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Acceptance Rate 18.65%
Yield 28.39%
SAT Score 1,440
ACT Score 33
Applicants 75,778

Applying To BU

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 18.65% at Boston University where a total of 75,778 students applied and 14,129 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,440 and the average ACT score is 33. It requires six items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to BU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$80
Graduate Application Fees$95
Admission Informationwww.bu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.bu.edu/admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate18.65%
Average Test Scores1,440 SAT / 33 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 18.65% where a total of 75,778 students (29,240 men and 46,538 women) have applied to BU and 14,129 (6,704 men and 7,425 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 1,750 male and 2,261 female students have enrolled into BU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 28.39%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at BU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants75,77829,24046,538
Admitted14,1296,7047,425
Enrolled4,0111,7502,261
Acceptance Rate 18.65% 22.93% 15.95%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 28.39% 26.10% 30.45%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At BU, 1,293 applicants (32% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 531 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,440 and the average ACT score is 33 at BU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,520 and 25th percentile score is 1,360. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 103 and the 25th percentile score is 91. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at BU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at BU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing660740
SAT Math700780
ACT Composite3134
ACT Math2834
ACT English3235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Boston University requires 6 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for BU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Boston University is Semester. Boston University accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Boston University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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