Boston University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Boston University is a private research university in Boston, MA (city setting), with 18,656 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 11% of 80,495 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1400–1520 on the SAT and 32–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $86,363 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $27,551 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 90% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, communication & journalism, social sciences. The campus reported 1.1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Boston University ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Boston University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Boston University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Patriot League | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $2.3M | $73,074 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Patriot League | 15 | at cap | 5 | $3.2M | $214,024 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Patriot League | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $2.4M | $152,545 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Patriot League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Patriot League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Patriot League | 29 | 2 over | 4 | $1.8M | $60,984 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Patriot League | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $665k | $95,061 | 1000 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Men's) | 27 | 1 over | 6 | $4.8M | $177,179 | 957 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Women's) | 25 | room 1 | 5 | $3.1M | $125,187 | 997 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Patriot League | 58 | 10 over | 4 | $2.2M | $38,205 | 988 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Patriot League | 30 | room 8 | 4 | $1.7M | $57,564 | 995 | |
| Men's Rowing | Independent | 44 | — | 3 | $2.4M | $54,665 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Patriot League | 85 | 17 over | 1 | $2.8M | $32,821 | 989 | |
| Men's Soccer | Patriot League | 28 | at cap | 4 | $1.5M | $54,888 | 979 | |
| Softball | Patriot League | 20 | room 5 | 3 | $1.9M | $96,496 | 992 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Patriot League | 31 | 1 over | 3 | $421k | $13,586 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Patriot League | 29 | room 1 | 3 | $421k | $14,523 | 992 | |
| Men's Tennis | Patriot League | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $133k | $16,685 | 966 | |
| Women's Tennis | Patriot League | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $1M | $93,490 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Patriot League | 95 | 50 over | 4 | $2M | $21,246 | 993 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Patriot League | 135 | 90 over | 4 | $2M | $14,951 | 985 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.