

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.
#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
592
MSW students (2024-25)
22
Ph.D. students (2024-25)
334,800
Field placement hours completed (2023–24)
Enrolled: 213 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.6
Mean Age: 24
Enrolled: 14 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.6
Mean Age: 23
Enrolled: 56 students
Undergraduate GPA: 3.5
Mean Age: 28
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