Like many women's colleges during the 1960s and 1970s, its applications and profits were hurt by coeducation.
After its closing, Boston College assumed responsibility for paying off Newton's debt and also continued the undergraduate program for Newton's students through graduation.
It began to oversee services and programs for the approximately 3,000 living alumnae of Newton.
In 1997, with the assistance of Newton's alumnae association, Boston College created the Newton College Alumnae Professorship in Western Culture.
Today, the 40-acre (16 ha), 15-building Newton campus is the home of the Boston College Law School, as well as dormitories for first-year Boston College students.