Boston University admissions
Private universities · MA. Fall 2023 first-year figures from federal (IPEDS) data. Boston University does not publish admissions by high school, so these figures cover all applicants.
Admit rate
11%
8,733 admitted of 80,495 applicants
Yield
36%
3,145 admitted students enrolled
SAT, middle 50%
1400–1520
Reading and math combined, among students who submitted scores
ACT, middle 50%
32–34
Composite, among students who submitted scores
By year
| Fall | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Enrolled | SAT | ACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 80,495 | 8,733 | 11% | 3,145 | 1400–1520 | 32–34 |
| 2022 | 80,796 | 11,607 | 14% | 3,635 | 1350–1500 | 31–34 |
| 2021 | 75,778 | 14,129 | 19% | 4,011 | 1360–1520 | 31–34 |
| 2020 | 61,007 | 12,254 | 20% | 2,914 | 1310–1500 | 30–34 |
| 2019 | 62,224 | 11,786 | 19% | 3,156 | 1340–1510 | 30–34 |
A dash means IPEDS has no figure for that year, e.g. test ranges while the college was test-optional.
California high schools that report graduates here
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