Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, on the edge of Boston. It is best known for business, education, nursing, law and the humanities, with the Carroll School of Management among the top-ranked business schools in the US. Choose it for a top-40 US degree with generous aid on a Gothic campus minutes from Boston.
Chestnut Hill, United States
Official website: bc.edu
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Top 40 (U.S. News)
Top 5 US undergraduate business school (Poets&Quants)
Top 20 in the US (U.S. News)
$64,000 – $72,000
International students, undergraduate and most master's programmes
$20,000 – $26,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on bc.edu before you apply.
MS Finance (Carroll)
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
MS Accounting (Carroll)
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
MBA (Carroll School of Management)
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
MS Applied Economics
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Aug, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
MEd Higher Education (Lynch)
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
BS Finance (Carroll)
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
Carroll School of Management — one of the top undergraduate business schools in the US.
Gothic campus — collegiate towers on a hill in Chestnut Hill, with the Green Line at the gate.
Jesuit tradition — a strong liberal arts core alongside professional schools.
Endowment above USD 3 billion — funds need-based aid and small classes.
Graduates join Deloitte, EY, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Fidelity and Boston's consulting and finance firms.
Carroll finance master's graduates report placement rates above 90% within six months.
STEM-designated finance and analytics master's graduates can work in the US for up to three years on OPT.
Education alumni move into school leadership, policy and higher-education administration.
Undergrad
2 Jan 2027
Postgrad
Varies by programme
The main campus sits on a hill in Chestnut Hill at the end of the Green Line, with Gothic halls around a central quad, a reservoir alongside and the Brighton campus across the road.
Boston has more than 50 colleges, so students shape much of the city's life. Chestnut Hill is a quiet, affluent suburb 30 minutes from downtown, though rent across the area is among the highest in the US.
Form I-20 issued by Boston College
Proof of funds for one academic year
SEVIS I-901 fee payment receipt
Completed DS-160 online application
US embassy or consulate interview
Passport valid six months beyond stay
For fall 2027 undergraduate entry, Early Decision I closes 1 November 2026, and Early Decision II and Regular Decision both close 2 January 2027. Graduate deadlines vary by school: Carroll's business master's run rounds from October to April, and Lynch education programmes close in January or February.
Boston College admits undergraduates for the fall (late August) only. Nearly all graduate programmes, including Carroll's finance, accounting and MBA programmes, are fall entry as well, with applied economics also admitting for spring. Check your programme's admissions page to confirm.
You need an F-1 student visa. The Office of International Students and Scholars issues your Form I-20 after you accept the offer and submit proof of funding. Then pay the SEVIS fee, complete the DS-160 and book an interview at a US embassy or consulate.
Finance, accounting, the Carroll MBA, applied economics and education attract the most international applicants. Graduate admission needs a strong bachelor's degree, TOEFL 100 or IELTS 7.0, and the GMAT or GRE for business programmes. Undergraduate admission is highly selective, with an acceptance rate around 15%.
Boston College offers need-based financial aid to a limited number of international undergraduates, and admission for them is need-aware; there are no merit scholarships at undergraduate level. Carroll and Lynch offer partial merit scholarships to graduate applicants. Check each school's financial aid page for details.
