Official portrait of the Class of 2026, taken in 校友 Stadium on August 28. (泰勒Morales)
2,335-member 电子游戏软件 Class of 2026 reflects encouraging trends for the University’s overall recruitment and admission efforts, as well as its commitment to first-generation 学生 from families with high levels of financial need.
BC achieved yet another admission milestone with this year’s freshman class, 收到40,494 applications—the highest in University history, 超过了之前最高的39点,仅去年一年就有877套，其中6套,748 were accepted; a rate of 16.7 percent, the lowest known such figure for BC.
Director of 本科电子游戏软件 格兰特Gosselin (Peter Julian)
尽管这些数字可能令人印象深刻, of even greater interest to Enrollment Management and Office of 本科电子游戏软件 administrators is how they were achieved: in great part because of BC’s Early Decision program, introduced in 2019 to meet the growing preference of high school 学生 and to enroll more applicants for whom BC was a first choice. 今年, a majority of enrolled 学生—51 percent—applied to 电子游戏软件 via Early Decision, noted Director of 本科电子游戏软件 格兰特Gosselin.
“Early Decision has enabled those high school 学生 who view BC as their top choice to identify themselves to us,戈瑟林说. “These 学生 tend to be an excellent fit for BC. 他们做了功课. They understand the University’s mission and culture, and they’re ready to hit the ground running.”
Another positive trend for BC undergraduate enrollment, 根据管理员的说法, 是种族和经济的多样性. AHANA 学生 make up 36 percent of the Class of 2026, and in recent years that percentage has consistently reached the mid-30 percent range. 与此同时, this year’s first-year class includes 267 学生 who are the first in their families to attend college, a number that has remained constant during the past five years. BC has been recognized by the Center for First-Generation Student Success for its recruitment and support of first-gen 学生.
The University’s second year participating in Questbridge—a non-profit program that helps high-achieving, low-income 学生 gain admission and scholarships to the country’s top-ranked colleges and universities—saw the enrollment of 75 学生 in the freshman class. Gosselin noted that 学生 who apply through the program but are not selected have the option of trying again at a later date.
“Questbridge, as well as the opening this year of the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success, BC has committed significant resources to first-generation 学生 and those with high levels of financial need,戈瑟林说, who added that 302 recipients of Pell Grants— federal subsidies awarded to undergraduate 学生 with the highest financial need—are in the Class of 2026.
The class includes 168 international 学生—comprising nine percent of freshmen—with China (71), 韩国(14), and Canada (11) the countries most represented. Also in the top 10 are the United Kingdom (nine) and Brazil, India, Spain, and Hong Kong S.A.R. (8分).
在你.S. 学生, most of the freshman class comes from the Mid-Atlantic (30 percent) and New England (29), though other regions are also well represented in the West (11), 南部和西南部(11), 中西部(9).
Fifty percent of the class graduated from public high schools, 29 percent from private/independent schools, and 20 percent from Catholic/Jesuit schools. Ninety percent of the first-year 学生 were ranked among the top 10 percent in their respective classes.
2026届学生, like those in previous freshman classes going back years, were drawn to BC because of its proximity to Boston, Gosselin说, but also for its distinctiveness as a Jesuit, 天主教大学.
“The focus on student formation—encouraging them to use their education in service to others—strikes a chord with many prospective 学生 and their families,他说.
He also pointed to the University’s emerging physical plant—notably the new science building at 245 Beacon Street—and curriculum, such as its introduction of programs in engineering, 公共卫生, 和神经科学, 等. 给n that 39 percent of current BC undergraduates focus their studies in STEM disciplines, the University is proving adept at aligning its classic liberal arts academic vision with innovative, 跨学科电子游戏正规平台领域.
The gradual return to pre-COVID routines and protocols has been a welcome development for BC’s admission team, Gosselin说.
“Our staff did an exceptional job during the pandemic in switching to virtual and remote programming, but the face-to-face visitor experience continues to be the gold standard. We were able to hold Admitted Eagle Day this past spring for the first time in three years, 在刚刚过去的这个夏天，我们迎来了26人,电子游戏正规平台人数达6000人. 与员工的互动, and with current BC 学生 who work in our Student 电子游戏软件 Program, 产生重大影响.”
Sean Smith | University Communications | October 2022