List of presidents of Boston College

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Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1863. The president of Boston College is the head of the university.

AppointerBoston College Board of Governors
Formation1863
First holderJohn Bapst (1863 - 1869)
WebsiteOffice of the President
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President of Boston College
Incumbent
John T. Butler, SJ
since 2026
AppointerBoston College Board of Governors
Formation1863
First holderJohn Bapst (1863 - 1869)
WebsiteOffice of the President
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Presidents

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Presidents
No. Image Name Years Ref.
1 John Bapst SJ 1863–1869 [1]
2 Robert W. Brady SJ 1869–1870 [1]
3 Robert J. Fulton SJ 1870–1880 [1]
4 Jeremiah O'Connor SJ 1880–1884 [1]
5 Edward V. Boursaud SJ 1884–1887 [1]
6 Thomas H. Stack SJ 1887 [1]
7 Nicholas Russo SJ 1887–1888 [1]
8 Robert J. Fulton SJ 1888–1891 [1]
9 Edward I. Devitt SJ 1891–1894 [1]
10 Timothy Brosnahan SJ 1894–1898 [1]
11 W. G. Read Mullan SJ 1898–1903 [1]
12 William F. Gannon SJ 1903–1907 [1]
13 Thomas I. Gasson SJ 1907–1914 [1]
14 Charles W. Lyons SJ 1914–1919 [1]
15 William Devlin SJ 1919–1925 [1]
16 James H. Dolan SJ 1925–1932 [1]
17 Louis J. Gallagher SJ 1932–1937 [1]
18 William J. McGarry SJ 1937–1939 [1]
19 William J. Murphy SJ 1939–1945 [1]
20 William L. Keleher SJ 1945–1951 [1]
21 Joseph R. N. Maxwell SJ 1951–1958 [1]
22 Michael P. Walsh SJ 1958–1968 [1]
23 W. Seavey Joyce SJ 1968–1972 [1]
24 J. Donald Monan SJ 1972–1996 [1]
25 William P. Leahy SJ 1996–2026 [1][2][3]
26 John T. Butler SJ 2026–present [1][4]
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