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Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Independent university, founded 1839
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degrees bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional, post-master's, postbachelor's, and first professional certificates
  • Urban 132-acre campus
  • Endowment $712.3 million
  • Coed, 18,694 undergraduate students, 93% full-time, 58% women, 42% men
  • Very difficult entrance level, 57% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Comprehensive fee: $44,272 includes full-time tuition ($33,330), mandatory fees ($462), and room and board ($10,480). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and degree level. Part-time tuition: $1042 per credit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and degree level
  • Required fees: $40 per semester part-time
  • Room and board: college room only: $6760. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
  • Payment plans: tuition prepayment, installment
  • Waivers: senior citizens and employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2003,: 8,295 applied for aid, 7,470 were judged to have need, 3,643 had their need fully met. 3,820 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1753). 171 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $10,870)
  • In 2003,: 1656 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 90%
  • Average financial aid package: $27,633
  • Average need-based loan: $4835
  • Average need-based gift aid: $18,831
  • Average non-need-based aid: $16,606
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $21,196
Freshmen
  • Admission 31,431 applied, 17,810 admitted, 4,212 enrolled, 3.49 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.49
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 96%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 69%, SAT math scores over 600 79%, ACT scores over 24 90%, SAT verbal scores over 700 19%, SAT math scores over 700 24%, ACT scores over 30 29%
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