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BU Student Population

Total Enrollment 36,714
Undergraduate 18,459
Graduate 18,255
Men 15,646
Women 21,068

BU Student Population

There are 36,714 students including 18,459 undergraduate and 18,255 graduate students at Boston University for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 29,251 full-time and 7,463 part-time students with gender distribution of 15,646 male and 21,068 female students. Boston University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 4,044 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Boston University has a total enrollment of 36,714 with a gender distribution of 42.62% male (15,646 students) and 57.38% female (21,068 students). There are 7,742 male and 10,717 female students in undergraduate school and 7,904 male and 10,351 female students are attending graduate school at Boston University.
Student Population By Gender
Boston University
TotalMenWomen
Total36,71415,64621,068
Undergraduate18,4597,74210,717
Graduate18,2557,90410,351
Full-time29,25112,28616,965
Part-time7,4633,3604,103
[Chart] Boston University 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Boston University has 29,251 full-time and 7,463 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 17,734 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 725 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 11,517 students are full-time and 6,738 are part-time students.
Student Population By Attendance Status
Boston University
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total36,71429,2517,463
Undergraduate18,45917,734725
Graduate18,25511,5176,738
Men15,64612,2863,360
Women21,06816,9654,103
[Chart] Boston University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Boston University, 4,044 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,213 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 36,714 students. In undergraduate schools, 188 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 5,069 students are attending some online courses.
2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
Boston University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total36,71418,45918,255
Online Exclusively4,044983,946
In Some Online Classes1,213901,123
Not In Online Classes31,45718,27113,186
[Chart] Boston University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Boston University. There are 19 American Indian/Native American, 12,654 White, 1,638 Black/African American, 5,418 Asian, 3,298 Hispanic, 27 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 1,336 students with other races.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Boston University
TotalMenWomen
Total36,71415,64621,068
American Indian/Native American19613
Asian5,4182,4282,990
Black/African American1,6384771,161
Hispanic3,2981,1952,103
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander27720
White12,6544,9017,753
Two More1,260478782
Race Un-Known1,848858990
[Chart] Boston UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Boston University.
Age Distribution
Boston University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total36,71418,45918,255
Under 182752750
Age 18-197,5367,5360
Age 20-218,5638,271292
Age 22-248,2991,8656,434
Age 25-296,2672216,046
Age 30-342,635742,561
Age 35-391,363491,314
Age 40-491,243531,190
Age 50-6443540395
Over 64977423
Age Un-Known110
[Chart] Boston University 2023 Age Distribution of Enrollment