University of Michigan-Ann Arbor vs Boston College

Ann Arbor, MI · Chestnut Hill, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MI:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MI × MA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: net price ranged $14,521–$17,086 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.9% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: acceptance rate tightened -46.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Boston College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).

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: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor vs Boston College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on in-state tuition ($17,736 vs $70,702 at Boston College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on avg net price ($13,138 vs $41,704 at Boston College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Boston College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,937 vs $83,648 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Boston College?
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on in-state tuition at $17,736 versus $70,702 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Boston College?
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on avg net price at $13,138 versus $41,704 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Boston College?
Boston College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,937 versus $83,648 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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