Boston University (commonly referred to as BU) is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, and is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
The university has more than 3,900 faculty members and nearly 33,000 students, and is one of Boston’s largest employers. It offers bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees through 17 schools and colleges on two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles Riverin Boston’s Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston’s South End neighborhood.
BU is categorized as an R1: Doctoral University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. BU is a member of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education and the Association of American Universities. The University was ranked 37th among undergraduate programs at national universities, and 32nd among global universities by U.S. News & World Report in its 2017 rankings.
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GPA / Percentage: 3.45 / 89% +
GRE:
Verbal : 154
Quantitative: 164
Analytical writing: 3.60
IELTS / TOEFL / PTE:
IELTS: 6.0+
TOEFL: 90+
PTE: N/A
Fall intake / Aug – Sep:
Under Graduate N /A
Master’s Dec 15
Ph.D N /A
Spring intake / Jan – Feb:
Under Graduate N /A
Master’s N /A
Ph.D N /A
Summer intake / June – July:
Under Graduate N /A
Master’s N /A
Ph.D N /A
Under Graduate: $49,176 per year
Master’s : $49,176 per year
Ph.D : $49,176 per year