Boston College is a private research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, Boston College is a member of the Association of American Universities and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). With an enrollment of over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students, Boston College is the 28th largest university in the United States. The University has more than 930 full-time faculty members and offers Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees, and Doctoral degrees through its nine schools and colleges.
The school’s name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school in Boston’s South End. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1863 with the aim of providing a Catholic education to young men who were otherwise unable to afford it; today it welcomes students of all faiths. In 2010, BC was ranked 31st among national universities by U.S. News & World Report; however, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine recently ranked BC first on its list of “Best Values” among private colleges for 2013–2014—the only Massachusetts institution so honored—and second overall after Princeton University. On November 26th of 2016 Money Magazine ranked BC 35th on their Best Colleges For Your Money list which evaluated 727 higher education institutions across America