Is there huge gap between BC and BU?

Corbett
Wed, 11 Jul 2018 03:55:40 +0000

I’m literally going off of what each school has published. In its 2017-2018 Facebook at a Glance, BC listed their middle 50% of SAT scores to fall between 1310-1450. BU lists on their class of 2022 profile that the average SAT is 1468.BU lists on their class of 2022 profile that the average SAT is 1468.

@CatLover20 Yes, but BC appears to giving the SATs for the enrolled students in the Class of 2021, while BU appears to be giving the average SAT for the admitted students in the Class of 2022. Elsewhere on the BU page, it states “admitted students”.

This is an apples-to-oranges comparison. At any school, the admitted students will have higher numbers than the enrolled students. Only a fraction of the admitted students will actually enroll. And the admits with the best numbers are the least likely to enroll, because they are the most likely to have attractive offers from other schools.

For a standardized SAT comparison, here are the numbers for the enrolled Class of 2021, as presented in the US Dept. of Education’s official “College Navigator” database:

BC:
660-760 SAT Reading
660-730 SAT Math

BU:
640-720 SAT Reading
660-760 SAT Math

The numbers are pretty close. BC (better known for humanities) has slightly higher reading scores, while BU (which has an engineering school) has slightly higher math scores. The ACT scores show a similar pattern. I don’t find this to be surprising.