BU academics
Boston, Massachusetts · Private · 18,248 undergrads
BU has 18,248 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 80 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business Administration and Management, General.
The short answers
18,248
undergraduates.
17,968
graduate students.
80
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
4,557
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
17%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
18,248
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
17,968
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
36,624
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
17%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
20 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$105,822
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
33%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
22%
AsianCollege Scorecard
20%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
11%
BlackCollege Scorecard
6%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
4.5%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
3.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
4,557
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
6,928
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,196
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
331
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Business Administration and Management, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
334
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Medical schoolIPEDS, 2024
Yes
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: bu.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: bu.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers