Boston University is a private institution that was founded in the year 1839. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 18,714, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 133 acres. It has a semester based academic calendar. The Boston University's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 53.
This University is one of the biggest independent, nonprofit universities in the country. The BU Terriers have over 20 NCAA Division I varsity sports. BU’s hockey team has won multiple NCAA national championships. BU also has over 500 student clubs, such as from Alpine Racing and the Zen Society. BU has founded one of the first study abroad programs, and currently sponsors over70 international programs. Approximately 80 percent of undergraduate students live on the main Boston campus, which lies along the river Charles.
Boston University’s top ranked graduate schools include the School of Management, School of Education and School of Medicine. The BU’s School of Medicine is the country’s first combined cancer research and teaching laboratory. Famous alumni include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; television personality Bill O’Reilly; actresses Julianne Moore and Geena Davis; radio host Howard Stern; and Tipper Gore, the former wife of Al Gore.
Contact Details
1 Silber Way
Boston, MA 02215
General Information
School type-private,coed college
Year founded-1839
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban
Majors Courses Offered
Computer and Information Sciences, Engineering, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Biology/Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy, Astrophysics, Planetary Astronomy and Science, Chemistry, Geology/Earth Science, Geochemistry, Geophysics and Seismology, Social Sciences, Economics, Political Science and Government, Philosophy of Science and Technology.
Minors Courses Offered
Aerospace,Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Computer Engineering, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Technology