Boston University vs School of Visual Arts

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

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Pair MA:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Boston University: acceptance rate tightened -76.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.92).
  • School of Visual Arts: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).
  • Boston University: enrollment grew +8.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +135 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • School of Visual Arts: enrollment ranged 3,192–3,852 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 University vs School of Visual Arts

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Boston University leads on acceptance rate (11.1% vs 92.6% at School of Visual Arts)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Boston University leads on avg net price ($24,402 vs $57,914 at School of Visual Arts)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Boston University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($65,655 vs $31,855 at School of Visual Arts)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Boston University and School of Visual Arts?
Boston University leads on acceptance rate at 11.1% versus 92.6% at School of Visual Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Boston University and School of Visual Arts?
Boston University leads on avg net price at $24,402 versus $57,914 at School of Visual Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Boston University and School of Visual Arts?
Boston University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $65,655 versus $31,855 at School of Visual Arts. 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