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Should you apply Early Decision to Boston College?

Boston College admitted 33.4% of its Early Decision applicants, against 13.8% of everyone else who applied. Those are its own figures, for students who applied to enter in fall 2024.

Admit rates computed from Boston College's own counts in its 2024-25 Common Data Set (sections C1 and C21), for applicants who entered in fall 2024. Everyone else is all admits minus ED admits, over all applications minus ED applications. ED applicants deferred and later admitted stay in the admits, so that figure runs slightly high and the gap slightly small. Schools also differ in whether ED II is counted in their ED figures.

What the gap means

The Early Decision pool is not a random slice of applicants. Recruited athletes, for example, are commonly asked to apply early. No school publishes the gap with them taken out, so the gap is not the effect of applying Early Decision by itself.

Test scores of enrolled students

Middle 50% of enrolled first-years who submitted scores (section C9). 30% submitted the SAT, 15% the ACT.

Dates

1. November 1Early Decision deadline
2. December 15Early Decision decisions
3. January 2ED II deadline
4. February 15ED II decisions

As Boston College filed them in its 2024-25 Common Data Set. This cycle's dates can move; the school's admissions office has the final word.

This cycle

Anonymous reports from applicants, counted as they come in. Share of what was reported, never an admit rate.

Other Early Decision schools

Number shown is the published Early Decision admit rate; n/p means the school does not publish it.