Boston College

Boston College (BC) is a private Catholic Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus.波士顿学院（Boston College，简称 BC）是美国马萨诸塞州栗树山的一所私立天主教耶稣会研究型大学，由耶稣会于 1863 年创办。

It offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through nine colleges and schools, and is classified as a "Research 1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production" university by the Carnegie Classification.该校通过九所学院与学校授予学士、硕士与博士学位，并被卡内基分类列为「R1：研究支出与博士培养极高」类研究型大学。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Boston College is placed 549th globally, and it enrols more than 15,000 total students, making it one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States by enrolment.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，波士顿学院位列全球第 549 位；其在校学生总数逾 15,000 人，按规模计是美国最大的天主教大学之一。

History

• Boston College was founded through the efforts of the first Jesuit community in New England, which was established at St. Mary's Church in Boston in 1849, fourteen years before the college itself opened.波士顿学院源于新英格兰首个耶稣会团体的努力，该团体 1849 年在波士顿圣玛丽教堂建立，比学院本身开办早了十四年。
• Jesuit priest John McElroy maintained the vision for what became Boston College, recognising the need for an educational institution for the Irish Catholic immigrant population of the city.耶稣会神父约翰·麦克尔罗伊始终坚守创建这所学院的愿景，他意识到波士顿的爱尔兰天主教移民群体亟需一所教育机构。
• With the approval of his Jesuit superiors, McElroy raised funds and purchased land for "The Boston College" on Harrison Avenue in the Hudson neighbourhood of South End, Boston, in 1857.在耶稣会上级批准下，麦克尔罗伊于 1857 年筹款，并在波士顿南区哈德逊社区的哈里森大道购地为「波士顿学院」奠基。
• On 1 April 1863 the college was granted a university charter by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, allowing its board of trustees to confer degrees typically awarded by colleges in the state.1863 年 4 月 1 日，该学院获马萨诸塞州授予大学特许状，使其董事会得以颁授该州各学院通常授予的学位。
• John Bapst served as the first President of Boston College and launched the collegiate instruction programme on 5 September 1864.约翰·巴普斯特出任波士顿学院首任校长，并于 1864 年 9 月 5 日启动学院课程。
• The average age of students in its early years was fourteen, indicating a strong presence of high-schoolers, which aligned with the Society of Jesus's preparatory tradition from Europe.该校早期学生的平均年龄仅十四岁，说明高中生占了很大比例，这与耶稣会源自欧洲的预备教育传统相吻合。
• The curriculum was based on the Jesuit Ratio Studiorum, emphasising Latin, Greek, philosophy and theology, while campus life required Catholic students to attend Mass, partake in confession and join devotional societies.课程以耶稣会《学习计划》（Ratio Studiorum）为基础，强调拉丁语、希腊语、哲学与神学；校园生活则要求天主教学生参加弥撒、告解并加入虔敬团体。
• Expansion of the South End buildings onto James Street increased the separation between the high school and college divisions, though Boston College High School remained a constituent part of Boston College until 1927.南区建筑向詹姆斯街的扩建加大了中学部与大学部的区隔，然而波士顿学院高中直到 1927 年才单独设校，此前一直是波士顿学院的组成部分。
• In 1895 Catharine H. Morris, wife of Robert Morris, the second African American to pass the bar in the United States, bequeathed the family library to the Church of the Immaculate Conception attached to the nascent college.1895 年，美国第二位通过律师资格的非裔人士罗伯特·莫里斯之妻凯瑟琳·H·莫里斯，将家族藏书遗赠给与该院关系密切的无玷圣母堂。
• The Burns Library today holds just over 100 confirmed texts from the Morris library, whose original donation is estimated at 1,000 volumes of 19th-century literature, history and anti-slavery texts.伯恩斯图书馆如今藏有莫里斯藏书中的 100 余部确认文本；其最初捐赠估计达 1,000 册，涵盖 19 世纪的文学、历史与反奴隶制著作。
