Boston University

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$63,798
4.5% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$27,551
After Financial Aid
2023 Acceptance Rate
10.8%
80,495 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
36,624
79.5% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
90%
3,138 Graduates

About

Boston University is a higher education institution located in Suffolk County, MA. N/A

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Costs

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After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $27,551.

In 2023, 48% of undergraduate students attending Boston University received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 23% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$63,798
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Boston University was $63,798. N/A

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Average Net Price

$27,551
2023 Value
0.999%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Boston University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $27,551. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Boston University grew by 0.999%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

48%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
23%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

48% of undergraduate students at Boston University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 2.04% with respect to 2022, when 49% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Boston University received 80,495 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 0.373% annual growth. Out of those 80,495 applicants, 8,733 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 10.8% acceptance rate.

There were 36,624 students enrolled at Boston University in 2023. N/A

Boston University has an overall enrollment yield of 36%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

10.8%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
8,733
Accepted Out of 80,495

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Boston University was 10.8% (8,733 admissions from 80,495 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 14.4%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants declined by 0.373%, while admissions declined by 24.8%.

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Enrollment

Boston University had a total enrollment of 36,624 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Boston University is 29,104 students and the part-time enrollment is 7,520. This means that 79.5% of students enrolled at Boston University are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Boston University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 33.5% White, 15.1% Asian, 9.37% Hispanic or Latino, 4.91% Black or African American, 3.4% Two or More Races, 0.0601% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0491% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Boston University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (19.9%), followed by White Male (12.9%) and Asian Female (10.5%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (20.2%), followed by White Male (12%) and Asian Female (5.99%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

79.5%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Boston University in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 36,624 students. The full-time enrollment at Boston University is 29,104 and the part-time enrollment is 7,520. This means that 79.5% of students enrolled at Boston University are enrolled full-time compared with 77.9% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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Retention Rate over Time

95%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Boston University was 95%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (84%), Boston University had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    12,255 enrolled students
  2. Asian
    5,543 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    3,433 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Boston University is 33.5% White, 15.1% Asian, 9.37% Hispanic or Latino, 4.91% Black or African American, 3.4% Two or More Races, 0.0601% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0491% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 46.5% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.78% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,841 students (5.03%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Boston University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Communications (981 degrees awarded), Legal (461 degrees), and Biology (1,258 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Boston University are Other managers (488,046 people), Physicians (438,557 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (407,744 people), Postsecondary teachers (265,581 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (244,445 people).

The most specialized majors at Boston University in 2023 are Communications (981 degrees awarded), Legal (461 degrees), Biology (1,258 degrees), Math & Statistics (337 degrees), and Social Sciences (1,123 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Boston University are Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Boston University are Communications (981 degrees awarded), Legal (461 degrees), Biology (1,258 degrees), Math & Statistics (337 degrees), and Social Sciences (1,123 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Boston University are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (665,164 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (664,389 people), Elementary & secondary schools (662,617 people), Computer Systems Design (414,139 people), and Legal services (345,884 people).

The most specialized majors at Boston University are Communications (981 degrees awarded), Legal (461 degrees), Biology (1,258 degrees), Math & Statistics (337 degrees), and Social Sciences (1,123 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Boston University.
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Most Common (2023)
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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    2,915 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    1,807 degrees awarded
  3. Asian Female
    995 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Boston University is white female (2,915 degrees awarded). There were 1.61 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (1,807 degrees).

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Operations

N/A Boston University employs 505 Professors, 422 Lecturers and 352 Associate professors. N/A

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Boston University are: Management, with 1,115 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 900 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 873 employees.

Salary Expenditure

$1.03B
2023 Salaries
7.32%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Boston University paid a median of $1.03B in salaries, a 7.32% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 8.05% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 1.23% decline between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$302M
Instructional Salaries
1,960
Number of Employees

In 2023, Boston University paid a total of $302M to 1,960 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.3% of all salaries paid.

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Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
505 Employees
Management
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
1,115 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Boston University were Professor with 505 employees, Lecturer with 422 employees, and Associate professor with 352 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Boston University were Management with 1,115 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 900 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 873 employees.

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