You helped us make great strides at BC last year.
Loyal donors like you have propelled the University to new heights, advancing the critical priorities of Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston College—financial aid, academics, and student life.
Below, learn about the latest achievements that you’ve helped make possible at Boston College. We had a lot to celebrate last year, including at Messina College, where our inaugural class of first-generation students and students with high financial need graduated with associate’s degrees.
Financial Aid
You made the Heights more affordable
I can’t even begin to express how grateful I am for the scholarship support I’ve received. Attending Boston College was my dream, and I knew from the moment I was accepted that I wanted to come here—I just didn’t know if it would be realistic.”
Isabella King ’29, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
Flatley Family Scholar
Thanks to generous philanthropic support from our community, Boston College continues to make meaningful strides in tuition affordability and the expansion of financial aid. In 2025–26, BC’s need-based financial aid packages averaged over $60,000.
The University also provided full scholarships for 115 QuestBridge Match Scholars in the first-year Class of 2029—more than doubling the number of matches in 2021 when the BC-QuestBridge partnership began. QuestBridge helps high-achieving, low-income students gain admission and full four-year scholarships to top colleges—a mission that aligns with our conviction that a Boston College education belongs to all students with ability and promise, no matter their financial circumstances.
Average need-based financial aid package
QuestBridge Match Scholars in the Class of 2029
Academics
You nurtured a new flock of Eagles
In May, the Messina College Class of 2026 completed their two-year residential program at the Heights. Approximately 40 members of the class of nearly 100 students earned a 3.4 GPA or higher, meeting the threshold at which they can transfer to BC’s undergraduate day schools to pursue bachelor’s degrees. Students who meet admission requirements may also transfer to six other institutions with direct matriculation agreements with Messina College.
Patti and Jonathan Kraft Family Dean Erick Berrelleza, S.J., reflects that Messina College offers its students a BC education in alignment with the University’s Core Curriculum. “What we’re doing here with our students is formative education—something that falls in a long tradition of BC’s history and its own legacy,” he says. Thanks in part to your generosity, Boston College was equipped with the resources to help this new cohort of students thrive at the Heights and access the gift of a Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts education.
Elsewhere on Campus:
A New Home for the Catholic Religious Archives
The Catholic Religious Archives’ new 44,000-square-foot, climate-controlled storage facility on the Brighton Campus is nearing completion. The building, which connects to the adjacent Theology and Ministry Library, will preserve the records and stories of religious congregations for the benefit of future generations.
When I first learned about Messina College, I started to imagine my future there. But what truly captured my heart was the incredible offer to help me fulfill my dream of becoming the woman I’m meant to be.”
Geysel Regalado Aplicano MC’27, Messina College
Student Life
You invigorated our community
With your support, Boston College has built an atmosphere at the Heights where students feel cared for, inspired, and empowered to be men and women for others making a difference in their communities. That’s why, last year, our student-athletes received the 2025 Community Service Award from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Fiesta Bowl. The award recognizes “exceptional athletics departments that make volunteerism and community service a way of life.”
“Boston College . . . stood above all in terms of the thoughtful and impactful efforts to assist their communities this year,” said Erik Moses, Fiesta Bowl executive director and CEO. “Boston College’s 700-plus student-athletes used their platform to raise the spirits and enhance the lives of youth, adults, and seniors across their community’s population.”
Elsewhere on Campus:
The Murray Center for Student Wellness
Last year, the Murray Center for Student Wellness revolutionized the network of support we offer our students. The center unifies University Counseling Services, University Health Services, Sports Medicine, and the previous Center for Student Wellness, allowing these service providers to communicate and collaborate closely in order to provide holistic care to BC students.
Having the opportunity to play the sport I love while receiving an education from Boston College means more to me than I can fully put into words. . . . Boston College is a place that values hard work, character, and community, and I am honored to be part of that.”
—Micah Amedee ’29, Lynch School of Education and Human Development
Gaffney Family Football Scholar, Nugent Family Football Scholar
Last Year’s Giving at a Glance
You were part of something bigger
Every donor makes a difference at Boston College. When our global community of alumni, parents, and friends is united by a common purpose, there’s no limit to what we can accomplish. In our 2026 fiscal year:
Households joined the 1863 Society for the first time
Households were members of the 1863 Society
Households had been members of the 1863 Society for four or more years
Was raised through leadership gifts ($1,000–$24,999)
You made it all possible
On behalf of all of us at Boston College, thank you for your support, which made last year’s achievements possible. You’ve made the University more resilient, dynamic, and vibrant, and we are most grateful. To learn more about the impact of your giving or to renew your gift, please contact us at 1863society@bc.edu.
Soaring Higher Campaign
Launched in September 2023, Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston College is a $3 billion fundraising campaign that is enhancing BC’s standing as the greatest Jesuit, Catholic university in the world. Your generosity has helped us raise more than $2 billion thus far, transforming life at the Heights for generations to come.
