Is it harder to get admitted to CU Boulder or Boston College?

Boston College is generally harder to get into than CU Boulder. In most college list planning, Boston College is treated as a more selective private university with a more competitive applicant pool, while CU Boulder is usually viewed as more accessible overall, especially for well-qualified in-state applicants. If you are comparing pure admissions difficulty, Boston College belongs in the tougher category.

CU Boulder fits a different applicant profile. It is a large public flagship with broad appeal, and while some programs can be quite competitive, the university as a whole is not usually placed in the same admissions bucket as Boston College. For Colorado residents in particular, admission can feel more attainable than it does at BC.

That does not mean CU Boulder is easy across the board. Certain majors or colleges within Boulder may be more selective than the university overall, and out-of-state applicants can face a different level of competition than in-state students. But if your question is simply which school is harder to get into in the big-picture sense, the answer is Boston College.