
9  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
56  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Important

  Talent/Ability:
Important

  Interview:
Not Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Important

  Volunteer Work:
Important

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Important

  Application Essay:
Important

  Work Experience:
Considered

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Important

  High School GPA:
Very Important

s

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT1 w/Writing and 2 SAT Subject Tests OR
ACT w/Writing

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:
n/a

Minimum ACT score for entire college:
n/a

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:
n/a

  Interviews for entire college:
Not offered

Additional application requirements for entire college:
In addition to the SAT I & SAT Subject Tests or the ACT, international students who do not speak English as their primary language are required to take the TOEFL examination.

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall
Deadline: 01/01
Semester: Spring
Deadline: 11/01

s

ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
14,131

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
1,970

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

s

PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  38,530

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  38,530



Required fees
$  600

Room and board:
$  12,642

Books:
$  900