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Boston University

Boston,  Massachusetts
College Board code: 3087

Main Address

One Sherbourne Street
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-2000
www.bu.edu

Admission Office

121 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-2300
Fax: (617) 353-9695
admissions@bu.edu
Contact: Kelly Walter
Director, Office of Undergraduate Admissions

What the School Says...

Boston University comprises 11 Schools and Colleges that offer many ways for students to broaden their academic experience. They may research with faculty, earn degrees in two Schools and Colleges, begin medical school as undergraduates, design their own degree in the University Professors Program, and take honors classes.

BU offers more than 250 fields of study, and the liberal arts ground the educational experience. The Schools and Colleges also advance professional training and applied learning.

Go to bu.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Private
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 54%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • New England Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • First Professional

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Very large city (over 500,000)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 18,534
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 4,131
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 16,474
  • Graduate enrollment: 11,002

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 20% In-state students
  • 80% Out-of-state students
  • 60% Women
  • 40% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 14% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 3% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 7% Hispanic
  • 43% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 10% Non-Resident Alien
  • 23% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 55% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 87% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 99% in top half of graduating class
  • 26% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 30% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 20% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 20% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 4% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
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