Boston College Fact Book 1987-88 Contents Table of Contents Page Foreword I Boston College -A Brief History . 3 Boston College Profile . 5 Administration and Faculty Trustees of Boston College, December, 1972 - September, 1989 . 8 Chart of Administration , . 8 Board of Trustee Membership . 9 Board of Trustee Chairmen . 10 Trustee Associate Menlbership . 10 Officers of the University " . 11 Academic Deans .................. 12 Department Chairmen and Chairwomen ............................................................ 12 University Adnlinistrators 13 Professional, Administrative and Support Staff Personnel 14 Faculty: by School and Rank 15 Full-Time Equivalent by School . 15 by School and Tenure Status 16 by School and Gender ................................................................................ .. 16 by Highest Earned Degree and Rank 17 by Highest Earned Degree and Gender ............................................................. 17 by Rank and Gender ......................................................................... 17 Full-Time Faculty, Teaching Assistants, Teaching Fellows: by School and Department 18 Average Faculty Compensation: by Rank, AAUP Category 1,1987-1988 . 19 Boston College Faculty - For the Ten Years Ended M<!y 31, 1988 19 Students Freshmen Enrollment by Year and Gender (Full-Time) , 22 Freshmen Enrollment Profile ...................................... , 22 Freshmen Applications, Acceptances and Enrollment (Full-Time) . 22 Class of 1992 Applications and Enrollees - Geographic Distribution 23 Top Competitors for Highly-Rated Applicants . 24 Undergraduate Transfer Students: Applications, Acceptances and Enrollment (Full-Time) . 24 by Type of Previous Institution and Gender . 24 Enrollment: Graduate and Undergraduate, Full- and Part-Time ................................... 25 Undergraduate, Day and Evening, and Graduate ................................................ 25 Undergraduate, by School 26 Graduate, by School ......... 26 Graduate, by Degree Program and Discipline 27 Undergraduate and Graduate, by Gender 28 Contents Page Full-Time Equivalent 29 Summer Session 29 Evening College . 30 Geographic Distribution of Students . 31 International Students and Scholars, 1987-1988: by School .... ..................................................................................... .. 32 by Class or Program ................................................................................ .. 32 by Gender and Progranl 32 by Country .................................................................................. .. 33 Minority Enrollment 34 Veteran Enrollment ............................................................................. 34 Undergraduate'Degrees Conferred: by Degree and Number of Majors 35 by Major 36 by School and by Major 37 Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees Conferred by Degree and Gender 38 Undergraduate and Graduate Financial Aid: Dollars 39 Number of Awards 39 Health Services 40 University Counseling Services: Number of Students, Faculty-Staff Served , 41 Services Provided to Undergraduate and Graduate Students 41 Alumni Boston College Alumni Clubs 44 Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1988-1989 44 Alumni Awards 44 Comparative Regional Analysis 45 Geographic Analysis by State 45 Living Alumni by Primary School, Gender and Class 46 Alumni Donors by Primary School and Class 48 Gifts to the University 50 Individual Donors by Giving Club , 50 Physical Plant Buildings Related to Boston College Operation 54 Boston College Properties ............................................................................ .. 56 Facility Capacities 57 Dining Facilities ....................................................................................... .. 58 Offices ......................................................................................... ~ Classrooms 59 Summary of Building Use . 59 Residence Hall Capacities . 60 Contents Page Finance Highlights of Financial Operations 64 Condensed Balance Sheet as of May 31, 1988 64 Tuition and Fees - For the Ten Years Ending May 31,1989 65 Tuition Restated in 1967 Dollars 66 Summary, Contract and Grant Awards 66 Contracts and Grants by Department 67 Contracts and Grants, Source and Application 67 Selected Contract and Grant Awards 68 Libraries Boston College Libraries 72 Expenditures for Library Materials 72 Holdings by Individual Libraries _... _ 72 Circulation Statistics , 72 Special Library Services 73 Special Collections 74 University Archives 76 Language Laboratory 76 Athletics The Silvio O. Conte Forum .................................................... 80 Sports Participation Levels . 81 Intercollegiate Athletics _ . 82 Varsity Sports Records . 83 Varsity Football Schedules, 1988-1991 . 84 Varsity Hockey Schedule, 1988-1989 . 