• In 1907 newly installed president Thomas I. Gasson determined that the cramped urban quarters in the South End were inadequate, and purchased Amos Adams Lawrence's farm on Chestnut Hill, six miles west of downtown Boston.1907 年，新任校长托马斯·I·加森认为南区局促的城市校舍已不敷使用，于是购下位于波士顿市中心以西六英里的栗树山的阿莫斯·亚当斯·劳伦斯农场。
• Gasson organised an international competition for a campus master plan, construction began in 1909, and Gasson Hall stood alone on Chestnut Hill for its first three years after 1913.加森筹办了校园总体规划的国际竞图，工程于 1909 年动工；1913 年后，加森堂在栗树山独自矗立了头三年。
• By the 1920s Boston College began to fill out its university charter, establishing the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Law School and the Woods College of Advancing Studies.到 1920 年代，波士顿学院开始充实其大学特许状所赋予的职能，先后设立文理研究生院、法学院与伍兹进修学院。
• The Graduate School of Social Work, the Carroll School of Management, the Connell School of Nursing and the Lynch School of Education and Human Development followed in succession.随后又相继成立社会工作研究生院、卡罗尔管理学院、康奈尔护理学院与林奇教育及人类发展学院。
• In 1926 Boston College conferred its first degrees on women, though it did not become fully coeducational until 1970.1926 年，波士顿学院首次向女性授予学位，但直到 1970 年才全面实行男女同校。
• On 20 April 1963 an address by President John F. Kennedy, the nation's first Catholic president who had received an honorary degree in 1956, was the highlight of a week-long centennial celebration.1963 年 4 月 20 日，美国首位天主教总统约翰·F·肯尼迪（他于 1956 年获该校荣誉学位）的演讲，成为为期一周的百年校庆的高潮。
• When J. Donald Monan began his presidency on 5 September 1972, Boston College faced a 30-million-dollar debt and a frozen salary structure for faculty and staff.1972 年 9 月 5 日 J·唐纳德·莫南就任校长时，波士顿学院背负 3,000 万美元债务，教职员薪资亦遭冻结。
• In 1974 BC merged with Newton College of the Sacred Heart, acquiring its 40-acre campus 1.5 miles away, which allowed the Law School to relocate and provided housing for a residential student body.1974 年，BC 与圣心牛顿学院合并，取得其 1.5 英里外 40 英亩的校区，使法学院得以迁址，并为日益增加的住宿学生提供宿舍。
• Following an aggressive capital campaign in 1989 that raised 136 million dollars, the endowment reached 250 million dollars, surpassed 350 million in 1992 and exceeded 500 million by 1995.在 1989 年筹集 1.36 亿美元的积极募款活动之后，该校捐赠基金于 1992 年突破 3.5 亿美元、1995 年超过 5 亿美元，并在莫南 1996 年转任校监时达到 5.9 亿美元。
• Under the presidency of William P. Leahy, BC announced a 1.6-billion-dollar master plan in 2007 for campus revitalisation over ten years, which was approved by city authorities on 10 June 2009.在威廉·P·利亚校长任内，BC 于 2007 年公布一项 16 亿美元的十年校园更新总规划，并於 2009 年 6 月 10 日获市政当局批准。
• In 2017 Boston College acquired the 24-acre Mishkan Tefila Synagogue property in Chestnut Hill, whose 806-seat auditorium was later transformed into the largest theater venue for the Robsham Theater Arts Center.2017 年，波士顿学院购下栗树山的米什坎·特菲拉犹太会堂旧址 24 英亩地块，其 806 座礼堂后来被改建为罗布沙姆剧场艺术中心最大的演出场地。
• In 2020 Boston College acquired Pine Manor College, a financially struggling liberal arts institution, and in July 2024 opened Messina College on that Brookline campus for more than 100 first-generation college students.2020 年，波士顿学院收购财务困难的文理学院派恩庄园学院，并于 2024 年 7 月在布鲁克莱恩校区开办梅西纳学院，招收 100 余名第一代大学生。
• In 2025 the Board of Trustees elected John T. "Jack" Butler, S.J., as the 26th president of Boston College, succeeding William P. Leahy, S.J., who had been the longest-serving president in the university's history.2025 年，董事会选举约翰·T·「杰克」·巴特勒神父为波士顿学院第 26 任校长，接替校史上任期最长的威廉·P·利亚神父。

