University profile

Boston College

Location: Chestnut Hill, MA

Minimum graduate stipend

$37,500 per 10-month appointment Official

Paid over 10 months · 2025-2026 · $33,750 for 9 months plus 1 month summer.

Official: published by the university · Source: Boston College News: 2025-26 stipend increase · Verified 2026-09-27

Cost of living in Chestnut Hill, MA

City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (city-level range) $2,650 to $2,995/mo Estimated Studio/1BR median (Newton to Brookline). Zumper city medians: Newton $2,650, Brookline $2,995 (Chestnut Hill spans both). Neighborhood page was stale. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city-level range) $1,475 to $1,800/mo Estimated 2BR median split two ways (Newton to Brookline). Newton $1,475, Brookline $1,800 per person. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Utilities (nearest-metro stand-in) $252/mo Estimated Nearest-metro proxy (Boston). No Numbeo figure for this town; Boston stand-in. Excludes internet. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit $90/mo Official MBTA Monthly LinkPass. Semester pass is 11% off. Source: MBTA: student guide · Verified 2026-09-27
Parking $210 to $405/yr Official Evening student permit $210; Graduate Student permit $405. 2026-27. Summer permits are $105 per week or $370 per term. Source: Boston College Transportation & Parking: Students · Verified 2026-09-28
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Master's tuition

Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.

Master's tuition at Boston College Not yet available

PhD program profiles at Boston College

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