Boston University

4-years Private College In Boston, MA

The acceptance rate of Boston University is 18.6%. Total 75,778 students have applied to and 14,129 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 4,011 students enrolled in Boston University (Admission Yield: 28.4%). The average SAT score is 1,440 and the average ACT score is 33. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $80 and graduate school application fee is $95 at Boston University.

Admission Stats

Application Fee	$80 (Undergraduate) $95 (Graduate)
Acceptance Rate	18.6%
Yield	28.4%
Test Scores	1,440 (SAT) 33 (ACT)

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2021-2022, total 75,778 students have applied to Boston University. By gender, 29,240 male and 46,538 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 14,129 (6,704 male and 7,425 female) students have accepted and 4,011(1,750 male and 2,261 female) have enrolled into Boston University for academic year 2021-2022. Next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Boston University.

2021-2022 Admission Stats at Boston University
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	75,778	29,240	46,538
Admitted	14,129	6,704	7,425
Enrolled	4,011	1,750	2,261
Acceptance Rate	18.65%	22.93%	15.95%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	28.39%	26.10%	30.45%

SAT and ACT Scores Distribution

At Boston University, 1,293 applicants (32% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 531 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,520 and 25^th percentile score is 1,360. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 103 and 25^th percentile score is 91. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Boston University. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Boston University.

2021-2022 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	660	740
SAT Math	700	780
ACT Composite	31	34
ACT Math	28	34
ACT English	32	35

Admission Consideration & Requirements

Admission Consideration
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither Required Nor Recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered But Not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither Required Nor Recommended

Offered Degrees & Accepted Credits

Offered Degrees at Boston University
Degree	Offered
1 Year Certificate	✔
2 Year Certificate	✔
Associate	✗
2-4 Year Certificate	✔
Bachelor's	✔
Post-Bachelor Certificate	✔
Master's	✔
Post-Master Certificate	✔
Doctorate (Research)	✔
Doctorate (Professional Practice)	✔
Doctorate (Other)	✗