Academics

• Boston College is made up of nine constituent colleges and schools, headed by the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences and the Carroll School of Management.波士顿学院由九所学院与学校组成，以莫里西文理学院与卡罗尔管理学院为首。
• The remaining schools are the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, the Connell School of Nursing, the School of Social Work, the Law School and the Gloria L. and Charles I. Clough School of Theology and Ministry.其余学院包括林奇教育及人类发展学院、康奈尔护理学院、社会工作学院、法学院，以及格洛丽亚·L·与查尔斯·I·克拉夫神学与事工学院。
• The final two units are the Woods College of Advancing Studies and Messina College, which opened in 2024.最后两个单位为伍兹进修学院与 2024 年开办的梅西纳学院。
• Boston College had 15,234 total students, comprising 9,654 undergraduates, 5,072 graduate students, 392 Woods College students and 116 Messina College students.波士顿学院共有 15,234 名学生，包括本科 9,654 人、研究生 5,072 人、伍兹学院学生 392 人与梅西纳学院学生 116 人。
• For the Class of 2029, Boston College received 39,681 applications and admitted 12.6 percent, with 95 percent of admitted students ranking in the top 10 percent of their graduating classes.针对 2029 届，波士顿学院共收到 39,681 份申请、录取率 12.6%，其中 95% 的录取学生在其毕业班中排名前 10%。
• The admitted students' SAT and ACT scores averaged 1503 and 34 respectively, and 74 percent submitted standardised scores despite the university's test-optional policy.录取学生的 SAT 与 ACT 平均分分别为 1503 与 34；尽管学校实行「选择性提交」政策，仍有 74% 的学生提交了标化成绩。
• The college is need-blind for domestic applicants, and the accepted class includes students from all 50 states and 75 foreign countries.该校对美国本土申请者实行「需求无关」录取；录取班级涵盖来自全部 50 个州与 75 个国家的学生。
• Boston College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research spending and doctorate production".波士顿学院获新英格兰高等教育委员会认证，并被列为「R1：研究支出与博士培养极高的博士类大学」。
• Boston College's eight research libraries contain over two million printed volumes, and including manuscripts, journals, government documents and microform items, the collections hold some twelve million items.波士顿学院的八所研究图书馆藏有逾 200 万册印刷书籍；加上手稿、期刊、政府文件与缩微资料，馆藏总计约 1,200 万件。
• The collections include original manuscripts and prints by Galileo, Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, as well as Jesuitana, Irish literature, sixteenth-century Flemish tapestries and ancient Greek pottery.馆藏包括伽利略、依纳爵·罗耀拉与方济各·沙勿略的原稿与版画，以及耶稣会文献、爱尔兰文学、16 世纪佛兰德斯挂毯与古希腊陶器。
• The McMullen Museum of Art, on the Brighton campus, was established in 1993 and named in 1996 to honour John J. McMullen's parents, moving to a new facility in 2016.位于布莱顿校区的麦克马伦艺术博物馆成立于 1993 年，并于 1996 年为纪念约翰·J·麦克马伦的父母而命名，2016 年迁入新馆。
• The museum is known for multidisciplinary exhibitions including "Carrie Mae Weems: Strategies of Engagement" and "Saints and Sinners: Caravaggio and the Baroque Image".该馆以跨学科展览著称，曾举办「卡丽·梅·威姆斯：参与的策略」与「圣人与罪人：卡拉瓦乔与巴洛克意象」等展。
• The Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Library opened in 1984, having been planned under President Monan to meet the needs of the university's transformation from a small college into a national institution.小托马斯·P·奥尼尔图书馆于 1984 年启用，由莫南校长规划，以满足该校由小型学院转型为全国性学府的需求。
• Bapst Library, opened in 1928 and named for the first president Johannes Bapst, was one of the few structures built according to Charles Donagh Maginnis's original "Oxford in America" master plan.巴普斯特图书馆于 1928 年启用，以首任校长约翰内斯·巴普斯特命名，是依照查尔斯·多纳·马金尼斯最初「美洲牛津」总规划建造的少数建筑之一。
• The university's annual operating budget is approximately 1.02 billion dollars, and the "Soaring Higher" campaign announced on 28 September 2023 aims to raise 3 billion dollars.该校年度运营预算约为 10.2 亿美元；2023 年 9 月 28 日公布的「Soaring Higher」募款活动目标为 30 亿美元。
• Of the Soaring Higher goal, 1.1 billion dollars is earmarked for student financial aid, 750 million for student life initiatives and 1.15 billion for academic programmes.在「Soaring Higher」的目标中，11 亿美元指定用于学生资助，7.5 亿美元用于学生生活项目，11.5 亿美元用于学术项目。

