Division I · Patriot League
Boston University · Admissions
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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.
11%
Admitted
of 80,495 applicants
95th
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
1400–1520
SAT middle 50%
32–34
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
90%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1400 – 1520
Your SAT
SAT reading
680 – 740
SAT math
720 – 780
ACT
32 – 34
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants80,495
- Admitted8,854 11%
- Undergraduates18,656
- Women57%
- Graduate within 6 years90%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#12Most applicantsof 359 · Division I#18Most selectiveof 359 · Division I#22Highest SATof 292 · Division I#31Graduationof 366 · Division I#32Retentionof 366 · Division I#33Class sizeof 366 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Boston University is on.
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