by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Boston Architectural College was awarded 29 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is environmental design.
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Boston Architectural College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Since Boston Architectural College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
At Boston Architectural College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 5 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Boston Architectural College is 11%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 21% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Boston Architectural College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 336 undergraduates at Boston Architectural College with 251 being full-time and 85 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Boston Architectural College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Boston Architectural College, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $9,473 a year. That adds up to $37,892 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Boston Architectural College is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Boston Architectural College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 320 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115-2703 |
| Phone: | 617-262-5000 |
| Website: | www.the-bac.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/BACAdmissions |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/TheBACBoston |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 35 | NA |
| General Architecture | 4 | $56,964 |
| Interior Architecture | 3 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture | 2 | NA |
| Environmental Design | 1 | NA |
| Architectural History | 0 | NA |
| Real Estate Development | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 712 students took at least one online class at Boston Architectural College. This is a decrease from the 742 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 712 | 517 |
| 2019-2020 | 742 | 742 |
| 2018-2019 | 449 | 179 |
| 2017-2018 | 280 | 122 |
| 2016-2017 | 193 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Boston Architectural College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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