Key differences on Outcomes
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Boston grads earn $729 more ten years out than New York's ($83,238 vs. $82,509)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
New York graduates 0 pts more of its students than Boston (88% vs. 87%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
New York$82.5K
Boston$83.2KHighest
Graduation rate
New York88%Highest
Boston87%
Retention rate
New York96%Highest
Boston95%
Borrowing
Median debt
New York$20.5KLowest
Boston$23.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
New York19%
Boston23%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
New York$19.2KLowest
Boston$21.9K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
New York79%
Boston80%
Credential within 8 years, all students
New York88%
Boston86%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
New York6%
Boston9%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
New York85%
Boston89%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
New York90%
Boston88%
Pell graduation gap
New York4 pts lower
Boston1 pts higher
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | New York | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86% | 90% |
| Asian | 90% | 91% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 84% | 86% |
| Black | 85% | 85% |
| Two or more races | 82% | 86% |
| International | 93% | 87% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | New York | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 82% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 79% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 81% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 87% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 87% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 87% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Boston University Common Data Set 2024–25, Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why