Campus

• Boston College's main campus in Chestnut Hill lies 6 miles west of downtown Boston, covers 175 acres, and features over 120 buildings set atop a hill overlooking the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.波士顿学院位于栗树山的主校区距波士顿市中心以西 6 英里，占地 175 英亩，由 120 余座建筑组成，坐落于俯瞰栗树山水库的山丘之上。
• The main campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and features some of the earliest examples of collegiate Gothic architecture in North America, known as the "Heights" or the "Crowned Hilltop".主校区被列入美国国家史迹名录，拥有北美最早的一批学院哥特式建筑，被称为「高地」或「加冕山巅」。
• The campus is served by the Boston College station at St. Ignatius Gate, the western terminus of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line's B branch.校区由圣依纳爵门旁的波士顿学院站提供服务，该站是马萨诸塞湾交通局绿线 B 支线的西端终点站。
• The Newton Campus, acquired through the 1975 merger with Newton College of the Sacred Heart, lies 1 mile west of the main campus and houses freshmen and the Law School.牛顿校区通过 1975 年与圣心牛顿学院的合并获得，位于主校区以西 1 英里，为一年级学生与法学院提供校舍。
• Between 2004 and 2007 Boston College acquired 65 acres of land from the Archdiocese of Boston, including its former headquarters sold to the university in 2004 for 107.4 million dollars.2004 至 2007 年间，波士顿学院从波士顿总教区购得 65 英亩土地，其中包括 2004 年以 1.074 亿美元售予该校的总教区旧总部。
• The Brookline Campus is home to Messina College, which includes residence halls and academic and athletic facilities, and offers associate degrees in applied data science, health sciences, general business, and applied psychology and human development.布鲁克莱恩校区是梅西纳学院的所在地，设有宿舍及教学与体育设施，并开设应用数据科学、健康科学、通用商学以及应用心理学与人类发展等副学士学位。
• The university also encompasses the Connors Family Retreat and Conference Center in Dover, Massachusetts, and the Weston Observatory in Weston, Massachusetts.该校还拥有位于马萨诸塞州多佛的康纳斯家族静修与会议中心，以及位于韦斯顿的韦斯顿天文台。
• The main venue for football is Alumni Stadium, seating 44,500 spectators, while Conte Forum, housing Kelley Rink, serves basketball and ice hockey with capacities of 8,606 and 7,884.美式橄榄球的主场是校友体育场，可容纳 44,500 名观众；内设凯利冰场的康特体育馆则承办篮球与冰球赛事，容量分别为 8,606 与 7,884 人。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Boston College is placed 549th in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，波士顿学院位列全球第 549 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place Boston College at joint 284th globally.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将波士顿学院列为全球并列第 284 位。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities edition of 2026-2027 ranks Boston College 491st in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年版美国新闻最佳全球大学排名中，波士顿学院位列世界第 491 位。
• The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places Boston College in the 501-600 band.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名将波士顿学院列入 501 至 600 区间。
• In U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2023-2024" Boston College tied for 39th among national universities and tied for 625th among global universities.在《美国新闻与世界报道》「2023 至 2024 年美国最佳大学」中，波士顿学院并列全美大学第 39 位、全球大学并列第 625 位。
• Boston College placed 88th in the Forbes 2023 edition of "America's Top Colleges", and its undergraduate Carroll School of Management placed 3rd in the 2016 Bloomberg Businessweek ranking of U.S. undergraduate business schools.波士顿学院在《福布斯》2023 年「美国顶尖大学」中位列第 88 位；其卡罗尔管理学院在 2016 年《彭博商业周刊》美国本科商学院排名中位列第 3。
• Alumni and affiliates of Boston College include three Rhodes, 22 Truman and 171 Fulbright scholars, reflecting the university's record in competitive national fellowships.波士顿学院的校友与附属成员中有 3 位罗德学者、22 位杜鲁门学者与 171 位富布赖特学者，体现了该校在竞争性国家奖学金方面的成绩。
• OpenAlex attributes 48,797 works to Boston College with 3,717,713 citations, and sponsored research at the university reached 84.8 million dollars in 2025.OpenAlex 为波士顿学院收录 48,797 篇成果、被引 3,717,713 次；2025 年该校的赞助研究经费达 8,480 万美元。
• The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, and it conducts sponsored research across the arts and sciences, education, nursing, social work and theology.该校获新英格兰高等教育委员会认证，并在文理、教育、护理、社会工作与神学等领域开展赞助研究。

