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Boston University was founded in 1839. It was chartered in 1869 by the Massachusetts Legislature. BU traces its origin to the foundation of the Newbury Biblical Institute in 1839. The main campus of the university encompasses 132 acres in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston University is divided into the following academic divisions:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Communication
- College of Engineering
- College of Fine Arts
- College of General Studies
- College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College)
- Division of Extended Education
- Goldman School of Dental Medicine
- Metropolitan College
- School of Education
- School of Hospitality Administration
- School of Law
- School of Management
- School of Medicine
- School of Public Health
- School of Social Work
- School of Theology
- University Professors Program
There is an active Greek life at BU. The university has officially recognized nine sororities and ten fraternities, which are governed by the Panhellenic Council and the Inter-Fraternity Council.
Among the famous alumni of Boston University are Ethan Forman, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize winner; J Allard, the Vice President of Microsoft; Ellen Bovarnick, the Vice President of Coca-Cola; and Faye Dunaway, the Academy Award winning actress.
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Campus LocationOne Sherborn St.
Boston, MA 02215
USA
Main Tel: (617) 353-2000
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Boston University HighlightsWhere Boston University stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, media, law, medicine, computer science and engineering, medical adminstration, science, and therapy and counseling.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Racially diverse student body.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 3,883 | 111 | | Master | 3,313 | 163 | | First-professional degree | 695 | 4 | | Doctorale | 540 | 90 | | Post-master's certificate | 56 | 35 | | First-professional certificate | 24 | 12 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | 7 | 27 | | Associate | | 5 |
BU StudentsThe student enrollment at BU was 32,053 in 2007 (28,203 full-time equivalent). About 38% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 62% of the class. Undergrads are 59% of enrolled students, graduate students are 35%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 35,418 | | Room | $ 7,100 | | Board | $ 3,850 | | Books and supplies | $ 840 | | Other | $ 1,692 |
Financial Aid: BU participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 632 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 194 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 1,698 |
Housing and MealsBU provides on-campus housing for 10,622 of its 28,203 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
BU AthleticsBU is in the America East for major sports. BU offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 99 male students received the aid (men were 38% of those receiving aid) and 162 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 62% of students receiving such aid) .
BU Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 56% | | Women | 60% | | All | 58% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 580-680 | | Math | 600-690 | | Writing | 590-690 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (9 awarded) - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
ART STUDIES (37 awarded) - Arts Management
- Visual and Performing Arts
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,199 awarded) - Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Banking and Financial Support Services
- Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
- Financial Planning and Services
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- Insurance
- International Marketing
- Management Information Systems
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (361 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Software Engineering
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Information Science/Studies
COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (5 awarded) - Culinary Arts and Related Services
DESIGN (34 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (61 awarded) - Acting
- Directing and Theatrical Production
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (430 awarded) - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
- Art Teacher Education
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Chemistry Teacher Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Drama and Dance Teacher Education
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Education
- Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Educational/Instructional Media Design
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Foreign Language Teacher Education
- Health Teacher Education
- International and Comparative Education
- Latin Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
- Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
ENGINEERING (381 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Archeology
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Science
- Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Systems Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (151 awarded) - Public Administration
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (96 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Painting
- Sculpture
HOSPITALITY (102 awarded) - Hospitality Administration/Management
LAW (543 awarded) - Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
- Law (LLB, JD)
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
- Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)
- Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)
LIBERAL ARTS (1,293 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Ancient Studies/Civilization
- Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
- Anthropology
- Area Studies
- Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- Development Economics and International Development
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature/Letters
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- Historic Preservation and Conservation
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Italian Language and Literature
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Latin Language and Literature
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
- Russian Language and Literature
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Urban Studies/Affairs
MATHEMATICS (118 awarded) - Mathematics and Statistics
- Mathematics
- Systems Science and Theory
MEDIA (806 awarded) - Advertising
- Broadcast Journalism
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Health Communication
- Journalism
- Public Relations/Image Management
- Radio and Television
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (167 awarded) - Environmental Health
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (105 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
- Dental Assisting/Assistant
- Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
MEDICINE (468 awarded) - Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
- Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
- Dental Public Health and Education (Cert, MS/MPH, PhD/DPH)
- Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
- Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
- Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
- Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Pre-Dentistry Studies
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
MUSIC (112 awarded) - Conducting
- Music History, Literature, and Theory
- Music Performance
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology
- Piano and Organ
- Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
- Voice and Opera
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (269 awarded) - Athletic Training/Trainer
- Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
- Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (31 awarded) - Cinematography and Film/Video Production
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (177 awarded) - Bible/Biblical Studies
- Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Religious/Sacred Music
- Theology/Theological Studies
SCIENCE (696 awarded) - Anatomy
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biophysics
- Biostatistics
- Biotechnology
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental Biology
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Geology/Earth Science
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Hydrology and Water Resources Science
- Immunology
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Molecular Biology
- Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (248 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (619 awarded) - Clinical Psychology
- Counseling Psychology
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
- Maternal and Child Health
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
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