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Colleges similar to Boston College

15 schools closest to Boston College (Trajecta Score 77) — neighbors in Massachusetts first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Boston College, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Boston College (this school) Chestnut Hill, MA 16% 1440–1540 $41,704 $104k 77
1 Boston University Highly Selective Boston, MA 11% 1420–1530 $24,402 $83k 77
2 Babson College Highly Selective Wellesley, MA 17% 1390–1530 $40,514 $124k 76
3 Northeastern University Elite Boston, MA 5% 1440–1540 $30,915 $93k 78
4 Tufts University Highly Selective Medford, MA 11% 1470–1560 $39,998 $83k 76
5 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Selective Needham, MA 25% 1493–1558 $25,171 $129k 80
6 Smith College Selective Northampton, MA 21% 1420–1540 $27,579 $64k 73
7 University of California-Irvine Selective Irvine, CA 29% — $14,251 $81k 77
8 Barnard College Elite New York, NY 9% 1470–1560 $28,800 $81k 77
9 Hamilton College Highly Selective Clinton, NY 14% 1450–1550 $28,985 $78k 76
10 Middlebury College Highly Selective Middlebury, VT 11% 1445–1550 $31,483 $76k 76
11 New York University Elite New York, NY 9% 1480–1560 $37,050 $83k 76
12 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Selective New York, NY 21% 1295–1501 $13,269 $84k 76
13 University of California-San Diego Selective La Jolla, CA 27% — $12,470 $85k 78
14 Haverford College Highly Selective Haverford, PA 12% 1460–1550 $25,314 $80k 78
15 Bates College Highly Selective Lewiston, ME 13% 1420–1530 $29,351 $69k 76

How these are picked: schools in Massachusetts with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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