Facts & Figures

The Boston College School of Social Work prepares social work professionals with the knowledge, values, and skills needed to initiate and sustain change and provide visionary leadership within a framework that promotes individual dignity, respects diversity, and seeks distributive justice in the Jesuit tradition.

By the Numbers


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Discover why the Boston College School of Social Work consistently ranks among the top schools in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report,Ìýthrough our impressive statistics.

The School

#8

U.S. News and World ReportÌýRanking (2024)

1936

Year founded byÌýWalter McGuinn, S.J., and Dorothy L. Book

9,523

Size of BCSSW alumni network