Here is the reality: Ocasio-Cortez truly graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2011. In an article about distinguished alumni, the university wrote that “Ocasio-Cortez graduated from Boston University in 2011 with a BA in International Relations and Economics.”

We reached out to the university to clarify the issue: Did she earn a degree in international relations with a focus in economics? Or did she major in both international relations and economics? They indicated that the latter was true.

A spokesperson for the university told us: “She graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with two majors in International Relations and Economics. Latin Honors awarded was cum laude that is not tied to an individual major but the degree.”

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From Boston Univerity:

Distinguished Alumni Award

2019: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Born in the Bronx in 1989, Ocasio-Cortez’s first passion was science. When she was a senior in high school, the International Astronomical Union named a small asteroid after her, 23238 Ocasio-Cortez, in honor of her second-place finish in the 2007 International Science and Engineering Fair in Microbiology. Ocasio-Cortez graduated from Boston University in 2011 with a BA in International Relations and Economics. During her time at BU, she was an intern in the immigration office of US Senator Ted Kennedy. After college, Ocasio-Cortez moved back to the Bronx, working as a bartender and a waitress. She launched Brook Avenue Press, a publishing firm for books that portray the Bronx in a positive light, and worked as lead educational strategist at GAGEis, Inc., and for the nonprofit National Hispanic Institute. In May 2017, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New York’s District 14, a seat long held by Democratic Caucus Chair, Joe Crowley, who had not been challenged for the nomination since 2004. Despite being outspent $194,000 versus $3.4 million, Ocasio-Cortez won the primary with 57.1% of the vote. She won the general election easily, receiving 78% of the vote.

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