Boston College vs New York University

Chestnut Hill, MA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:NY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NY
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Boston College: average net price rose +20.6% from $33,070 (2013) to $39,866 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • New York University: net price ranged $32,462–$42,397 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.7% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • Boston College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • New York University: acceptance rate tightened -70.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Boston College vs New York University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE New York University leads on acceptance rate (9.2% vs 16.4% at Boston College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Boston College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($85,717 vs $64,543 at New York University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Boston College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,937 vs $82,509 at New York University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Boston College and New York University?
New York University leads on acceptance rate at 9.2% versus 16.4% at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Boston College and New York University?
Boston College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $85,717 versus $64,543 at New York University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Boston College and New York University?
Boston College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,937 versus $82,509 at New York University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025