Applying to BU - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 11.11%. A total of 78,769 students (30,456 men and 44,822 women) have applied to and 8,749 (3,492 men and 4,975 women) students admitted to Boston University.

Among them, 1,267 male and 1,887 female students have enrolled into BU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 37.35%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At BU, 1,083 applicants (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 330 applicants (10%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,480 at BU. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,530 and 25^th percentile score is 1,420.

The average ACT score is 33 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 34 and the 25^th percentile score is 32.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at BU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of BU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

For applying to Boston University, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.