University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1839 (with origins in the Newbury Biblical Institute) and was chartered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1869. The university comprises 17 schools and colleges along with the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, offering more than 300 fields of study. It operates multiple campuses, including its main Charles River Campus, and is home each year to more than 36,000 undergraduate and graduate students, with a network of approximately 300,000 alumni worldwide.
Institution type
Private, nonprofit
Campus setting
Urban
Cost of attendance
Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment
18,248
Application platforms
Common App, Other
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-02
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-05
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-05
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