Boston College’s faculty has grown younger, larger, and more diverse over the past 20 years, according to data from BC’s Office of Institutional Research. Since 2005, the number of BC faculty has increased by nearly 38 percent—from 679 in 2005, to 805 in 2015, and now 936 in 2025. During the same period, the median age of faculty has fluctuated, from 52 in 2005 to 53 in 2015, and then to 50 in 2025. In 2005, women represented 38 percent of the faculty, 41 percent in 2015, and now compose 45 percent in 2025, with 414 female faculty members currently employed, according to the 2025 BC Factbook. The undergraduate population of BC has gradually increased, with 9,567 students in 2005 and approximately 9,677 in 2025.