Boston University Business Programs

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Boston University?

Contact details for Boston U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215
Phone:	617-353-2000
Website:	www.bu.edu

How Do I Get Into Boston U?

You can apply to Boston U online at: www.bu.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Boston U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Boston U?

With an acceptance rate of 14%, Boston U is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 16%, and the acceptance rate for women is 13%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to Boston U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 730. Math scores were between 690 and 770.

Boston U received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 0. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

Can I Afford Boston University?

The overall average net price of Boston U is $59,796. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Boston U, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $9,475 a year. That adds up to $37,900 over four years for those students.

Boston University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,229 undergraduate students at Boston U, with 17,460 being full-time and 769 being part-time.

There are also 17,875 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,460 full-time undergraduates at Boston U, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Boston University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,392
Black or African American	688
Hispanic or Latino	1,854
White	5,921
International Students	4,022
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,583

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Boston University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 138 countries are represented at Boston U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Boston University

In 2022-2023, 5,257 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Boston U has changed over the last few years.

Boston University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	678	371	0	1,049
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	23	9	0	349	0	381
General Economics	0	0	305	0	0	305
Finance	0	0	0	216	0	216
Advertising	0	0	145	52	0	197
Public Relations	0	0	131	55	0	186
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	129	34	163
International Marketing	0	0	0	137	0	137
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	64	68	0	132
Business Management & Marketing	0	30	0	50	12	92
Interior Design Management	3	33	0	54	0	90
Tax Law/Taxation	0	0	0	67	0	67
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	45	0	45
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	0	0	40	0	40
Management Science	0	0	0	39	0	39
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0	34	0	34
Actuarial Science	0	0	0	25	0	25
Health Communication	0	0	0	20	0	20
Insurance	0	0	0	16	0	16
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	0	14	0	0	0	14
Other Marketing	0	14	0	0	0	14
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	11	0	0	0	11
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	8	0	0	8
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	0	0	0	2	0	2
Taxation	0	0	0	1	0	1
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	1	0	0	0	0	1
Banking and Financial Support Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business Statistics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	27	111	1,331	1,770	46	3,285

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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