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Boston Architectural College is a private located in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Architectural College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Boston Architectural College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $63,779 10 years after enrolling, 24th in Massachusetts, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Boston Architectural College bachelor students earn 23% more than the national average.
Boston Architectural College’s median net annual cost of $28,343 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Boston Architectural College sorted by number of graduates - Architecture, Environmental Design - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$28,343
Average years to graduate
4.5
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Boston Architectural College - Interior Architecture, Environmental Design - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 38% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Boston Architectural College is 34% lower than the state average, and 28% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Boston Architectural College, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Boston Architectural College graduates within 4.5 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Boston Architectural College’s economic mobility score of 15.29 is calculated by adjusting the 3.38 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Boston Architectural College’s EMS of 15.29 ranks in the top 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Boston Architectural College pays $28,343 a year, $12,631 less than the $40,974 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $28,343
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Boston Architectural College, 57% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $28,343 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 50% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,473. This is 4% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,500
Pell grants
$4,088
State grants
$950
Institutional grants
$9,887
Full time
98%
83%
Female
43%
59%
First time
27%
59%
In-state
57%
68%
1st generation
N/A
35%
White
37%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
17%
15%
Asian
8%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
30%
12%