Boston College is the prestigious Jesuit institution that many students dream of attending. As is the case with many other highly selective colleges across the country, Boston College offers an Early Decision admissions program that is highly sought after by prospective students. BC splits its Early applicants into two different rounds. Early Decision I is for those who know early on that Boston College is where they are meant to be. Early Decision II is for those who come to this conclusion a little later on but are no less determined to count themselves among the next cohort of Eagles. In both cases, the program is binding.

How competitive are Early applicants to BC, and how has the combined Early Decision I and II acceptance rate shifted over time?

A Look Back at the Boston College Class of 2029

Boston College has been slow to publish its 2024-2025 Common Data Set, from which we typically obtain our data for the Early Decision class of 2029. In the absence of this federally-mandated repository of all things admissions, we’re left to go off of what Boston College publishes on their website:

“Of the nearly 40,000 applications Boston College received during the 2024-25 admission cycle, approximately 5,000 students applied via Early Decision I or II. During the Early Decision rounds, roughly 30% of applicants were admitted, compared with an overall admit rate of 14%.”

Boston College Early Decision Admissions Statistics Over 8+ Years

1,920 of the 4,301 students who applied for ED I or II to get into the Class of 2028, resulting in a combined acceptance rate of 44.64%. The previous year, 1,330 (or 30%) of the 4,433 applicants were admitted to the Class of 2027. And the year before that, this figure stood at 30%.

In other words, the combined ED acceptance rate hasn’t been on a straightforward downward trajectory akin to that of other highly selective schools during the same time period. In fact, rather inexplicably, Boston College drew far more Early Decision applicants back during the late 2010s than they have in recent years. So, the Class of 2030 could take many different directions in terms of acceptance rates.

Here’s a summary of BC’s Early Decision admissions statistics from the past eight years, not including the Class of 2030 (while decisions have been released, BC has yet to release their admissions figures).

Boston College Class Year	Number of Early Decision Applications (Combined ED I & ED II)	Number of Early Decision Acceptances (Combined ED I & ED II)	Early Decision  Acceptance Rate (Combined ED I & ED II)
Class of 2030	Not Yet Available	Not Yet Available	Not Yet Available
Class of 2029	~5,000	Not Yet Published	~30%
Class of 2028	4,301	1,920	44.64%
Class of 2027	4,433	1,330	30%
Class of 2026	4,443	1,250	28%
Class of 2025	3,221	1,260	39%
Class of 2024	2,750	1,018	37%
Class of 2023	15,682	~4,450	28%
Class of 2022	10,350	~3,200	31%

Ivy Coach’s Assistance Moving Forward for Deferred or Rejected BC Applicants

Congratulations to Ivy Coach’s students who have earned admission to the BC Class of 2030! You all got in! And if you’re a student who applied Early Decision to BC and were deferred or rejected for admission, we wouldn’t blame you for feeling some frustration at this moment. But you’re actually in a golden position to turn around your admissions fate!

Schedule a complimentary consultation with Ivy Coach to get started. If you were deferred, we’ll help you craft a compelling Letter of Continued Interest after completing a PostMortem application review. If you were rejected, our PostMortem application review will identify areas for improvement and lay the groundwork for your Regular Decision applications, starting with what can be learned from your Early Decision mistakes. Our team of former elite college admissions officers is here to help, so reach out today!