What GPA do you need to get into Boston College?

Among 195 applicants who posted a Boston College admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.95 and the middle half reported 3.89 to 4.00 (144 reported a GPA). Boston College sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Boston College?

Among 195 applicants who posted a Boston College admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,540 and the middle half scored 1,500 to 1,560 (137 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.

Does applying early help at Boston College?

In these posts, 54% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (13 of 24), against 43% in regular decision (84 of 196). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Boston College admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (63%), athletics (53%), tutoring/teaching (37%), work/job (37%). 89% held at least one leadership role and 68% listed a national or international award.

What is the Boston College acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Boston College in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

College admissions data

How to get into Boston College

What 195 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 439 Boston College results that students posted for the 2016 to 2027 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Boston College admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.95

Middle half 3.89 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,540

Middle half 1,500 to 1,560

Median ACT

Middle half 34 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.46

Middle half 4.35 to 4.60

Results posted: 195 admitted, 128 rejected, 116 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Boston College acceptance rate; the official rate is in Boston College’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.95	3.77
SAT	1,540	1,480
ACT	35	33

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Boston College admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service63%
Athletics53%
Tutoring/Teaching37%
Work/Job37%
Debate/MUN/Speech35%
Internship30%
Journalism/Writing29%
Music28%

Held a leadership role

89%

Founded something

42%

National or intl. award

68%

Did research

23%

Early vs. regular decision at Boston College

Early (24 results)54%
Regular (196 results)43%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Boston College admits

Economics19%
Political Science14%
Business12%
Computer Science7%
History4%
Biology4%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 15% first-generation, 13% low income, 18% underrepresented minority, 12% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 9% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 13% chose Boston College.

Three recent Boston College admits

2027 cycle · RD · Economics
Rower and personal-finance educator who founded an organization teaching international students.
GPA 3.96 UW · SAT 1570 · Original post
2026 cycle · Math
Tennis captain and video-game world #1 interested in math and political science, with personal investing and a weather project.
GPA 3.76 UW · SAT 1530 · Original post
2026 cycle · Political Science
Politically engaged student who co-founded a cultural club and interned at the state capitol.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1590 · Original post

Where else Boston College admits got in

Boston College admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Boston College?: Among 195 applicants who posted a Boston College admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.95 and the middle half reported 3.89 to 4.00 (144 reported a GPA). Boston College sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Boston College?: Among 195 applicants who posted a Boston College admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,540 and the middle half scored 1,500 to 1,560 (137 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.
Does applying early help at Boston College?: In these posts, 54% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (13 of 24), against 43% in regular decision (84 of 196). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Boston College admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (63%), athletics (53%), tutoring/teaching (37%), work/job (37%). 89% held at least one leadership role and 68% listed a national or international award.
What is the Boston College acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Boston College in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2027 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Boston College. All colleges