12 Facts About Boston College

1. Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

2. Boston College is ranked among the top universities in the United States and undergraduate admission is highly selective.

3. Boston College was the first to articulate a vision for a "College in the City of Boston" that would raise a new generation of leaders to serve both the civic and spiritual needs of his fledgling diocese.

4. Boston College organized an international competition for the design of a campus master plan and set about raising funds for the construction of the "new" university.

5. In 1926, Boston College conferred its first degrees on women.

6. On December 5, 2007, Boston College announced a master plan, a $1.6 billion, 10-year plan to revamp the campus and hire new faculty.

7. In 2020, Boston College bought Pine Manor College, a small liberal arts college in Chestnut Hill with a high amount of first generation college students and inner city students that was undergoing financial struggles.

8. Boston College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

9. Boston College is one of only thirteen universities in the country offering NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football, Division I men's and women's basketball, and Division I hockey.

10. In hockey and baseball, Boston College participates in the annual Beanpot tournaments held at TD Banknorth Garden and Fenway Park, respectively.

11. Boston College was selected third in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, making him the highest-chosen BC player in NFL Draft history.

12. Boston College used a red bandanna that he often carried to keep from breathing in smoke and debris.