Boston College, USA

Established in 1863 by Jesuit priests, Boston College is globally reputed for teaching and research, and routinely ranked among America’s Top 50 universities FOUNDED IN 1863 by the Society of Jesus, Boston College (BC) is a top-ranked university reputed internationally for teaching and research. The U.S. News & World Report ranks BC #31 in its America’s Best Colleges Rankings 2014 while Forbes ranks it #26 nationwide. The university’s faculty received $60 million (Rs.372 crore) in research grants last year, and its endowment is estimated at $1.9 billion (Rs.11,805 crore). Over the past decade, Boston College students have earned more than 200 prestigious academic scholarships including two Rhodes, four Marshalls, nine Goldwater scholarships, and 162 Fulbright grants. Sited on a 120-acre campus in the suburb of Chestnut Hill, BC’s eight schools and colleges award more than 4,000 degrees annually in 50-plus fields of study to 14,400 students. Over 94 percent of BC’s full-time faculty of 761 boast doctoral degrees and the faculty-student ratio is an enviable 1:14. Comments William P. Leahy, SJ, president of BC: Boston College endeavours to educate a new generation of leaders ” men and women capable of shaping the future with vision, justice, and charity ” with a sense of calling, with concern for all of the human family. Boston. Widely acknowledged as America’s most culturally European city, Boston has one of the largest concentrations of college students in the US and a long-established and excellent reputation as a centre of learning and education. With its redbrick, early 19th century townhouses and black, old-fashioned iron lampposts, Boston is a walker’s city, rich with street life. It;s a combination of the ancient and modern ” elegant, old office buildings with copper, brass or terracotta abut gleaming postmodern skyscrapers. Boston’s renowned medical and research facilities and vibrant financial district offer students exciting opportunities for practicums and internships. Campus facilities. The main campus is located in idyllic Chestnut Hill, six miles from the heart of Boston. The 120-acre Chestnut Hill campus features dramatic examples of English Gothic architecture comprising three levels: the Upper Campus, which hosts undergrad residence halls; the Middle Campus houses classrooms, laboratories, administrative offices, and student facilities; and the Lower Campus, which includes the Robsham Theater, Conte Forum, and student residences as well as dining and recreational facilities. The university also owns two other campuses ” Newton and Brighton. Boston College’s eight libraries including the showpiece O’Neill Library offer 2.87 million volumes, over 700 manuscript collections, including music, photos, art and artifacts, and 440,000 e-books. Other resources include a language laboratory, Robsham Theatre and the McMullen Museum of Art. Sports facilities consist of the Alumni Stadium (American football), Yawkey Centre (athletics), Conte Forum (basketball and ice hockey), Newton Campus (lacrosse and soccer), Pellagrini Diamond at Shea Field (baseball), Shea Softball Field, Power Gym (volleyball), Field Hockey, The Bubble (practice area), and BC Boathouse (rowing). In addition, the Flynn complex offers an eight-lane pool, fitness centre, indoor jogging track, basketball, racquetball, squash, volleyball, and tennis courts. Moreover, there…