COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
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BOSTON, MA

Boston University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$24,402Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate89.3%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$83,615working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$23,250completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$83,615
Median earnings 5 years after completion$77,307

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,500
$30,001–48,000$9,342
$48,001–75,000$11,778
$75,001–110,000$22,517
$110,001+$47,504

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion89.3%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention94.6%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients19.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share22.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid44.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,027federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates18,248IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate11.1%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$23,250

3,804 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

14 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$136,667 earnings · $23,250 debt →Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$135,394 earnings · $26,866 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 563 working graduates$108,412 earnings · $25,000 debt →Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$99,024 earnings · $26,848 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$96,723 earnings · $24,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$95,757 earnings · $26,400 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 347 working graduates$80,306 earnings · $25,108 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$78,431 earnings · $26,000 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$66,661 earnings · $25,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$66,373 earnings · $25,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$65,617 earnings · $24,813 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 127 working graduates$63,838 earnings · $26,000 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 136 working graduates$55,804 earnings · $23,750 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$54,766 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.