Facts & Figures

The Boston College School of Social Work prepares social work professionals with the knowledge, values, and skills needed to initiate and sustain change and provide visionary leadership within a framework that promotes individual dignity, respects diversity, and seeks distributive justice in the Jesuit tradition.

By the Numbers


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Discover why the Boston College School of Social Work consistently ranks among the top schools in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report,Ìýthrough our impressive statistics.

The School

#8

U.S. News and World ReportÌýRanking (2024)

1936

Year founded byÌýWalter McGuinn, S.J., and Dorothy L. Book

9,523

Size of ÑÇɫӰ¿âSSW alumni network

Our Students

592

MSW students (2024-25)

22

Ph.D. students (2024-25)

334,800

Field placement hours completed (2023–24)


Incoming MSW Class (2023–24)
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Two-Year Students

Enrolled: 213 students

Undergraduate GPA: 3.6

Mean Age: 24


Advanced Standing (Summer 2024)

Enrolled: 14 students

Undergraduate GPA: 3.6

Mean Age: 23

Three/Four-Year Students

Enrolled: 56 students

Undergraduate GPA: 3.5

Mean Age: 28


Advanced Standing (Spring 2025)

Enrolled: 12 students

Undergraduate GPA: 3.7

Mean Age: 23

29

Number of states represented

12

Number of countries represented

26%

AHANA

*AHANA: African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American