Government & Community Affairs

What difference does Boston University make?

• $33 million in payments and services to the City of Boston.
• $1.16 billion of economic impact to Boston in 2008.
• $51.7 million in scholarships to local students since 2003.
• Because of the University, over 25,000 Massachusetts residents are employed.
• Each year, 1,000 Boston Public School students discover a new way to embrace reading.
• Last year BU paid over $2.2 million to Brookline to support the town.
• Thousands of seniors and children stayed healthier thanks to our care.
• BU contributed $3.6 million to improving Kenmore Square.
• 70,000 kids considered a career in the sciences because of CityLab.