financial Aid
For Every Eagle
Boston College was founded on the hopes and dreams of its students and a commitment to providing access to education that still stands. Increasingly, the best and brightest want to come to the Heights.
The varied life experiences and perspectives of our student body make for an educational ecosystem that benefits all at BC. Our commitment to access resonates in the University’s admissions—from our undergraduate and graduate schools to the new Messina College, BC’s two-year residential institution that will welcome an increased number of underrepresented and first-generation students to the University—and epitomizes the very best of our Jesuit, Catholic identity.
FINANCIAL AID PROGRESS
$597M Raised
- 54%
As of 02/01/2026
Fulfilling the Need
Maintaining a high standard of support for every Eagle has become increasingly challenging and in the past decade, BC’s annual financial aid budget has soared past $170 million. It is critical that the University increase its financial aid endowment in order to sustain BC’s need-blind commitment and ensure that the Heights is attainable for all students with ability and promise, not just the families that can contribute to tuition.
$1.1 billion
BC is 1 of 21
private national research universities committed to need-blind admission and meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need
$56,000
financial Aid
For Every Eagle
Boston College was founded on the hopes and dreams of its students and a commitment to providing access to education that still stands. Increasingly, the best and brightest want to come to the Heights.
The varied life experiences and perspectives of our student body make for an educational ecosystem that benefits all at BC. Our commitment to access resonates in the University’s admissions—from our undergraduate and graduate schools to the new Messina College, BC’s two-year residential institution that will welcome an increased number of underrepresented and first-generation students to the University—and epitomizes the very best of our Jesuit, Catholic identity.
FINANCIAL AID PROGRESS
$597M Raised
- 54%
As of 02/01/2026
Fulfilling the Need
Maintaining a high standard of support for every Eagle has become increasingly challenging and in the past decade, BC’s annual financial aid budget has soared past $170 million. It is critical that the University increase its financial aid endowment in order to sustain BC’s need-blind commitment and ensure that the Heights is attainable for all students with ability and promise, not just the families that can contribute to tuition.
$1.1 billion
BC is 1 of 21
$56,000
Soaring Higher is built on the pillars of financial aid, academics, and student life. Within each of these critical priorities, there are opportunities to tailor your giving to the areas and affinities you care about most.
—Rowah Ibnaouf ’25, Greensboro, North Carolina
“I chose BC because of the community. All the faculty really care about their students and the school spirit is unmatched—it’s a great place to call home!”
“[When I become a nurse,] I want to see that smile on a parent’s face, to see a kid I’ve taken care of go on to live their life as if nothing happened. That’s how I want to serve others, and my scholarship helps make that possible.”
—Miguel Ramon Castro ’26, Edison, New Jersey