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

Can I Afford Boston U?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Boston U paid $1,908 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	$61,050	$61,050
Fees	$1,310	$1,310
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$17,400	$17,400
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,000	$2,000

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 26% of students took out student loans averaging $9,475 a year. That adds up to $37,900 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Boston U is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Boston University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,229 undergraduate students at Boston U, with 17,460 being full-time and 769 being part-time.

There are also 17,875 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,460 full-time undergraduates at Boston U, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,392
Black or African American	688
Hispanic or Latino	1,854
White	5,921
International Students	4,022
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,583

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 2020-2021, 5,442 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Boston U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Boston University was 2.5%. This is the #1,435 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Boston U regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.