Boston University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Boston University is an independent, coeducational and nonsectarian as well as leading private research and teaching institutions. It has two primary campuses in the heart of Boston, with the main campus encompassing 132 acres.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, music, media, medicine, law, computer science and engineering, and science.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 31,766 in 2009-2010 (28,391 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 58% of enrolled students, graduate students are 36%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

BU provides on-campus housing for 11,546 of its 28,391 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the America East for major sports.

The school 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) .

Graduate School Focus

BU offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (6 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (37 awarded)

• Arts Management
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,455 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 (352 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Science/Studies

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (8 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services

DESIGN (44 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (71 awarded)

• Acting
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (597 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 (377 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Archeology
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (154 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (133 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Painting
• Sculpture

HOSPITALITY (108 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (481 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 (1,399 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
• Comparative Literature
• 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
• Museology/Museum 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 (77 awarded)

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics
• Systems Science and Theory

MEDIA (833 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Health Communication
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (210 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (143 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MEDICINE (501 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 (142 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 (264 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
• Nutrition Sciences
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (27 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (167 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (805 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 (280 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (538 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Genetic Counseling/Counselor
• Maternal and Child Health
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology