Facts & Figures
The Boston College School of Social Work prepares social work professionals with the knowledge, values, and skills needed to initiate and sustain change and provide visionary leadership within a framework that promotes individual dignity, respects diversity, and seeks distributive justice in the Jesuit tradition.
By the Numbers
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Discover why the Boston College School of Social Work consistently ranks among the top schools in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report,听through our impressive statistics.
The School
#8
U.S. News and World Report听Ranking (2024)
1936
Year founded by听Walter McGuinn, S.J., and Dorothy L. Book
9,523
Size of 天美传媒appSSW alumni network
Our Students
592
MSW students (2024-25)
22
Ph.D. students (2024-25)
334,800
Field placement hours completed (2023鈥�24)
Incoming MSW Class (2023鈥�24)
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Two-Year Students
Enrolled: 213 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.6
Mean Age: 24
Advanced Standing (Summer 2024)
Enrolled: 14 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.6
Mean Age: 23
Three/Four-Year Students
Enrolled: 56 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.5
Mean Age: 28
Advanced Standing (Spring 2025)
Enrolled: 12 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.7
Mean Age: 23
29
Number of states represented
12
Number of countries represented
26%
AHANA
*AHANA: African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American
Our Faculty
31
Full-time faculty members
86
Part-time faculty members
11:1
Student鈥揻aculty ratio
Equity, Justice, and Inclusion
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Faculty Diversity *
* Percentage of faculty who self-identify as AHANA (African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American)
265
Students who have completed the Latinx Leadership Initiative since 2013
51
Number of EJI events hosted (2020鈥�21)
27
Graduates of the Black Leadership Initiative since it was founded in 2021
48%
Faculty Diversity
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Career Outcomes (Class of 2023)
98%
Students employed within one year of graduation
68%
Starting salaries above $60,000
2
Months average length of job search
Tuition & Aid
$1,408
Tuition & fees per credit hour
100%
of 天美传媒appSSW students receive some type of scholarship