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Enrollment Metric Boston University Total all undergraduates 18,289 Total all graduate 18,688 Grand total all students 36,977
Admissions Metric Boston University Total applicants 76,776 Total admitted 9,853 Total enrolled 3,449 Overall admit rate 12.8% Admit rate — women 12.5% Admit rate — men 13.4% Yield rate 35.0%
Early Decision / Action Metric Boston University Offers Early Decision plan? Yes ED closing date November 1 ED notification date December 15 # admitted under ED plan 2,165 Offers Early Action plan? No
Test Scores Metric Boston University % submitting SAT 36.0% % submitting ACT 10.0% SAT EBRW 25th %ile 700 SAT EBRW 75th %ile 750 SAT Math 25th %ile 720 SAT Math 75th %ile 780 ACT Comp 25th %ile 33 ACT Comp 75th %ile 34 % in top 10% of HS class 86.0% % in top 25% of HS class 98.0%
Cost Metric Boston University Tuition — in-state $69,870 Tuition — out-of-state $69,870 Required fees $1,502 Room and board $19,970 Total cost — in-state $91,342 Total cost — out-of-state $91,342
Financial Aid Metric Boston University Avg need-based grant $65,706 Avg % of need met 92.0% Avg merit grant (no need) $35,604 Avg loan debt at graduation $28,464
Waitlist & Transfer Metric Boston University # offered place on waitlist 15,751 # admitted from waitlist 95 Waitlist admit rate 1.0% Transfer applicants (total) 6,761 Transfer admit rate 35.7%
Faculty Metric Boston University Student-faculty ratio 10:1 % faculty full-time 73.3%
College Scorecard Federal outcomes data not in the CDS — completion, retention, earnings, loan repayment, and demographics. Sourced separately from the CDS figures above; see each school's profile page for the reporting-year vintage of each figure.
Admissions & cost Metric Boston University Admit rate (Scorecard) 11.1% Average net price (private) $24,402
Completion, retention & earnings Metric Boston University Completion rate (200% of expected time) 89.9% Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) 89.6% First-year retention rate 94.6% Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing $83,615
Financial aid Metric Boston University % receiving a Pell Grant 19.4% % receiving a federal loan 23.8%
Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment) Metric Boston University Paid in full 20.9% Making progress 37.1% Not making progress 19.0%
Undergraduates Metric Boston University % part-time 1.1% % white 32.2% % Black 5.9% % Hispanic/Latino 11.5% % Asian 20.5% % American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1% % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1% % two or more races 4.7% % nonresident/international 21.2% % race/ethnicity unknown 3.8%
Instructional staff Metric Boston University % women 52.4% % men 47.6% % white 56.6% % Black 4.2% % Hispanic/Latino 5.0% % Asian 11.8% % American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1% % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0% % two or more races 1.3% % nonresident/international 12.9% % race/ethnicity unknown 8.1%