Student life

• Boston College's motto is "Ever to Excel", and its official school colours are maroon and gold, displayed at all athletic events.波士顿学院的校训是「Ever to Excel」（永远追求卓越）；其官方校色为栗红与金色，在校内各项体育赛事中都会展示。
• The Eagle serves as the mascot, with the character Baldwin the Eagle, whose name plays on the "bald" head of the American bald eagle and the word "win", representing the university at football, hockey and basketball games.该校以鹰为吉祥物，形象名为「鲍德温之鹰」，其名取美国白头鹰「秃」头之意与「赢」字之音，在橄榄球、冰球与篮球赛事中代表学校。
• The fight song "For Boston" is claimed to be America's oldest college fight song, composed by T. J. Hurley, a member of the Class of 1885 who also wrote the "Alma Mater".战歌《For Boston》据称是美国最古老的大学战歌，由 1885 届学生 T·J·赫尔利谱写，他同时也是校歌《Alma Mater》的作者。
• The Eagles annually wear red bandanna-themed uniforms in honour of Welles Crowther, class of 1999, who died saving at least ten people during the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.该校老鹰队每年都会穿着以红头巾为主题的队服，以纪念 1999 届校友韦尔斯·克劳瑟，他在 2001 年 9 月 11 日世贸中心袭击中为救出至少十人而牺牲。
• The term AHANA, standing for African-American, Hispanic, Asian and Native American, was coined at Boston College in 1979 by two students, Alfred Feliciano and Valerie Lewis, and has since been adopted by over 50 other institutions.「AHANA」一词代表非裔、西语裔、亚裔与美洲原住民，1979 年由该校学生阿尔弗雷德·费利西亚诺与瓦莱丽·刘易斯在波士顿学院首创，此后被 50 多所其他院校采用。
• Student newspapers include The Heights, established in 1919, The Gavel, launched on 27 October 2009, and The Torch, an independent Catholic student newspaper established in 2013.学生报纸包括 1919 年创办的《The Heights》、2009 年 10 月 27 日创刊的《The Gavel》，以及 2013 年创办的独立天主教学生报纸《The Torch》。
• WZBC 90.3 FM is the student-run radio station providing independent and experimental music, and the Boston College yearbook Sub Turri has been published since 1913.WZBC 90.3 FM 是由学生运营、播放独立与实验音乐的电台；该校年鉴《Sub Turri》自 1913 年起出版。
• Boston College maintains close ties with the Society of Jesus, with 112 Jesuits living on campus as of 2005 and over 70 Catholic Masses celebrated on campus each week during the academic year.波士顿学院与耶稣会保持密切联系，截至 2005 年有 112 名耶稣会士住在校内，学年期间每周在校内举行 70 余场天主教弥撒。
• Until 1925 Boston College students were called Heightsmen, when Caitlin Beckman became the first Heightswoman to receive a degree, and alumni who have celebrated a 50th reunion are known as Golden Eagles.1925 年以前，波士顿学院学生被称为「Heightsmen」，同年凯特琳·贝克曼成为首位获得该校学位的女性「Heightswoman」；庆祝毕业五十周年的校友则被称为「Golden Eagles」。

