Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit, Catholic RI research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 6,000 graduate and professional students. BC was the first institution of higher education to operate in the city of Boston, and today is considered among the nation’s foremost universities—a leader in the liberal arts, scientific inquiry, and formative education. Boston College urges students to develop their minds and talents to the fullest, and use them in service to others.