Boston College is a private religious university in MA, founded in 1863 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 9,445, and the graduate enrollment is 5,125. Boston College is a highly selective school, receiving 29,382 applications and accepting 26.4% of applicants. Boston College’s athletics teams compete in the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, Boston College employs 878 full-time instructional staff (95% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 10:1 student to faculty ratio.