The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.
Boston University
Boston University is a leading, international, private research university, generating new knowledge to benefit society and educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals and leaders in an interconnected world. BU’s range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs are built on a core foundation of the liberal arts and sciences. Our faculty continually innovate in education and research to prepare students for an ever-changing world. We hold to our founding principles that higher education should be accessible to all and that research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice should serve the wider community. We value diversity, excellence, and engagement with the City of Boston and the world.Fall 2014 First-time Full-time Cohort
6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2020
First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2014
Number of students: 3,901
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Boston University in the Fall of 2014. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Boston University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Boston University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Boston University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Boston University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Boston University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2020 |
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2017-18
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WITHIN 5 YEARS
2018-19
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
2019-20
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| = | Total Graduated from Boston University | 81% | 88% | 89% | |||
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| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 3% | 5% | 6% | |||
| Enrolled at Boston University | 9% | 2% | 0% | ||||
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| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
3% | 1% | 1% | |||
| Current Status Unknown | 4% | 4% | 4% | ||||
Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2014
Number of students: 478
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Boston University in the Fall of 2014. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Boston University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Boston University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Boston University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Boston University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Boston University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2020 |
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2015-16
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WITHIN 4 YEARS
2017-18
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
2019-20
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| = | Total Graduated from Boston University | 18% | 88% | 89% | |||
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| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 0% | 3% | 4% | |||
| Enrolled at Boston University | 75% | 1% | 0% | ||||
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| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
4% | 2% | 1% | |||
| Current Status Unknown | 3% | 6% | 6% | ||||