Boston College
private research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Boston College is a college[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of college entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,815 views/month, #5 of 784).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities[3], ORCID, Inc.[4], Digital Library Federation[5], Association of Research Libraries[6], MetaArchive Cooperative[7], Atlantic Coast Conference[8], ArXiv[9], American Council on Education[10], Coalition for Networked Information[11], Center for Research Libraries[12], Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[13], National Digital Stewardship Alliance[14], International Association of Universities[15], Council on Governmental Relations[16]
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[17]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Massachusetts[18], Boston[19], Suffolk County[20], Newton[21], Middlesex County[22]
- Country: United States[23]
- Instance of: university[24], private not-for-profit educational institution[25], open-access publisher[26]
- Founder: John McElroy[27]
- Headquarters location: Chestnut Hill[28]
- Postal code: 02467[29]
- Child organization or unit: McMullen Museum of Art[30], Boston College School of Theology and Ministry[31], Weston Jesuit School of Theology[32], Weston School of Theology[33], Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry[34]
- Commons category: Boston College[35]
- Industry: higher education[36]
- Inception: 1863[37]
- Coordinate location: 42.335083333333, -71.170361111111[38]
- Official website: https://bc.edu[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boston College[40]
- Employees: 3800[41]
- Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[42]
- Ranking: 494[43], 329[44], 331[45], 341[46], 282[47], 299[48], 339[49], 376[50], 432[51], 454[52]
- Official name: Boston College[53]
- Native label: Boston College[54]
- Owner of: Alumni Stadium[55], Conte Forum[56], Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field[57], WZBC[58]
- Different from: Boston University[59]
Why It Matters
Boston College has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]