85 Varsity Basketball Schedule, 1988-1989 .. 85 General Information Founder and Presidents ............................................................... ~ Honorary Degrees Awarded, }952-}988 . 88 "fypes of Degrees Conferred ,., . 91 Honorary Degrees _ . 91 Association Memberships . 92 Accrediting Agencies ,, . 92 Academic Department Locations . 93 Academic Calendar ,, . 94 Sources 94 Index 95 Campus Maps 96 Foreword Foreword The Boston College Fact Book is a summary of signifi­ cant statistics gathered from various sources through­ out the University. Once again, we wish to extend sin­ cere thanks and appreciation for the excellent cooperation and assistance received from these many sources. The purpose of the Fact Book is to produce a single­ source publication and reference document touching upon and integrating all aspects of the institution's people and its operations. We do wish to point out to all users that the information presented herein was compiled at a specific time - September-October, 1988 - to reflect the Academic Year 1987-1988, as well as the most current enrollment statistics for 1988-1989. The majority of the information is extracted from management reports produced 011 a regular basis by the various source offices. When reviewing the figures presented we advise you to always note the time frame referenced in the individual tables, and to contact re­ sponsible offices should you have further questions. With this 17th edition, we continue our efforts to pro­ duce a Fact Book that provides both current informa­ tion and an historical perspective. We welcome sugges­ tions for additional data and improvements. James M. O'Neill & Ivy R. Dodge, Editors Office of the Financial Vice President and Treasurer December, 1988 A Brief History 3 Boston College A Brief History Boston College was founded by the Society ofJesus in Though incorporated as a University since its begin­ 1863, and is one of twenty-eight Jesuit colleges and ning, it was not until its second half-century that Bos­ universities in the United States. With three teachers ton College began to fill out the dimensions of its Uni­ and twenty-two students, the school opened its doors versity charter. The Summer Session was inaugurated on September 5, 1864. As long as it remained a small in 1924; the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in liberal arts college, the faculty was predominantly 1925; the Law School, 1929; the E\'ening College, Jesuit, but today's full-time faculty is comprised of 1929; the Graduate School of Social Work, 1936; the 36 Jesuits and 536 laymen and women. Part-time fac­ College of Business Administration, 1938. The latter, ulty positions are held by 20 Jesuits, in addition to 12 along with its Graduate School established in 1957, is Jesuit members of the university administration. now known as the School of Management. The Schools of Nursing and Education were founded in Original1y located on Harrison Avenue in the South 1947 and 1952, respecti\'e1y. Weston Obser\'atory, End of Boston, where it shared quarters with the Bos­ founded in 1928, was accepted as a Department of ton College High School, the College outgrew its ur­ Boston College in 1947, offering courses in geophysics ban setting toward the end of its first fifty years. A and geology to graduate students. new location was selected in Chestnut Hill, then al­ most rural, and fOllr parcels of land were acquired in In 1927 Boston College conferred one earned bache­ 1907. A design competition for the de\'e1opment of lor's degree and fifteen master's degrees on women the campus was \von by the firm of Maginnis and through the Extension Division, the precursor of the Walsh, and ground was broken on June 19, 1909, for Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the E\'ening the construction of Casson Hall. It is located on the College, and the Summer Session. By 1970 all under­ site of the Lawrence farmhouse, in the center of the graduate programs had become coeducational. Today original tract of land purchased by Father Gasson, and women students comprise 57 percent of the Univer­ is built largely of stone taken from a quarry which oc­ sity's enrollment, and 44 percent of a total alumni cupied part of the sites of De\'lin, Higgins, and Cush­ body of over 93,900. ing Halls. The foundations were blasted out of solid ledge. Because of its historic value, Casson was com­ Now the fourth largest private university in New Eng­ pletely restored in 1976 in order to preser\'e its famil­ land, with full- and part-time enrollment of over iar Gothic spires for future generations of students 14,000, Boston College consists of ele\'en schools, col­ and alumni. leges, and institutes offering thirteen degree programs and one certification program. Later purchases doubled the size