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Contact Information

Boston University
One Sherborn St.
Boston, MA 02215
URL: www.bu.edu
General Phone: (617)353-2000
Admissions: (617)353-2300
Financial Aid:

Fast Facts

Control: Private (nonprofit)
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Large City
(250,000+ residents)
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1839
School Colors: Scarlet, White
School Nickname: Terriers

Student Body (Fall 2008)

Total Student Population
(31,766 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 18,534
Graduates 11,002
Professional 2,230
Total Students 31,766
Part-Time 412
Full-Time 16,062
African American 484
American Indian 49
Asian American 2,257
Caucasian 8,651
Hispanic American 1,148
International 1,187
Not Specified 2,698
Male 6,390
Female 9,672

Colleges to Consider
Students interested in Boston University also expressed interest in the following colleges:
1. Boston College
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3. Northeastern University
4. Columbia University in the City of New York
5. Harvard University
6. Brown University
Cornell University
8. George Washington University
University of Pennsylvania
10. Tufts University




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