|
|
 |
| |
|
|
| |
The Boston University student body represents
all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In
fact, Boston University has one of the largest international
student populations of any university in the United States.
Total student enrollment includes just over 16,000 undergraduates.
A total of 4,200 freshmen
will comprise the class of 2012.
One way to get a feel for the type of student Boston University
attracts is to look at the profile of admitted freshmen for the
fall of 2008. Applicants to the
Class of 2012 distinguish themselves through academic
accomplishment and demographic diversity. From a pool
of 38,004 applicants, the students admitted came from all 50 states (plus
Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) as well as
104 foreign countries, and had the following academic profile:
|
|
 |
| |
| By Percent (%) |
| |
Rank in
High School
|
|
Class of
2012
|
| |
| Top 10%
|
|
61%
|
| |
| Top 15%
|
|
76%
|
| |
| Top 25%
|
|
91%
|
| |
| |
| Valedictorians: 457
|
| |
| Salutatorians: 275
|
|
Middle 50%
|
|
SAT Composite
|
|
1850-2080
|
| |
|
SAT Critical Reading
|
|
600-690
|
| |
|
SAT Math
|
|
620-710
|
| |
|
SAT Writing
|
|
610-700
|
| |
|
ACT Composite
|
|
27-31
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
