Boston Architectural College
Boston, MA · Private · Large city · BAC · Boston Architectural Center
Private institution in Boston, MA · 269 undergraduates · $62,123 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 14%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 24%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $37,8911,870th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,8001,257th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,8001,126th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,1521,390th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $37,2501,857th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,123466th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,619273rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.5%1,540th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 61.1%1,564th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2691,811th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 3.0:112th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.2%1,695th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | bachelors | $58,334 | $56,931 |
| Environmental DesignArchitecture | bachelors | $48,823 | $53,358 |
| Interior ArchitectureArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Landscape ArchitectureArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Boston Architectural College’s 269 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MA
- Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA · 261 undergrads
- The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA · 371 undergrads
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · 373 undergrads
- Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA · 378 undergrads
- Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA · 412 undergrads
- MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA · 112 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Arlington Baptist UniversityArlington, TX · 268 undergrads
- Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, CA · 267 undergrads
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL · 267 undergrads
- South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryDeerfield Beach, FL · 271 undergrads
- Antigua College InternationalMiami Lakes, FL · 266 undergrads
- Cottey CollegeNevada, MO · 266 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitethe-bac.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 164872)
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