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Statistics published by IPEDS for Boston College (164924)

These statistics have been loaded from the public data sets provided by the Library Statistics Program of the Institute of Education Sciences as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (Since 2014) and the National Center for Educational Statistics (2012 and before).

Carnegie Level: 15 Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Boston College
2023
CategoryValue
Collections
Print books1,631,606
Electronic books1,392,562
Databases725
Physical Serials44,002
Electronic Serials167,925
Digital Materials300,136
Circulation
Physical Circulation98,511
Electronic Circulation404,601


2023 Budget Expenditures
Salaries and Wages$10,753,257
Benefits$3,790,937
Collections: firm orders$3,681,045
Collections: ongoing subscriptions$12,704,191
Collections: other materials$270,503
Collections: Total expenditures$16,655,739
Preservation of materials$10,200
Other Operations and Maintenance$1,589,387
Total Operations and Maintenance$1,599,587
Total Expenditures$32,799,520
Total Expenditures (check)$32,799,520


Boston College (2000 - 2022)
YearTotal
Expenditures
Collection
Expenditures
Personnel
Expenditures
Operational
Expenditures
Physical
Circulation
Electronic
Circulation
Physical
Volumes
Electronic
Books
Branches
/ Facilities
Personnel
(FTE)
2023 $32,799,520 $16,655,739 $10,753,257 $1,599,587 98,511 404,601 1,631,606 1,392,562 7 189
2022 $31,075,192 $15,040,094 $10,814,443 $1,587,041 89,639 712,823 1,597,727 1,311,059 7 178
2021 $28,632,965 $13,504,168 $10,419,899 $1,032,000 50,327 276,352 1,495,059 1,179,094 7 184
2020 $30,001,100 $13,878,494 $11,004,236 $1,373,616 113,366 256,471 1,480,340 1,095,829 7 186
2019 $30,049,277 $13,856,607 $10,838,825 $1,581,880 147,319 252,173 1,459,144 1,013,709 7
2018 $29,397,446 $13,372,282 $10,844,334 $1,390,465 156,692 262,330 1,482,343 875,636 7
2017 $28,935,436 $13,517,213 $10,541,146 $1,451,301 151,376 1,434,522 1,439,484 844,984 7
2016 $24,385,107 $12,905,174 $10,031,719 $1,448,214 155,270 1,214,170 1,430,875 817,757 7
2015 $23,254,165 $12,261,706 $9,887,946 $1,104,513 149,982 382,252 2,976,596 611,271 7
2014 $23,110,289 $11,791,065 $9,930,357 $1,388,867 157,347 260,420 2,765,780 10,461 7
2012 $23,862,072 $10,752,641 $11,533,767 $1,191,866 227,716 2,979,489 677,010 6
2010 $19,794,753 $6,730,130 $9,460,731 $1,328,525 289,318 2,602,677 307,769 6
2006 $17,481,965 $7,704,334 $8,227,190 $1,098,736 328,624 2,407,253 283,651 6
2000 $14,898,150 $5,025,374 $6,768,713 $1,648,799 433,393 2,042,416 6