Boston University is a extremely selective school. Approximately 76,800 applications are received by Boston University every year. With regards to the acceptance rate, it is around 13 percent which equates to about 9,850 students being accepted to the school. Annually, 35 percent of the 9,850 candidates who received the acceptance letter from Boston University chose to enroll. The ratio of the applicants who submitted their applications is 39% and 60% for males and females respectively. However, of the freshmen enrolled, 60% were typically women and 39% were men. Applicants should submit their ACT or SAT scores to Boston University when applying. Often, an ACT score between 32 - 35 or an SAT score between 1,430 - 1,530 is the range that students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits. Boston University’s undergraduate application fee is $80.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the
Applications
76,776
Male 30,474
Female 46,302

 

Acceptance
9,853
Male 4,070
Female 5,783

 

Enrollment Total
3,446
Male 1,355
Female 2,091


Acceptance Rate
12.8%
Male
13.4%
Female
12.5%

 

Yield
35%
Male
33.3%
Female
36.2%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$80


Graduate

$95



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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