boston university

One Silber Way, Boston, Massachusetts

General information:	(617) 353-2000
Website:	www.bu.edu
Type:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree First-professional degree First-professional certificate
Campus setting:	City Large
Campus housing:	Yes

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General information:

Estimated student expenses (before aid):

Undergraduate academic year prices

Detailed expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
Tuition and fees	$37,050	$35,418	$33,792
Books and supplies	$860	$840	$792
Living arrangement
On campus
Room and board	$11,418	$10,950	$10,480
Other	$1,772	$1,692	$1,575
Off campus
Room and board	$11,418	$10,950	$10,480
Other	$1,772	$1,692	$1,636
Off campus with family
Other	$5,490	$5,342	$5,116
Total expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
On campus	$51,100	$48,900	$46,639
Off campus	$51,100	$48,900	$46,700
Off campus with family	$43,400	$41,600	$39,700

Financial aid:

Enrollment:

Admissions:

Undergraduate application fee: $75

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	33930	13865	20065
Percent admitted:	59%	57%	60%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	21%	21%	21%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA	X
Secondary school rank	X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program	X
Recommendations	X
Formal demonstration of competencies	X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	3853	93%
ACT	1146	32%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	580	680
SAT Math	590	690
SAT Writing	590	670
ACT Composite	25	30
ACT English	26	30
ACT Math	25	29
ACT Writing	25	30

