Boston College - Financial Aid

National College Match Scholarship Package

These numbers reflect estimated student expenses for the 2024-2025 school year. Amounts will change slightly from year to year, but as the cost of college increases, the scholarship packages will correspondingly increase. Your official financial aid award will be included in a letter directly from Boston College.

Annual Cost

Annual Cost of Attendance

Tuition

$69,400

Housing and Food

$18,916

Books & Supplies

$1,250

Travel

See below

Personal

$2,000

Fees

$2,018

Total

$93,584

How Annual Costs Are Covered

Grants

$88,184

Federal Work-Study

$3,000

Student Summer Work Contribution

$2,400

Parent Contribution

Student Savings

25% of reported assets (see below)

Student Loan

Total

$93,584

Policy on Outside Funding

Boston College will use a portion of any outside funding received to reduce the summer work contribution and/or work-study requirement. If outside scholarship funding exceeds those two items, a reduction of institutional QuestBridge funding may be necessary. Students cannot receive outside scholarship funds in excess of their demonstrated financial need.

Policy on Health Insurance

Massachusetts state law requires all students to have health insurance, either through their parents/guardians or another plan. If a student is not covered by a parental plan, BC will work with the student to secure funding for insurance through a combination of grants and/or loans.

Policy on Travel Allowance

Boston College adds a travel allowance to the estimate of the total cost of attendance. Students are expected to cover their own travel expenses using a combination of the summer work expectation, savings, and/or work-study funds. Boston College will not reimburse or provide direct funds for travel to and from campus. Students are also able to take loan funds to assist with travel expenses.

Note on Required Fees

The required fees listed in the annual cost of attendance table above include an orientation fee that is only applied in a student's first year.

Policy on Student Contribution

Students are expected to cover their own travel, books, and personal/miscellaneous expenses. Students have a variety of options to provide coverage of these costs, including funds from the summer contribution and potential work-study earnings. For the coming academic year, students are expected to contribute summer work earnings of $2,400 for incoming students and $2,500 for returning students.

Students are also expected to contribute 25% of their personal savings toward college expenses. This contribution will decrease the amount of the Boston College grant dollar for dollar. As an example, if a student has $4,000 in savings, they will be expected to contribute $1,000 towards the cost of attendance, which will reduce the Boston College grant received by $1,000.

Requirements Associated with Maintaining this Award

All students receiving financial aid from Boston College - including Match Scholarship recipients - must reapply for aid every year. Students are also expected to maintain satisfactory academic progress.