Boston University

One Silber Way
Boston, MA 2215
(617) 353-2000
www.bu.edu
fax:Not Available
president:Robert A. Brown
44006 Applications Acceptance Rate 46% Graduation Rate 84%
84 85

STUDENT RATIO

18165

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

$44,880 | $44,880

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

16593

CLASS SIZE

28

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
665

SAT MATH

620

SAT READING

645

SAT WRITING

28

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

84
85
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
610
665
720
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
570
620
670
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
600
645
690
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
26
28
30
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$27000

Average Monthly Payment

$300

Median Earnings

$60600

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

81%
URL Applywww.bu.edu/admissions/apply
Application Fee80
Percent Admitted (Men)43%
Percent Admitted (Women)48%
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1572
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander13
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American3
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino9
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White46
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races4
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown10
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid62%
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$10,164
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$18,495
Applicants Men17808
Applicants Women26198
Admissions Total20071
Admissions Men7603
Admissions Women12468
ACT English 25th percentile score26
ACT English 75th percentile score32
ACT Math 25th percentile score25
ACT Math 75th percentile score30
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score9
Average SAT Score1279
Median ACT English Score29
Median ACT Math Score28
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)42%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)95%
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