Boston College

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (a suburb of the city of Boston) BC used to compete in the Big East, but moved to the ACC for the 2005 season. Boston College is one of the oldest Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United States. U.S. News and World Report ranks Boston College 35th among national universities.

Academics:
Admission to Boston College is among the most selective in the United States. For the class of 2012, BC received a record 31,000 applications from prospective undergraduates, admitting 26%, making it the most selective class in the school's history. BC ranks fifth (after NYU, Boston University, USC, and Northeastern) among private American universities in the number of applications it receives annually, though it is less than half the size of the four schools that rank above it. The middle half of the class of 2012 had test scores that ranged from 1950-2220 on the SAT and 30-33 on the ACT.

BC placed 11th in a ranking of national universities (published in Forbes Magazine) by the Center for College Affordability & Productivity, a research group in Washington, DC.

The undergraduate school of business, the Carroll School of Management, placed 14th in an annual survey of US undergraduate business schools by BusinessWeek, which noted that "Alumni and professors love helping students find jobs, making BC's campus networking an invaluable resource." BC ranked 34th among national universities in US News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2009" rankings.

A study by Carnegie Communications in 2004 ranked BC 17th among national universities. The same study cited BC as the 8th "most popular" choice among U.S. high school seniors.

A Princeton Review survey of parents that asked “What ‘dream college’ would you most like to see your child attend were prospects of acceptance or cost not issues?” placed BC 6th.

In 2008 USNews & World Report ranked the full time BC MBA program 34th in the nation, and the evening MBA program climbed to 15th, the 5th year it has been in the top 20 nationwide.

Athletics:
The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports offered by the ACC. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. (Skiing, fencing, and sailing are also non-ACC.) Boston College is one of only 13 universities in the country offering NCAA Division I football (Football Bowl Subdivision), Division I men's and women's basketball, and Division I hockey. The BC mascot is Baldwin the Eagle, an American bald eagle whose name is derived from the bald head of the eagle and the word win. The school colors are maroon and gold. The fight song, "For Boston," was composed by T.J. Hurley, Class of 1885, and is America's oldest college fight song.

Rivalries:

• Rivalry Trophies & Games - The Holy War (BC vs. ND) Ireland Trophy, The Beanpot, Green Line Rivalry
  
• Rivals (current and historical)- Football: Holy Cross (historical), Notre Dame Basketball: Duke, North Carolina Hockey: Boston University