Facts & Figures

The °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College School of Social Work prepares social work professionals with the knowledge, values, and skills needed to initiate and sustain change and provide visionary leadership within a framework that promotes individual dignity, respects diversity, and seeks distributive justice in the Jesuit tradition.

By the Numbers


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Discover why the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College School of Social Work consistently ranks among the top schools in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report,Ìýthrough our impressive statistics.

The School

#8

U.S. News and World ReportÌýRanking (2024)

1936

Year founded byÌýWalter McGuinn, S.J., and Dorothy L. Book

9,742

Size of BCSSW alumni network

Our Students

589

MSW students (2025-26)

20

Ph.D. students (2025-26)

293,520

Field placement hours completed (2024–25)


Incoming MSW Class (2025–26)
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Two-Year Students

Enrolled: 239 students

Undergraduate GPA: 3.8

Mean Age: 25


Advanced Standing (Summer 2025)

Enrolled: 14 students

Undergraduate GPA: 3.6

Mean Age: 22

Three/Four-Year Students

Enrolled: 40 students

Undergraduate GPA: 3.4

Mean Age: 28


Advanced Standing (Spring 2026)

Enrolled: 6 students

Undergraduate GPA: 3.5

Mean Age: 21

27

Number of states represented

16

Number of countries represented

29%

AHANA

*AHANA: African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American



Our Faculty

30

Full-time °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥members

96

Part-time °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥members

11:1

Student–°¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ratio

$10.5M

In grant expenditures (2025)


Equity, Justice, and Inclusion
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Faculty Diversity *

* Percentage of °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥who self-identify as AHANA (African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American)

292

Students who have completed the Latinx Leadership Initiative since 2013

11+

Years running the LLI

33

Graduates of the Black Leadership Initiative since it was founded in 2021

48%

Faculty Diversity


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Career Outcomes (Class of 2024)

97%

Students employed within one year of graduation

82%

Starting salaries above $60,000

2.2

Months average length of job search

Tuition & Aid

$1,436

Tuition & fees per credit hour 2025-26

100%

of BCSSW students receive some type of scholarship

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