Boston University
Boston, MA
Private (Nonprofit)
Acceptance Rate
11.1%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Annual In-State Tuition
$68,102
Annual Out-of-State Tuition
$68,102
Student Body Size
18,248
First Year Retention Rate
94.7%
Graduation Rate
89.3%
Median Earnings Post-Graduation
$83,238
Campus Security Score
62
Climate
⛅ 200
How Boston University compares
- More selective than about 98% of the colleges in our database.
- Bigger than about 96% of the colleges we track, by enrollment.
- Out-of-state tuition is lower than about 1% of the colleges we track.
- Average SAT scores are higher than about 94% of the colleges we track.
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Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.