Boston College Lynch School of Education

By | April 28, 2018

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Adam Poluzzi
Application deadline N/A
Application fee $65

Boston College Lynch School of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test
79 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Master’s programs

Applications 1,595
Acceptance rate 62.3%
Enrollment 475 full-time
181 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 28
Acceptance rate 50.0%
Enrollment 14 full-time
11 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 537
Acceptance rate 6.0%
Enrollment 204 full-time
41 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist, Ph.D., Ed.D.
(11)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students teaching track, administration track, other
Any programs in education offered off campus No
Any programs in education offered through distance education No

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 9%
student counseling and personnel services 23%
curriculum and instruction 15%
educational evaluation, research, and statistics 5%
educational psychology 6%
elementary teacher education 4%
higher education administration 15%
secondary teacher education 11%
special education 6%
other 5%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 0
Master’s program graduates 328
Education specialist program graduates 13
Doctoral program graduates 36

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 55
Part-time faculty 36
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 41.8%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $15.0
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 69.1%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 76
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 3.8
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 4.3
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 604 – High
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 659 – High
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 6.0% – Low
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.7:1 – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 4.0:1 – High
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $273.3
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $15.0

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Robert Carpenter
Financial aid phone (617) 552-3300

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $1,084 per credit
Part-time: $1,084 per credit
Required fees $105 per year
Room and board $12,785
Books and supplies $1,300
Miscellaneous expenses $6,503

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 1,131
Teaching assistants 117
Research assistants 380
Other appointments 508
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 688