Boston College SAT scores.

Chestnut Hill, MA16% acceptance rateTest scores considered
1500
Median SAT (composite)
1460–1520
Middle 50% of admits
33–35
ACT range (25th–75th)
9,654
Undergraduates

SAT data from Boston College's Common Data Set (2024-2025) (source) · acceptance rate from federal College Scorecard / IPEDS · updated August 2026

SAT scores by section.

among admitted students at Boston College

Section25th percentileMedian (50th)75th percentile
Reading & Writing710740760
Math730760780

Score distribution.

share of enrolled first-years in each score band (Common Data Set 2024-2025)

SAT composite

1400-1600
95%
1200-1399
5%
1000-1199
<1%
600-799
<1%

Reading & Writing

700-800
86%
600-699
13%
500-599
<1%
200-299
<1%

Math

700-800
92%
600-699
8%
500-599
<1%
200-299
<1%

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