Key differences on Outcomes
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Boston grads earn $24.8K more ten years out than Syracuse's ($103,937 vs. $79,164)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Boston graduates 9 pts more of its students than Syracuse (91% vs. 83%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Syracuse | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86% | 93% |
| Asian | 85% | 88% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 87% | 91% |
| Black | 78% | 83% |
| Two or more races | 84% | 86% |
| International | 74% | 88% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Syracuse | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 63% | 81% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 69% | 86% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 69% | 86% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 74% | 85% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 78% | 90% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 79% | 90% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Syracuse University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Syracuse University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Boston College 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

