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Boston University

Total
Students
Full-Time
Undergrads
Percent Accepted Percent Women Resident Tuition & Fees Non-Res. Tuition & Fees Room & Board
31,57417,09558%59%$33,792$33,792$10,480
Year last surveyed2007
AddressBoston MA 02215
Phone(617) 353-2000
Admissionsfax: (617) 353-9695
Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Research Universities – Extensive
Typeuniversity [offers four years of undergraduate work, plus graduate degrees through the doctorate in more than two fields]
Student BodyCoeducational
Established1839
Institutional ControlPrivate – Nonprofit
Academic CalendarSemesters

Enrollment Details: Boston University

Number of full-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen men.1,549
Number of full-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen women.2,575
Number of other first-year, degree-seeking, full-time men.6
Number of other first-year, degree-seeking, full-time women.3
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking full-time men.4,893
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking full-time women.7,084
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking part-time men.175
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking part-time women.194
Number of all other full-time undergraduate men enrolled in credit courses.394
Number of all other full-time undergraduate women enrolled in credit courses.591
Number of all other part-time undergraduate men enrolled in credit courses.555
Number of all other part-time undergraduate women enrolled in credit courses.502
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students.4,223
Number of students in the final cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students after adjusting for exclusions due to death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, participation in official church missions, or other allowable exclusions.4,223
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in 4 years or less.2,744
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in more than 4 years but in 5 years or less.432
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in more than 5 years but in 6 years or less.79
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program within 6 years.3,255
Six-year graduation rate for final cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students (adjusting for allowable exclusions).77%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA.99.9%
Number of degree-seeking transfer students enrolled.247
Total number of full-time undergraduate men.6,842
Total number of full-time undergraduate women.10,253
Total number of part-time undergraduate men.730
Total number of part-time undergraduate women.696
Number of men enrolled full-time in first-professional programs.996
Number of women enrolled full-time in first-professional programs.1,058
Number of men enrolled part-time in first-professional programs.14
Number of women enrolled part-time in first-professional programs.15
Total number of full-time graduate (excluding first-professional) men.2,824
Total number of full-time graduate (excluding first-professional) women.3,519
Total number of part-time graduate (excluding first-professional) men.2,121
Total number of part-time graduate (excluding first-professional) women.2,506
Total number of full-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional men.10,662
Total number of full-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional women.14,830
Total number of part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional men.2,865
Total number of part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional women.3,217
Total number of undergraduate students enrolled in the institution.18,521
Total number of undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional students enrolled at the institution.31,574
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate nonresident aliens. Nonresident aliens are excluded from counts for racial/ethnic categories.995
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate black, non-Hispanics.462
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate American Indians/Alaskan natives.60
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate Asians/Pacific Islanders.2,107
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate Hispanics.1,057
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate white, non-Hispanics.9,268
Number of degree-seeking undergraduates whose race/ethnicity is unknown.2,530
Total number of degree-seeking undergraduates across all racial/ethnic categories.16,479
Percentage of degree-seeking undergraduates age 25 or older.3%
Percentage of degree-seeking undergraduates who are from out-of-state (excluding international students/nonresident aliens).77%
Number of U.S. states and territories (including Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico; for Canadian Schools: provinces and territories) from which undergraduates come.54
Number of foreign countries from which undergraduates come.100
Percentage of total degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank data.55%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top half of high school graduating class.99%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top quarter of high school graduating class.87%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top tenth of high school graduating class.53%
Average high school GPA on 4.0 scale for degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students.3.46
Number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who were valedictorians.108
Percentage of full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered the institution as freshmen in the previous academic year and returned for the fall term of the current academic year.91%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools.25%
Number of Associate degrees awarded during previous year.2
Number of Bachelor's degrees awarded during previous year.3,765
Number of Postbachelor's certificates awarded during previous year.9
Number of Master's degrees awarded during previous year.3,048
Number of Post-master's certificates awarded during previous year.32
Number of Doctoral degrees awarded during previous year.270
Number of First professional degrees awarded during previous year.525
Percent of degree-seeking undergraduates age 21 or younger.67%
Percent of degree-seeking undergraduates age 22-24.30%
Percent of degree-seeking undergraduates age 25-29.1%
Percent of degree-seeking undergraduates age 30-45.1%
Academic year for which awards/outcomes data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).1999
Year for which completion rates data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).2006
Year for which retention data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).2006

Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.

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