Boston University Common Data Set 2025-26

MATest policy: Test-optional through fall 2028: SAT/ACT considered if submitted; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo required for international applicantsCompare with other schools AP credit

Acceptance rate

12.8%

9,853 of 76,776

Early decision rate

31.3%

Non-ED pool: 11%

SAT middle 50%

1420–1510

ACT middle 50%

33–34

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Admissions

AppliedC1	76,776
AdmittedC1	9,853
EnrolledC1	3,449
YieldC1	35%
Early decisionC21	2,165 of 6,907 (31.3%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	16,135
Accepted a placeC2	10,393
Admitted from waitlistC2	479
Odds if you stay on the listC2	4.6%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	36%
Submitted ACTC9	10%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	700–750
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	720–780
Average high school GPAC12	3.86
GPA of 4.0C11	36%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	36%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	27%
GPA below 3.50C11	1%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$69,870
Required feesG1	$1,502
Food and housingG1	$19,970
Need fully met (first-years)H2	52.8%
Average % of need metH2	98%
Average need-based packageH2	$70,629
Average need-based grantH2	$66,926

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankImportant
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityNot considered
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	18,289
First-year retentionB22	94%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	90%

Notes on this filing

A1/A2: Filing lists Boston University as proprietary (private nonprofit institutions are typically reported otherwise); reported as printed.
C1: No total printed for applicants, admits, or enrollees; totals computed as the sum of male and female columns (unknown-sex column blank). Results match the Fall 2025 residency table (76,776; 9,853; 3,449).
C2: Waitlist block has three unlabeled-in-PDF counts mapped by position: 16,135 offered a place, 10,393 accepted a place, 479 admitted from the waitlist (label 'Number of wait-listed students').
C4/C5: Waitlist ranking answered 'No'; release of waitlist information 'No'.
C8A/C8F: C8A marks SAT/ACT as 'considered if submitted', consistent with C8F test-optional statement. C8F also notes international applicants must submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo. C8D is marked 'Yes' with no explanation of its meaning.
C11: The 4.0 row and the 3.75 row both show 36%; the 3.75-3.99 value is taken as printed. Bands sum to 100%.
G1: 'Other: 3085' appears without a label and is not used.
G1: Tuition is a single rate for all students; no in-state or out-of-state split.
Grad rates: 4-year rate for the Fall 2019 cohort is not printed (line D gives counts only), so it is null. 6-year rate of 90% is printed in line H.
H2: Used the first-time, full-time first-year column. Need-based denominator is line D (any financial aid, 1,344). pct_need_fully_met = 710 / 1,344 = 52.8%. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed, so it is null.
C10: Class rank percentages were not used in the schema, as no matching field exists.

Source: Boston University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.