Academy Quick Facts

“BU Academy is a place where students love learning and will work hard for it. Yes, there is homework and yes it can be stressful at times, but the payoff is so great that that doesn’t matter.”

Located on the Boston University campus in Boston, Mass
Grades 9-12, co-educational day school
Founded in 1993

Students

Total Students: 158
Boys: 87 (55%)
Girls: 71 (45%)
Students of color: 27%

Previous schools attended by BUA students

41% attended public schools
47% attended independent schools
6% attended parochial schools
6% home-schooled or international schools

Faculty

Total faculty: 22
Faculty with Master’s degrees: 9
Faculty with Doctorate degrees: 9
Average Class Size: 12
Student to Teacher Ratio: 7:1

National Merit Commendations

Class of 2010: 34 students
Commended Students: 10
Finalists: 6

To receive a National Merit Commendation, a student must score in the top 2% of test takers nationwide.

Cost and Financial Aid

Tuition and fees for 2010-2011: $31,338
Students receiving financial assistance: 36%
Average financial aid grant: $17,190

Campus

Classrooms in the Academy building: 20
State-of-the-art science labs: 2
Volumes available to Academy students at BU’s Mugar Library: over 5.4 million
Plus access to BU facilities such as Nickerson Field, the Robotics Lab in the Engineering Building, theaters, concert halls, the George Sherman Union, and more!

To request admission materials, please complete an online request form or call the Admission Office at 617-358-2493.