Boston University
Boston, MA
See recent admission activity, standardized-testing policy, test-score context, and the general factors this college reports using for first-year admission.
Fall 2024 reported admissions
Recent institution-wide admission rate
11.1%
Historical context, not your chance of admission.
Scores are not required for general admission review, but the college reports considering them when submitted.
Among enrolled students who submitted scores, the middle 50% fell within these reported 25th–75th percentile ranges.
33% of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores
10% of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores
SAT Reading & Writing
690–750
25th–75th percentile
SAT Math
730–780
25th–75th percentile
ACT Composite
32–34
25th–75th percentile
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SAT Reading & Writing middle 50%: 690–750
SAT Math middle 50%: 730–780
ACT Composite middle 50%: 32–34
These are general factors the institution reported using for undergraduate admission review. The institution-level source does not identify which school, major, or applicant group triggers a factor. Program-specific requirements are presented separately.
See the academic coursework this institution says first-year applicants should complete before college.
Academic preparation summary
Boston University recommends a broad secondary-school curriculum and publishes additional mathematics preparation for Engineering and Business applicants.
Last verified: September 2026
Includes: Three to four years, Precalculus or calculus recommended
Includes: Three to four years of laboratory science
Includes: Three to four years of history and/or social science
Includes: Two to four years
Only the selected school's published coursework is shown.
Includes: Calculus
Applies to College of Engineering applicants.
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Official admissions websiteWhen compatible totals are available, the recent admission rate is applicants admitted divided by first-year applicants. It is not shown when applicants are zero or the reported counts are incompatible, and it never represents an individual student's probability of admission.
Score ranges describe recently enrolled first-year students who submitted that test. The 25th–75th percentiles contain the middle 50% of those reported scores. IPEDS reports SAT sections separately, so DegreePilot does not add them into a composite.
The official ADM2024 codes distinguish factors required to be considered, factors not required but considered when submitted, and factors not considered. English-proficiency applicability can vary by applicant; confirm who must submit it with the college.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES IPEDS ADM2024. The open-admission flag comes only from the official IC2024 companion field. Missing, unavailable, imputed, and suppressed values retain their source status and are never converted to zero. Figures do not reflect program-specific rules or guarantee admission.
Required means the official source identifies the coursework as necessary. Recommended is used only when the official source explicitly recommends or prefers it. Years and units retain the source's wording.
