by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Bunker Hill Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Bunker Hill Community College was awarded 138 badges in the 2026 rankings.
According to College Factual’s 2026 analysis, BHCC is ranked #1,276 out of 3,449 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
BHCC also holds the #61 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
The student to faculty ratio at Bunker Hill Community College is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bunker Hill Community College is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Bunker Hill Community College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 19% for first-time, full-time students at BHCC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Bunker Hill Community College.
The current enrollment includes 7,322 undergraduates at BHCC.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Bunker Hill Community College.
The overall average net price of BHCC is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BHCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BHCC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $6,008 a year. That adds up to $24,032 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 11.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Bunker Hill Community College.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Bunker Hill Community College make about $47,618 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at Bunker Hill Community College make the most money.
Bunker Hill Community College is an public institution found in Boston, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of Bunker Hill Community College.
Get in touch with Bunker Hill Community College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 250 New Rutherford Ave, Boston, MA 02129-2925 |
| Phone: | 6172282000 |
| Website: | www.bhcc.mass.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 24 majors graduated from Bunker Hill Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 992 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 113 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 93 | $44,420 |
| Nursing | 77 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 68 | $53,974 |
| General Psychology | 66 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 49 | NA |
| Allied Health Services | 47 | $36,062 |
| Computer Science | 44 | NA |
| General Biology | 30 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
6,503 students took at least one online class at Bunker Hill Community College.
Learn more about online learning at Bunker Hill Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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