Boston University Trade Programs

Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Boston University?

Contact details for Boston U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215
Phone:	617-353-2000
Website:	www.bu.edu

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Can I Afford Boston U?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Boston U paid $1,994 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$63,798	$63,798
Fees	$1,370	$1,370
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$18,110	$18,110
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,085	$2,085

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Boston U, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $10,425 a year. That adds up to $41,700 over four years for those students.

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Boston University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 16,872 undergraduate students at Boston U, with 16,026 being full-time and 846 being part-time.

There are also 15,846 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,026 full-time undergraduates at Boston U, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Boston University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,023
Black or African American	652
Hispanic or Latino	1,910
White	5,552
International Students	3,450
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,439

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Boston University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 138 countries are represented at Boston U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Boston University

In 2022-2023, 5,257 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Boston U has changed over the last few years.

Boston University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	179	179
Laboratory Technician	0	5	5
Other Computer Engineering Technologies	1	0	1
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	1	0	1
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	1	0	1
Athletic Training	0	0	0
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	184	187

Boston University Trades

In a recent academic period, Boston University awarded 376 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	1	0	5
Computer Engineering Technology	0	1	0	0
Culinary Arts	0	1	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	179
Total	0	8	0	368

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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