Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts, with more than 15,000 total students. BC was established by the first Jesuit community in New England, with key contributions from Jesuit priest John McElroy, who recognized the need for an educational institution for Irish Catholic immigrants. The College r…
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts, with more than 15,000 total students. BC was established by the first Jesuit community in New England, with key contributions from Jesuit priest John McElroy, who recognized the need for an educational institution for Irish Catholic immigrants. The College received its university charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 1, 1863, with Reverend John Bapst, S.J., serving as its first president.
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