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COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE

COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS

FIELD 11.07 · UNITID 164988BACHELOR'S DEGREE

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Computer Science

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$136,667working, not enrolled · 4 years

Median debt$23,250Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools

Working graduates151four-year earnings cohort

Two-year awards599IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years

Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile78thhigher than about 78% of published same-field, same-credential peers

Debt position28%lower median debt than about 28% of published peers

Peer group: 105 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Bachelor's Degree$268,121 earnings · $21,442 debt Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · Bachelor's Degree$225,141 earnings · $12,000 debt Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree$223,309 earnings · $14,698 debt Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · Bachelor's Degree$214,907 earnings · $10,399 debt Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Bachelor's Degree$214,479 earnings · $11,500 debt University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Bachelor's Degree$204,379 earnings · $13,900 debt Duke UniversityDurham, NC · Bachelor's Degree$195,809 earnings · $13,500 debt University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$192,897 earnings · $20,178 debt Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$188,265 earnings · $20,397 debt University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · Bachelor's Degree$181,981 earnings · $20,500 debt University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree$175,616 earnings · $16,118 debt University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · Bachelor's Degree$159,487 earnings · $16,550 debt Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · Bachelor's Degree$156,343 earnings · $15,500 debt University of RochesterRochester, NY · Bachelor's Degree$155,464 earnings · $19,000 debt California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA · Bachelor's Degree$154,784 earnings · $19,298 debt University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · Bachelor's Degree$149,190 earnings · $11,000 debt Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · Bachelor's Degree$146,685 earnings · $19,375 debt Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT · Bachelor's Degree$142,800 earnings · $12,000 debt

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