Boston College
- Conference (2026)
- ACC (Campus in Chestnut Hill (village of Newton, MA))
- Control
- Private
- IPEDS UNITID
- 164924
- City
- Chestnut Hill (Newton), MA
- City population
- 90,741 (July 1, 2025 (Census Vintage 2025); source)
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (Metropolitan): 5,034,221 (July 1, 2025 (Census Vintage 2025; 2023 OMB delineations); source)
- TV market (DMA)
- Boston, MA (Manchester, NH): rank #9, 2,584,460 TV homes (2.059% of U.S.), Nielsen 2024-25 (source); 2025-26 rank #10 (source)
- Endowment
- $4.24B (FY2025) · scope: Boston College · source
- Annual giving
- $387.0M (FY2025 (FYE May 31)) · outside contributions and grants (per BC financial filings as reported by The Heights) · source
Accounting measure reported by student newspaper, not an official fundraising release
How to watch
Cheapest single package for every Boston College Eagles game: ESPN Unlimited, $31.99/mo ($159.95 for 5 months). Month-by-month: $52.91 for the full season, $35.94 from Oct. 1. 6 of 12 games still TBD (priced worst case).
Prices and TV assignments as of 2026-10-01. Schedule, networks and month-by-month plan
Sponsors, apparel & naming
- Apparel: New Balance brand: secondary source · $45M ($4.5M/yr) · 10 yrs
Apparel brands come from a user-generated r/CFB list (secondary; spot-check) [SP35]. All apparel deals · Multimedia rights · Stadium naming
Financial data comes from three sources shown separately, which are not interchangeable: EADA (federal), Knight-Newhouse/NCAA (public schools) and IRS Form 990 (private schools). Do not add or compare figures across them.
EADA budget history (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data; FY = academic year ending (FY2025 = 2024-25). Schools have wide latitude in what they count, and many report total revenue equal to total expenses, so an EADA “surplus” is not meaningful. Head-coach salary is an average across all men’s-team head coaches, not the football coach’s pay. Nominal dollars. Definitions.
This school reported EADA total revenue exactly equal to total expenses in 15 of 19 years.
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Football revenue | Football expenses | FB share of rev. (calc) | Men's BB revenue | Men's BB expenses | Women's BB revenue | Women's BB expenses | Athletic student aid | Recruiting | Avg head coach salary, men's teams | Football participants | Undergrad enrollment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $142,122,049 | $142,122,049 | $47,531,226 | $41,224,780 | 33% | $9,971,317 | $10,805,531 | $2,035,289 | $6,218,313 | $27,069,001 | $2,490,554 | $653,075 | 148 | 9,812 | source |
| FY2024 | $136,563,473 | $136,563,473 | $47,231,996 | $38,139,875 | 35% | $9,599,551 | $11,304,534 | $1,174,281 | $6,381,451 | $26,424,086 | $2,109,686 | $674,124 | 131 | 9,702 | source |
| FY2023 | $118,430,392 | $118,430,392 | $44,047,419 | $33,262,419 | 37% | $10,074,076 | $10,158,576 | $979,620 | $5,229,251 | $24,103,054 | $1,938,106 | $609,417 | 109 | 9,593 | source |
| FY2022 | $95,703,917 | $95,703,917 | $38,009,926 | $28,364,617 | 40% | $8,333,993 | $8,674,033 | $346,423 | $4,384,462 | $22,533,404 | $1,424,234 | $553,267 | 108 | 9,658 | source |
| FY2021 | $81,390,366 | $81,390,366 | $28,762,048 | $23,300,532 | 35% | $5,962,476 | $7,739,270 | $2,355,742 | $3,687,363 | $22,387,510 | $170,596 | $462,710 | 106 | 9,553 | source |
| FY2020 | $87,003,060 | $87,003,060 | $31,795,533 | $26,709,656 | 37% | $7,107,365 | $6,979,235 | $506,410 | $3,942,317 | $21,471,329 | $1,007,577 | $437,679 | 113 | 9,515 | source |
| FY2019 | $82,680,712 | $82,680,712 | $32,347,820 | $24,855,252 | 39% | $7,225,974 | $6,872,835 | $536,766 | $4,193,201 | $21,048,627 | $1,302,992 | $444,618 | 111 | 9,526 | source |
