Quad

Head-to-head

U. Miami
Boston

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Boston grads earn $28.6K more ten years out than U. Miami's ($103,937 vs. $75,328)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Boston's yield is 18 pts higher than U. Miami's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. Miami costs about $10.5K less per year on average than Boston ($56,182 vs. $66,646, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    U. Miami's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Boston

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Boston's SAT midpoint is 90 points higher than U. Miami's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Boston graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. Miami (91% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Boston admits 13%, U. Miami 19%; Boston's yield is higher, at 43%.

Acceptance rate
U. Miami19%
Boston13%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. MiamiHighly selective
  • BostonHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
U. Miami
1320–1480
Boston
1440–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. MiamiGPA and school record required
  • BostonRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

U. Miami is a bit larger than Boston (12,913 vs. 10,085 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Miami12.9K
Boston10.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Miami15%
Boston13%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at U. Miami, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Boston; Boston has 10 students per faculty member to U. Miami's 11.

Students per faculty member
U. Miami11 to 1
Boston10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. MiamiFinance, General10%
  • BostonEconometrics and Quantitative Economics13%

What each costs

U. Miami costs about $10.5K less a year than Boston on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Miami$56.2K
Boston$66.6K
Aid generosity
U. Miami36%
Boston26%

What each pays off

Boston's former students earn more, a median $103.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Miami$75.3K
Boston$103.9K
Graduation rate
U. Miami83%
Boston91%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. MiamiGrowing+71%
  • BostonGrowing+51%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Boston College (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;Boston College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;Boston College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024About 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