13.3% / 11.6%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications76,776
Overall admit rate12.8%
In-state admit rate13.3%
Out-of-state admit rate11.6%
Enrolled3,449 · 35.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist95 of 15,751
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#37
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#3726
NicheBest Colleges in America#3826
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#3926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#4226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#4526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#4826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#4826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferencePatriot League8
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlProprietary college1
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$80
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 5, for all admissions → April 1 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 15 · binding
Early decision 2January 5
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Admissions emailadmissions@bu.edu
Admissions phone(617) 353-2300
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Northeastern Unive…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
Tufts University MA · Private (nonprofit)10.8%15007K
Boston College MA · Private (nonprofit)16.2%15009K
George Washington University DC · Private (nonprofit)43.5%142011K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Emory University GA · Private (nonprofit)10.3%15107K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.