Notable people

• John McElroy, S.J., the Jesuit priest who recognised the need for a college for Boston's Irish Catholic immigrants, raised the funds and purchased the land that launched Boston College.耶稣会神父约翰·麦克尔罗伊意识到波士顿爱尔兰天主教移民需要一所学院，遂筹款购地，促成了波士顿学院的创办。
• John Bapst, S.J., served as the first President of Boston College and launched collegiate instruction on 5 September 1864, and Bapst Library is named in his honour.约翰·巴普斯特神父出任波士顿学院首任校长，并于 1864 年 9 月 5 日启动学院课程；如今的巴普斯特图书馆即以他命名。
• Robert Morris, a civil rights leader and the second African American to pass the bar in the United States, and his wife Catharine H. Morris, bequeathed their family library to institutions attached to the young Boston College.民权领袖、美国第二位通过律师资格的非裔人士罗伯特·莫里斯与其妻凯瑟琳·H·莫里斯，将家族藏书遗赠给与早期波士顿学院相关的机构。
• Thomas I. Gasson, S.J., the president who in 1907 purchased the Chestnut Hill farm and oversaw the construction that began in 1909, gave his name to the university's landmark Gasson Hall.1907 年购下栗树山农场并主持 1909 年动工的校长托马斯·I·加森神父，其名被赋予该校地标加森堂。
• J. Donald Monan, S.J., served as president from 1972 to 1996, restructured the Board of Trustees to include lay alumni and business leaders, and guided the university to financial stability.J·唐纳德·莫南神父 1972 至 1996 年任校长，改组董事会以纳入平信徒校友与商界领袖，并带领该校走向财务稳健。
• William P. Leahy, S.J., the 25th president, served from 1996 to 2025 and was the longest-serving president in the history of Boston College and American Jesuit higher education.第 25 任校长威廉·P·利亚神父于 1996 至 2025 年在任，是波士顿学院与美国耶稣会高等教育史上任期最长的校长。
• John T. "Jack" Butler, S.J., was elected the 26th president of Boston College in 2025, with his formal inauguration held on the Chestnut Hill campus over 15-17 October 2026.约翰·T·「杰克」·巴特勒神父于 2025 年当选波士顿学院第 26 任校长，其正式就职典礼于 2026 年 10 月 15 至 17 日在栗树山校区举行。
• John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who received an honorary degree from Boston College in 1956, delivered the centennial address on 20 April 1963.美国第 35 任总统约翰·F·肯尼迪于 1956 年获波士顿学院荣誉学位，并于 1963 年 4 月 20 日发表百年校庆演讲。
• John Kerry, the former United States Secretary of State and senator from Massachusetts, and Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr., the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, are among the university's alumni.美国前国务卿、马萨诸塞州联邦参议员约翰·克里，以及美国众议院前议长小托马斯·P·「蒂普」·奥尼尔，都是该校校友。
• Doug Flutie, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1984 as Boston College's quarterback, and Welles Crowther, the alumnus who died saving lives on 11 September 2001, are among the best-known figures associated with the university.1984 年以波士顿学院四分卫身份赢得海斯曼奖的道格·弗鲁蒂，以及在 2001 年 9 月 11 日救人牺牲的校友韦尔斯·克劳瑟，都是与该校相关的最知名人物。