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Boston University

Boston, MA - BU
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Official Admissions Statistics 2008 - 2009

Admission Overview

Applicants 33,930
Admitted 19,888
Acceptance rate 58.6%
Yield rate 20.9%

Acceptance Rate by Gender

Boston University Acceptances by Gender

25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students

Boston University's Average SAT Scores

This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Boston University.

Boston University's average SAT scores fall between:

  • Verbal: 580 and 680
  • Math: 590 and 690
  • Writing: 590 and 670
 

Degree Completions

View All This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics

Parchment Members' Admissions Results

Applied 9646
Reported Results 1228
Accepted 1047 (85%) 85,15
Rejected 181
Attending 124
Yield Rate 12%


Admitted Members' Score Range
25th 50th 75th Percentile
GPA 3.39 3.67 3.85
SAT I 1821 2010 2130
Selectivity Index™ 609 724 827


Rejected Members' Score Range
25th 50th 75th Percentile
GPA 3.20 3.50
SAT I 600 1749 1985
Selectivity Index™ 63 560 693


Stats last calculated: Yesterday (May 16, 2012)
Newest applicant: 0 days, 7 hours, and 48 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2008 - 2009 academic year.
Peer Colleges

18.5,81.5 19% New York University

17.0,83.0 17% Boston College

16.3,83.7 17% Northeastern University

11.9,88.1 12% George Washington University

11.1,88.9 12% Cornell University

10.7,89.3 11% University of Southern California

10.7,89.3 11% Brown University

10.5,89.5 11% Tufts University

10.4,89.6 11% Georgetown University

10.4,89.6 11% Columbia University