Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, founded in 1863. With around 9,500 undergraduate and 5,100 graduate students, BC is one of the country's leading Catholic universities and a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 338-acre campus spans Chestnut Hill (Main Campus), Newton (Newton Campus, primarily first-year housing), and Brighton (Brighton Campus, upperclass apartment-style housing). Notable academic strengths include theology, finance, education, history, English, and political science. The Eagles compete in NCAA Division I with a pa…