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Boston University

https://www.bu.edu

Repayment outcome

95.9%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$39,500–$85,100

middle 50% · median $60,600

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$34,603

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$25,500

Sticker price

before any aid

$59,036

Default rate

2.0%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Computer Science$102,306
  2. Legal Studies$92,743
  3. Public Admin$79,389
  4. Engineering$67,660
  5. Business$60,597
  6. Social Sciences$57,318
  7. Interdisciplinary$52,941
  8. Criminal Justice$48,703
  9. Communication and Media Studies.$47,620
  10. Math & Statistics$47,260
  11. Culinary & Personal$42,682
  12. Physical Sciences$41,342
  13. Liberal Arts$37,863
  14. English & Literature$36,013
  15. Health Professions$35,653
  16. Education$34,838
  17. Family Sciences$34,704
  18. Psychology$34,348
  19. Biology$32,391
  20. Visual & Performing Arts$31,851
  21. Foreign Languages$31,839
  22. History$29,995
  23. Theology$27,439
  24. Philosophy$26,353

Academics

Acceptance

45.6%

Avg SAT

1,279

Enrollment

16,460

What students study

16 fields offered

Business

18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Social Sciences16.1%
  2. 03Communications14.8%
  3. 04Health Professions8.6%
  4. 05Biology7.8%
  5. 06Engineering6.8%
  6. 07Psychology6.6%
  7. 08Visual & Performing Arts4.7%
  8. 09Interdisciplinary2.9%
  9. 10Education2.6%
  10. 11English & Literature2.3%
  11. 12History2.1%
  12. 13Physical Sciences1.5%
  13. 14Computer Science1.2%
  14. 15Foreign Languages1.1%
  15. 16Math & Statistics1.1%
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