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Boston University

Address:
1 Sherborn Street

Boston, MA 02215

Website: http://www.bu.edu
Email: [email protected]

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

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