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Boston College University

Boston College
Boston College Seal.svg
Latin: Collegium Bostoniense
Motto Αἰέν ἀριστεύειν (Greek)
Motto in English
Ever to Excel
Type Private Nonprofit
Research Coeducational
Established 1863
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment $2.064 billion (2016)
President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J.
Academic staff
Total: 1,386
(752 full-time)
Administrative staff
2,418
Students 14,100
Undergraduates 9,100
Postgraduates 4,400
Location Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.
42°20′6.3″N 71°10′13.3″W / 42.335083°N 71.170361°W / 42.335083; -71.170361Coordinates: 42°20′6.3″N 71°10′13.3″W / 42.335083°N 71.170361°W / 42.335083; -71.170361
Campus Suburban - 332.5 acres (134.6 ha)
Newspaper The Heights
Colors Maroon and Gold
         
Athletics NCAA Division IACC
Hockey East
Sports 29 varsity sports teams
(13 men's and 16 women's)
Nickname Eagles
Mascot Baldwin the Eagle
Affiliations AJCU
NEASC
568 Group
ACCU
AICUM
NAICU
Website www.bc.edu
Boston College Logotype.svg
University rankings
National
ARWU 99-119
Forbes 22
U.S. News & World Report 31
Washington Monthly 83
Global
ARWU 301–400
QS 299
Times 201-250
U.S. News & World Report 408

Boston College (also referred to as BC) is a private Jesuit Catholic research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of downtown Boston. It has 9,100 full-time undergraduates and almost 5,000 graduate students. The university's name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school (now Boston College High School) in Boston's South End. It is a member of the 568 Group and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Its main campus is a historic district and features some of the earliest examples of collegiate gothic architecture in North America.

Boston College's undergraduate program is currently ranked 31st in the National Universities ranking by U.S. News & World Report. Boston College is categorized as an R1: Highest Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Students at the university earned 21 Fulbright Awards in 2012, ranking the school eighth among American research institutions. At $2.06 billion, Boston College has the 40th largest university endowment in North America


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