Boston University – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
164988 City Boston 1
164988 State MA 2
164988 Region New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) 3
164988 Locale City: Large (population of 250,000 or more) 4
164988 Main Campus Yes 5
164988 Institution Type Private Non-Profit 6
164988 Accreditation New England Commission on Higher Education 7
164988 Website www.bu.edu/ 8
164988 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
164988 Carnegie Classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity 10

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
164988 Number of graduate students 18,255
164988 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 69.6%
164988 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 17,668
164988 Historically Black College and University No
164988 Predominantly Black Institution No
164988 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
164988 Tribal College and University No
164988 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
164988 Hispanic-serving institution No
164988 Native American non-tribal institution No
164988 Men-only college No
164988 Women-only college No
164988 Online-only education No
164988 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
164988 Admission rate 14%
164988 Average SAT score of students admitted 1454
164988 Midpoint of SAT scores (critical reading) 700
164988 Midpoint of SAT scores (math) 740
164988 Midpoint of SAT scores (writing) 645
164988 Midpoint of the ACT cumulative score 33
164988 Midpoint of the ACT English score 34
164988 Midpoint of the ACT math score 31
164988 Midpoint of the ACT writing score 9
164988 25th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 660
164988 75th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 730
164988 25th percentile of SAT scores (math) 690
164988 75th percentile of SAT scores (math) 770
164988 25th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 600
164988 75th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 690
164988 25th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 31
164988 75th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 34
164988 25th percentile of the ACT English score 32
164988 75th percentile of the ACT English score 35
164988 25th percentile of the ACT math score 28
164988 75th percentile of the ACT math score 34
164988 25th percentile of the ACT writing score 8
164988 75th percentile of the ACT writing score 9

Financials

UNITID Item Value
164988 University Tuition Information www.bu.edu/finaid/aid-basics/cost-of-education/net-price-calculator/
164988 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 17%
164988 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 24%
164988 Median Debt for Completing Students $23,250
164988 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $12,000
164988 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $20,821
164988 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $21,500
164988 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $21,500
164988 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $21,500
164988 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $246
164988 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $27,779
164988 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $10,164
164988 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $9,536
164988 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $14,838
164988 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $24,109
164988 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $48,841

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
164988 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $80,582
164988 Completion Rate 89%
164988 Fed Loan Default Rate 02%

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