College · Private nonprofit · Boston, MA · City
Boston Baptist College
Boston, MA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size19
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $18k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
19 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$93k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$22k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $14.3k
- Room & board
- $7.8k
- Books & supplies
- $800
How students pay for it.
Pell grants55%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr14%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
10-yr median pay$34k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out29%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 19
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Region
- New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White74%
- Hispanic16%
- Black11%
Part-time42%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$54k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1
What you can study.