This article was originally reported in July 2025. A latest update with the Class of 2025 results follows at the end.
Ninety-six percent of Boston College‘s Class of 2024 were employed, in graduate school, or in a fellowship or volunteer role within six months of graduation, according to the university’s annual outcomes survey released in July 2025. The findings cover 79% of the class; most data came from an online survey sent from May to December 2024, supplemented by National Student Clearinghouse records, BC data and public sources (Boston College News, July 2025).
Where the Class of 2024 went
Employment (75%)
- Financial services: 35% of employed graduates
- Healthcare and sciences: 17%, at employers such as Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Consulting, business or entrepreneurship: 13%
- Technology and engineering: 7%
Seventy-one percent said they used Career Center resources, including its networking platforms and Handshake job listings, to find their positions.
Graduate school (19%)
- About 72% were pursuing master’s degrees and 12% a J.D.
- Most common fields: business (25%), STEM (18%), law (13%) and education (12%).
- Most popular schools: Boston College, Columbia, Yale, the University of Chicago and Cornell.
Fellowships and service (2%)
Popular programs included the Peace Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps and AmeriCorps.
Experiences before graduation
Eighty-five percent of the class completed an internship while at BC, and 71% did community service or volunteer work outside class. Akua Sarr, vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs, said: “Their success is a reflection of both their academic and personal growth while at Boston College.” Joseph Du Pont, associate vice president for career services and integrated learning, said the university encourages “students to see career development not just as a path to employment,” linking it to BC’s Jesuit tradition of reflection (Boston College News).
Reading outcome numbers as an applicant
- Check the knowledge rate. A “96% success” figure describes the 79% of graduates BC has information on, not every graduate. Compare schools’ knowledge rates as well as their headline numbers.
- Look at the mix. At BC, financial services is the largest employer group by a wide margin, so a student aiming for another field should look at that field’s numbers, not the overall rate.
- International students should ask the career center which employers in their target field hire graduates on OPT and STEM OPT and sponsor H-1B visas, since overall outcome rates do not separate international graduates.
Boston College at a glance
- Ranking (Forward Pathway ranking database): No. 31 in the 2027 U.S. News Best National Universities ranking (No. 36 in 2026).
- Admissions (IPEDS, fall 2025): 35,037 first-year applicants and 5,755 admitted (about 16%).
- Enrollment (IPEDS, fall 2025): 15,432 students, including 1,628 international students; 10,314 undergraduates, of whom 662 are international.
- Cost (IPEDS, 2025–26): tuition $69,400 plus $1,302 in required fees.
- First-year retention (IPEDS): 96%.
More data are on Forward Pathway’s Boston College school page.
Latest update: the Class of 2025
BC’s Career Center reports that 96.6% of the Class of 2025 were employed (76%), in graduate school (20%) or in service or fellowship programs (1%), with a median starting salary of $74,000. Financial services and accounting remained the largest industry (33%), followed by healthcare (16%), consulting, business services and entrepreneurship (12%), government, law and public policy (8%) and education (7%). Employers included PwC, Deloitte, Citi, Wayfair, Ernst & Young, Massachusetts General Hospital, Goldman Sachs and JPMorganChase. Among graduate students, health was the most common field (20%), followed by STEM (16%), business (14%), law (14%) and education (11%) (Boston College Career Center, Post-Graduation Outcomes).