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Business & finance at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 831 business & finance majors a year, 36% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $134,000 four years out, 1.73× what the same major pays nationally.

93/100Standout#3 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year83136% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$134,0001.73× the same major nationally
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of Notre Dame 97
  2. Southern Methodist University 95
  3. Northeastern University 93
  4. University of Pennsylvania 93
  5. University of Southern California 92
  6. Tulane University of Louisiana 92
  7. Georgetown University 92

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston College with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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