Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 3,144 students out of 3,534 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at Boston University. By gender, 1,210 male and 1,934 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (90.69% in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total3,5343,14488.96%
Men1,3921,21086.93%
Women2,1421,93490.29%
Boston University graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 100.00%, rate of Asian students is 92.20%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 88.33%, rate of Hispanic students is 84.14%, rate of White students is 89.06%, rate of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students is 100.00%, rate of Two or More Race students is 93.28%, and rate of Unknown students is 84.67% at Boston University.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native100.00%(1/1) 100.00%(1/1) -
Asian92.20%(532/577) 91.36%(201/220) 92.72%(331/357)
Black (Non-Hispanic)88.33%(106/120) 86.67%(26/30) 88.89%(80/90)
Hispanic84.14%(313/372) 81.34%(109/134) 85.71%(204/238)
White89.06%(1,237/1,389) 87.17%(462/530) 90.22%(775/859)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander100.00%(4/4) 100.00%(2/2) 100.00%(2/2)
Two or More Race93.28%(125/134) 91.67%(44/48) 94.19%(81/86)
Unknown84.67%(116/137) 80.00%(44/55) 87.80%(72/82)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
Boston University graduate rate by race

Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

For BS degrees, 2,945 students completed their courses in 4 years (or 100% normal time) and 157 finished in 5 years (or 125% normal time). An additional 2,987 students graduated within 6 years (or 150% normal time).
Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Boston University, 710 of 800 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 88.75%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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