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Boston University Overview

Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Boston University Known For?

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$59,796 Avg Cost After Aid
19% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Boston U have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at Boston U is the doctor's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 70% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Boston U makes roughly $80,582 a year. This is 98% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • The average Boston U student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Boston University?

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Contact details for Boston U are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-353-2000
Website: www.bu.edu

How Do I Get Into Boston U?

You can apply to Boston U online at: www.bu.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Boston U

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Boston U?

19% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
32% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Boston U is 19%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 23%, and the acceptance rate for women is 16%.

Average Test Scores

About 32% of students accepted to Boston U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 740. Math scores were between 700 and 780.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Boston University  ( 660 to 740 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Boston University  ( 700 to 780 )
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Boston U received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 34. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

ACT English Scores for Boston University  ( 32 to 35 )
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ACT Math Scores for Boston University  ( 28 to 34 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Boston University  ( 31 to 34 )
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Can I Afford Boston University?

$59,796 Net Price
26% Take Out Loans
0.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Boston U is $59,796. 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.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Boston U, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $9,475 a year. That adds up to $37,900 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Boston U is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Boston University Undergraduate Student Diversity

17,460 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,229 undergraduate students at Boston U, with 17,460 being full-time and 769 being part-time.

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There are also 17,875 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,460 full-time undergraduates at Boston U, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Boston University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,392
Black or African American 688
Hispanic or Latino 1,854
White 5,921
International Students 4,022
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,583

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Boston University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 138 countries are represented at Boston U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Boston University

4,032 Took All Classes Online
5,442 Took At Least One Class Online
2.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 5,442 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Boston U has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Boston U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Boston University was 2.5%. This is the #1,619 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Boston U regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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