Boston University

Boston, MA · IPEDS UNITID 164988 · Common Data Set 2018-19 to 2025-26

In 2025-26: 76,776 applied, 9,853 admitted (12.8%), 3,449 enrolled. ✓ matches IPEDS; ! differs from IPEDS (the college filed different numbers in the two places, or see the verification table).

Common Data Set year2018-192019-202020-212021-222023-242024-252025-26
Applied64,481 ✓62,224 ✓61,007 ✓75,778 ✓80,495 ✓78,769 ✓76,776
Admitted14,247 ✓11,786 ✓12,254 ✓14,129 ✓8,733 ✓8,749 ✓9,853
Admit rate22.1%18.9%20.1%18.6%10.8%11.1%12.8%
Enrolled3,1563,1453,2683,449
Yield26.8%36.0%37.4%35.0%
Waitlist offered5,4415,2358,79114,99115,03315,33916,135
Waitlist admitted133967413418479
SAT 25th–75th1360–14801340–14601390–14901410–15001430–15101420–1510
ACT 25th–75th30–33 ✓30–34 ✓30–34 ✓31–34 ✓32–34 ✓32–34 ✓33–34
Average GPA3.713.723.763.793.893.903.86
Early decision offeredYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Tuition$52,816$54,720$56,854$58,560$63,798$66,670$69,870
Tuition, in-state
Tuition, out-of-state
Need met, average91.0%93.0%97.0%95.0%95.0%95.0%98.0%
Average aid package$48,893$51,652$56,442$57,519$68,339$68,339$70,629
Student-faculty ratio10.010.010.011.010.010.010.0

Every number

2018-19 JSON / CSV · 2019-20 JSON / CSV · 2020-21 JSON / CSV · 2021-22 JSON / CSV · 2023-24 JSON / CSV · 2024-25 JSON / CSV · 2025-26 JSON / CSV

Sources

Original filings: 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2023-24 · 2024-25 · 2025-26. Read from the file by Claude Haiku (section by section, page images), or taken exactly from the official spreadsheet answer key where the college filed one. Each JSON row carries the method and the IPEDS verification status.