Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
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Anonymous
| I really dont know why BC doesn't have better FA. I mean, I know why ... their crap endowment. But why is their endowment so low? |
Anonymous
BC's endowment is way higher than Georgetown's endowment. Georgetown's endowment is low because they started it later and Georgetown alumni don't give back to the school. |
Anonymous
Keep in mind that scores are going to drop everywhere as TO phases out. I doubt 25% will be 25% in 2025. |
Anonymous
| Williams College with enrollment of 2,500 has bigger endowment than BC. Remember unlike Georgetown, BC was a commuter school until the 1980s and had a poor alumni base not wealthy like ND and Holy Cross. The BC alumni giving rate now is probably half that of HC which at close to 50% is in the top 5 of all colleges. ND endowment is $18 billion vs BC $4 billion and BC has larger enrollment. |
Anonymous
Georgetown per 2024 annual report> 3.638B https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/ce3hxunqzj6crjx5k0dc225ho38hb7zf BC endowment was pretty much identical in 2024 - 3.7B But they have released 2025 and are now 4.3B So, these two school have really similar endowments. Wouldn't characterize either as "way higher". We'll have to wait for Georgetown to release numbers for 2025. They're on a calendar fiscal year so will know after Dec 31. Normally you might think BC's numbers would have also grown since their report was released, but the market is lower and I can't read what digital assets BC's holds (which are much lower). |
Anonymous
| It’s endowment per student and amount if debt that matters from financial standpoint. ND and HC have largest endowment per student and Holy Cross has minimal debt. UChicago is drowning in billions of debt. Due to its age 1700s founding, Georgetown endowment should be higher. ND is top 10 endowment. |
Anonymous
| BC is very upfront that if you can afford to pay, then they expect you to pay. Their FA is for people who actually need it. No one is required to attend the school, people should make the choices that they can afford. |
Anonymous
| Don’t know how a school like BC can justify $95k a year. Full pay and would never pay that cash for a mediocre school. |
Anonymous
| I really think only the top 15 schools are worth full pay. And we're fully full pay |
Anonymous
well there are plenty of people with more money than you. It's not a significant amount to many. |
Anonymous
| Agree ND or Georgetown yes. Boston College no way. For what, average outcomes and terrible sports. |
Anonymous
BC’s humble beginnings consisted of being a commuter school for mostly Catholic immigrants new to the country and who settled in Boston. Over time the college started educating the future elite politicians and judges in the state. BC Law School opened in the early 1900s. The first Irish Catholic Mayor of Boston came from BC, JFKs grandfather. It started attracting more international students along with students from every state by the 1980s Why would BCs humble beginnings be a negative to students looking for a quality education? It’s a history that any institute of learning would be proud of. |
Anonymous
Why be so nasty? Go away... |
Anonymous
| No school beyond top 25-30 is worth $400k over 4 years. BC’s background is like DePaul, Providence, Marquette or Seton Hall. |
Anonymous
BC haters staring early this morning. Why not just congratulate the families who went all in on BC - for whatever their reasons? You are free to spend your $400k any way you choose. |