| FY2018 | $77,850,143 | $77,850,143 | $32,378,875 | $23,477,213 | 42% | $7,033,947 | $6,611,108 | $489,757 | $4,015,449 | $20,605,502 | $1,072,812 | $429,867 | 106 | 9,525 | source |
| FY2017 | $74,587,091 | $74,587,091 | $28,487,714 | $23,103,611 | 38% | $6,814,030 | $6,212,181 | $473,994 | $3,578,090 | $20,249,852 | $1,082,291 | $411,593 | 105 | 9,486 | source |
| FY2016 | $71,314,082 | $71,314,082 | $26,991,209 | $21,347,885 | 38% | $6,947,674 | $6,024,594 | $415,753 | $3,592,531 | $18,703,224 | $1,188,051 | $395,353 | 100 | 9,365 | source |
| FY2015 | $69,300,736 | $69,300,736 | $27,232,643 | $21,853,965 | 39% | $6,805,525 | $5,683,020 | $437,717 | $3,534,383 | $18,604,399 | $1,115,504 | $384,440 | 93 | 9,345 | source |
| FY2014 | $65,229,918 | $65,229,918 | $23,991,382 | $19,920,330 | 37% | $5,436,156 | $7,117,670 | $220,222 | $2,987,207 | $17,662,263 | $1,056,173 | $460,044 | 96 | 9,345 | source |
| FY2013 | $60,770,300 | $60,770,300 | $22,939,275 | $19,703,856 | 38% | $5,461,147 | $4,566,285 | $209,067 | $2,759,964 | $16,465,351 | $786,087 | $350,178 | 103 | 9,383 | source |
| FY2012 | $66,197,029 | $66,197,029 | $21,674,975 | $17,987,934 | 33% | $4,997,434 | $5,620,659 | $228,031 | $3,999,247 | $15,473,474 | $784,635 | $253,835 | 96 | 9,338 | source |
| FY2011 | $64,078,272 | $64,078,272 | $20,529,424 | $18,603,243 | 32% | $5,535,773 | $5,535,773 | $2,823,754 | $2,823,754 | $14,763,193 | $749,409 | $249,956 | 103 | 9,417 | source |
| FY2010 | $64,502,395 | $63,291,198 | $19,184,902 | $17,973,705 | 30% | $8,026,369 | $8,026,369 | $2,553,151 | $2,553,151 | $14,107,165 | $710,289 | $239,057 | 97 | 9,501 | source |
| FY2009 | $64,157,876 | $62,854,874 | $20,711,067 | $19,408,065 | 32% | $5,688,912 | $5,688,912 | $2,966,296 | $2,966,296 | $14,130,467 | $711,490 | $215,361 | 103 | 9,258 | source |
| FY2008 | $61,203,340 | $61,065,308 | $18,661,058 | $18,523,026 | 30% | $6,031,674 | $6,031,674 | $3,175,460 | $3,175,460 | $13,022,474 | $719,759 | $254,635 | 100 | 9,759 | source |
| FY2007 | $57,392,077 | $56,116,409 | $17,452,269 | $16,176,602 | 30% | $5,395,535 | $5,395,535 | $2,507,094 | $2,507,094 | $12,170,342 | $628,621 | $200,285 | 101 | 9,019 | source |
Knight-Newhouse budget history (NCAA financial reports)
NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System categories as presented by the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database. “Total athletic revenues” are net of transfers back to the institution. Subsidy = institutional/government support + student fees (Knight’s definition; summed by us from the same row). Debt figures before FY2015 are not comparable (NCAA definition change). Not comparable with the EADA figures above. Nominal dollars.
Not covered: Knight-Newhouse includes public schools only.
Form 990 compensation (private school)
IRS Form 990 Schedule J / Part VII via ProPublica, FY2025 (990 tax year 2024, FYE May 2025). Total = reportable compensation from the filing organization and related organizations. Names and titles as filed. Only the highest-paid employees are listed, so “not listed” does not mean unpaid. Not comparable with EADA or Knight-Newhouse figures.
| Position | Name (as filed) | Title (as filed) | Total comp. | Base | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football head coach | WILLIAM J O'BRIEN | HEAD COACH, FBALL (FROM 2/24) | $3,396,247 | $3,334,996 | $0 |
| Men's basketball head coach | EARL GRANT | HEAD COACH, MEN'S BASKETBALL | $2,643,403 | $2,540,353 | $25,000 |
| Athletic director | BLAKE JAMES | DIR. OF ATHLETICS | $1,149,257 | $999,175 | $50,000 |
All athletics people listed: WILLIAM J O'BRIEN (HEAD COACH, FBALL (FROM 2/24)): $3,396,247 ; EARL GRANT (HEAD COACH, MEN'S BASKETBALL): $2,643,403 ; BLAKE JAMES (DIR. OF ATHLETICS): $1,149,257. EIN 042103545. Filing on ProPublica.