Boston Architectural College
Boston, MA · Private four-year · City: Large
306undergraduates
$37,565average net price per year
38%graduate in 6 years
61%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
7 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Architecture and related services (7)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Architectural Technology/Technician Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Architecture Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Architecture and Related Services, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (26 awarded)
- Interior Architecture Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Landscape Architecture Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Sustainable Design/Architecture Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (7)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's
- Architectural Conservation Master's
- Healthcare Environment Design/Architecture Master's
- Interior Architecture Master's
- Landscape Architecture Master's
- Real Estate Development Master's
- Sustainable Design/Architecture Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $26,800
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Total cost living at home
- $31,200
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $36,638 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $47,152 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $41,152 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 76%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 62%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $9,587
- Got a grant from the college
- 52%
- Average grant from the college
- $7,374
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 20%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 52%
- Average amount borrowed
- $17,759
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 8%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 27%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 38%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 68%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 38%
- Transferred to another college
- 15%
- Came back for year two
- 61%
| Pell grant students | 20% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 0% |
| Neither | 60% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 16 | 25% (small group) |
| Men | 10 | 60% (small group) |
| Asian | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 5 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 7 | 29% (small group) |
| Two or more races | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| International | 10 | 80% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 34 | 53% | 12% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 40 | 53% | 13% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 787
- Undergraduates
- 306
- Full-time undergraduates
- 161
- Part-time undergraduates
- 145
- Graduate students
- 481
- Students per faculty member
- 3 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 52%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 32%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 7% |
| Black | 6% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 37% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 12% |
| International | 15% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 320 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02115-2703
- County
- Suffolk County
- Type
- Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Offers
- Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.