Bunker Hill
Community College
Public Community College in Boston, MA. Six-year graduation rate 13%. Median 10-year earnings $47,618.
Ten years after entry, the median Bunker Hill Community College student earns $47,618 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Only 13% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,500 — modest by four-year standards. It also moves people — 2.1% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 13% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 13% graduate within six years. First-year retention is 67% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 46% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 21:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,322 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $8,566 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $7,120 at $0–30k against $13,790 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 64% get grants averaging $5,208, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 11% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 878 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $7,120 |
| $30–48k | $7,827 |
| $48–75k | $8,516 |
| $75–110k | $10,091 |
| $110k+ | $13,790 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 802 of these 7,322 students, totalling $4,819,189 — an average of $6,009 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Suffolk County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)