1 Sherborn Street
Boston, MA 02215
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1839
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 18,694
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $799,082,338
Admissions
Application Fee: $75
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,792
Room/Board: $10,480
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 65%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 75%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: IBM, General Electric, Mercer, Fidelity, Raytheon
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,396,362
Number of current serial subscriptions: 34,214
Number of microforms: 4,502,635
Number of audiovisuals: 72,542
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: Membership in the Boston Library Consortium provides access to the holdings of Boston College, Boston Public Library, Brandeis, Brown, Marine Biological Lab / Woods Hole, MIT, Northeastern University, the State Library of Massachussetts, Tufts University, University of Massachussetts Amherst/Boston/Dartmouth/Lowell/Worcester, and Wellsley College to all members of the University community.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art Galleries; Professional Theatre; Planetariums; Culinary Center; Science and Engineering Complex; WABU – Boston University’s commercial television center; Center for Team Learning; Photonics Center; Case Athletic Center; Institute for Accounting Research; Center for Adaptive Systems; African Studies Center; National Center for America’s Founding Documents; Center for Archaelogical Studies; Arthritis Center; Center for Banking Law Studies; Center for Advanced Biotechnology; Cancer Research Center; Cardiovascular Institute; Institute for Study of Conflict; Ideology and Policy; Center for Defense Journalism; Center for English Language and Orientation Programs; Center for Advancement of Ethics and Character; National Research Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children’s Learning; Health Policy Institute; Center for Remote Sensing; Pre-School; Rafic B. Hariri School of Management building, Council for Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Agganis Arena, Fitness and Recreation Center, Life Science and Engineering Building, Track and Tennis Center
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 750
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 400
Classrooms: 12,000
Labs: 500
Other areas: 200
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 700
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 66%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 3%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 5%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 80%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 66%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 160
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 91%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 134 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Boston – Logan Airport (5), T.F. Green Airport – Providence, RI (70)
Nearest train station: South Station (4)
Nearest bus station: South Station (4)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 2%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 18%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: The Fall Welcome (Splash), World Fair and Culture Fest; Homecoming and Parents Weekend; the Head of the Charles River Regatta; the Boston Marathon; “Isa: The World is One”; Boston University Athletic Events, particularly the Bean Pot Hockey Tournament; the Great Debate; the Back Bay Ball; Day of Service; and a variety of speakers (including Three Encounters with Elie Wiesel), lectures and concerts, productions by the Huntington Theatre Company at the BU Theatre; First-Year Student Orientation Program; “Impact”, Splash, Midnight Mania