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Master	Bachelor	Doctor	Certificate
Architecture and related services.
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	7	-	-	-
Category total	7	-	-	-
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.
American/United States Studies/Civilization	-	5	-	-
East Asian Studies	-	6	-	-
Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies	-	-	-	-
Latin American Studies	-	1	-	-
Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)	1	-	4	-
Italian Studies	-	4	-	-
Area Studies, Other	-	-	-	-
African-American/Black Studies	2	-	-	-
Category total	3	16	4	-
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	-	350	-	-
Journalism	43	191	-	-
Broadcast Journalism	12	-	-	-
Journalism, Other	17	-	-	-
Radio and Television	16	156	-	-
Public Relations/Image Management	22	-	-	-
Advertising	36	-	-	-
Health Communication	-	-	-	-
Category total	146	697	-	-
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Information Science/Studies	186	-	-	-
Computer Science	62	40	6	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	8	-	-	-
Category total	256	40	6	-
Personal and culinary services.
Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other	5	-	-	-
Category total	5	-	-	-
Education.
Education, General	-	-	-	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	-	-	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	5	-	4	1
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	45	-	8	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	8	-	-	-
International and Comparative Education	13	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	25	5	3	-
Education/Teaching Individuals	8	2	-	1
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	46	-	-	3
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other	4	-	6	1
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	-	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	11	30	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	5	8	-	-
Art Teacher Education	13	1	-	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	22	11	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	4	3	-	-
Health Teacher Education	7	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	14	4	-	-
Music Teacher Education	119	5	3	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	15	2	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	5	-	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	6	1	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	19	13	-	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	-	-	-	-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	1	-	-	-
Latin Teacher Education	-	1	-	-
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other	4	-	1	1
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	18	-	-	-
Category total	417	86	25	8
Engineering.
Engineering, General	-	-	-	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	3	23	-	-
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	20	78	17	-
Computer Engineering, General	-	-	2	-
Computer Software Engineering	31	27	-	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	31	50	12	-
Engineering Mechanics	-	-	-	-
Engineering Science	-	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	13	59	5	-
Systems Engineering	-	-	4	-
Manufacturing Engineering	19	28	2	-
Engineering, Other	-	1	-	-
Category total	117	266	42	-
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Linguistics	2	17	4	-
Japanese Language and Literature	-	3	-	-
Russian Language and Literature	-	1	-	-
German Language and Literature	-	1	-	-
French Language and Literature	4	10	1	-
Italian Language and Literature	-	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	1	16	3	-
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General	-	6	-	-
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature	-	-	-	-
Latin Language and Literature	-	2	-	-
Category total	7	56	8	-
Legal professions and studies.
Law (LLB, JD)	-	-	278	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)	72	-	-	-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)	66	-	-	-
Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)	57	-	-	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	-	-	-	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	-	1	-	-
Category total	195	1	278	-
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	14	112	7	-
Creative Writing	25	-	-	-
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	7	-	3	-
Category total	46	112	10	-
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	-	-	-	-
Category total	-	-	-	-
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	9	146	14	-
Biochemistry	-	-	4	-
Biophysics	2	-	5	-
Molecular Biology	-	3	4	-
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology	-	56	-	-
Anatomy	3	-	3	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	-	-	9	-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other	1	-	6	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	1	-	-	-
Immunology	-	-	3	-
Genetics, General	-	-	2	-
Physiology, General	-	-	1	-
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology	4	-	6	-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	3	-	7	-
Pharmacology	1	-	4	-
Biostatistics	26	-	5	-
Bioinformatics	1	-	14	-
Biotechnology	5	-	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	-	15	-	-
Environmental Biology	-	9	-	-
Conservation Biology	-	8	-	-
Epidemiology	54	-	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	207	-	-	-
Category total	317	237	91	-
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	5	42	7	-
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	12	-	-	-
Category total	17	42	7	-
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Systems Science and Theory	11	-	-	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	5	-	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	31	12	1	-
Ancient Studies/Civilization	2	14	1	-
Neuroscience	-	21	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	16	69	10	-
Category total	65	116	22	-
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	30	43	9	-
Religion/Religious Studies	10	11	13	-
Category total	40	54	22	-
Theology and religious vocations.
Bible/Biblical Studies	10	-	3	-
Religious/Sacred Music	5	-	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	15	-	1	-
Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)	-	-	35	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other	-	-	-	-
Category total	30	-	39	-
Physical sciences.
Astronomy	9	7	3	-
Astrophysics	-	-	-	-
Chemistry, General	17	20	13	-
Chemistry, Other	-	7	-	-
Geology/Earth Science, General	3	10	2	-
Geophysics and Seismology	-	2	-	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	-	-	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other	1	2	-	-
Physics, General	17	17	16	-
Category total	47	65	34	-
Psychology.
Psychology, General	49	291	25	-
Clinical Psychology	20	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	-	-	3	-
Category total	69	291	28	-
Security and protective services.
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	9	-	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	195	4	-	-
Forensic Science and Technology	9	-	-	-
Category total	213	4	-	-
Public administration and social service professions.
Public Administration	20	-	-	-
Social Work	155	-	-	-
Category total	175	-	-	-
Social sciences.
Social Sciences, General	43	-	-	-
Anthropology	2	39	1	-
Archeology	2	18	1	-
Economics, General	74	192	31	-
Development Economics and International Development	2	-	-	-
Economics, Other	6	-	-	-
Geography	3	2	3	-
International Relations and Affairs	35	311	-	-
Political Science and Government, General	3	141	3	-
Sociology	2	48	5	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	14	4	-	-
Social Sciences, Other	-	16	-	-
Category total	186	771	44	-
Visual and performing arts.
Visual and Performing Arts, General	-	1	-	-
Graphic Design	13	24	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	-	28	-	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	6	17	-	-
Acting	-	26	-	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	2	3	-	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	31	-	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	10	49	4	-
Arts Management	28	-	-	-
Painting	14	21	-	-
Sculpture	2	6	-	-
Music, General	-	4	-	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	-	-	-	-
Music Performance, General	20	12	3	1
Music Theory and Composition	2	1	6	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	2	1	1	-
Conducting	4	-	3	-
Piano and Organ	3	1	2	1
Voice and Opera	13	13	2	4
Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments	14	7	6	1
Category total	164	214	27	7
Health professions and related clinical sciences.
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	-	67	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences	-	-	1	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	31	17	2	-
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)	-	-	169	-
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)	-	-	-	-
Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	-	-	13
Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)	8	-	8	-
Dental Public Health and Education (Cert, MS/MPH, PhD/DPH)	2	-	-	1
Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)	4	-	-	12
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	-	-	3
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)	6	-	-	6
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	-	-	8
Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	-	-	9
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	-	-	4
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other	-	-	-	2
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	-	-	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	175	-	2	-
Radiologic Technology/Science	6	-	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	-	15	-	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	-	12	-	-
Pre-Dentistry Studies	-	2	-	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	-	18	-	-
Medicine (MD)	-	-	152	-
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)	4	-	-	-
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	5	-	-	-
Environmental Health	9	-	5	-
Maternal and Child Health	25	-	1	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	76	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	-	-	155	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	8	-	-	1
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	-	10	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other	8	67	4	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	-	24	-	-
Category total	367	232	499	59
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business Administration and Management, General	412	632	7	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	135	-	-	-
Accounting	-	-	-	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	30	-	-	-
Financial Planning and Services	29	-	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	-	138	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	18	-	-	-
Management Information Systems, General	37	-	-	-
Actuarial Science	32	-	-	-
International Marketing	1	-	-	-
Insurance	29	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other	5	-	-	-
Category total	728	770	7	-
History
History, General	7	107	3	-
Category total	7	107	3	-
Grand total	3624	4177	1196	74

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Enrollment:

Fall 2007:

Admissions:

Undergraduate admissions:

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Notes:

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Completions 2007-2008:

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