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Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·the-bac.edu
6-yr Graduation
32%
-30.5pp vs peer
Total enrollment
853
peer median 664
Avg net price
$37,891
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
32%-30.5pp vs peer
4-year graduation
5%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

26.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
17%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 12 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
12
Passing
3
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

12programs
  • Passing3 · 25.0%
  • No Data9 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
9

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Environmental Design
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+17.7%
$75,130 vs $63,816
Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+31.3%
$83,817 vs $63,816
Architecture
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+108.5%
$82,268 vs $39,449

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
91%
$76,184 debt · $83,817 earn
Architecture
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
57%
$46,620 debt · $82,268 earn
Environmental Design
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
54%
$40,345 debt · $75,130 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1991Next review Jun 2027

Action history · 1

  1. Mar 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$36,638
$30–48k$47,152
$48–75k
$75–110k$41,152
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$37,891
vs peer median $37,903
Federal loans
29.0%
In-state tuition
$26,800
Out-of-state
$26,800

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 85 students received $455K in Pell grants, alongside $7.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
85
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$455K
$455,355 total
Direct Loans
$7.1M
550 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$436K
98 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$438K
106 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.0M
231 loan awards
Parent PLUS$722K
27 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.6M
88 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 164 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
164
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.8%
2017
7.1%
2018
3.2%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Boston Architectural College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

164 total completions
01Architecture
164100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
853
12-mo unduplicated
1,006
Undergraduate
443
Graduate
563

Gender split

Men
39%397
Women
61%609

Race / ethnicity composition

White
39.0%
Hispanic
21.2%
Non-resident
17.5%
Asian
7.4%
Black
5.9%
Unknown
5.9%
Two or more
3.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.68
2 offenses · 747 students

3-year trend

4.042 yrs ago5.491 yr ago2.68Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
2

By location

2total
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
21

Boston Architectural College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Boston Architectural College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBoston Architectural College
32%853$37,891
The New England Conservatory of Music
73%41.1%853$42,556
Longy School of Music of Bard College
84.4%317$43,291
Maine College of Art & Design
52%76.1%475$36,443
Maine Media College
42
The Juilliard School
91%9.2%1,073$37,903
Peer group median63%58.6%664$37,903

Frequently asked questions about Boston Architectural College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Boston Architectural College.

What is the graduation rate at Boston Architectural College?

Boston Architectural College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Boston Architectural College?

Boston Architectural College reports a total enrollment of 853 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Boston Architectural College?

The average net price at Boston Architectural College is $37,891 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Boston Architectural College located?

Boston Architectural College is located in Boston, Massachusetts 02115-2703.

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