Boston University began as an institute training Methodist ministers and is now the fourth-largest independent university in the United States. Over its 167 years, the University has expanded, reconfigured, and relocated in order to meet the needs of its students and to serve the community; during those years, its community has expanded from the children of New England Methodists to the entire world.

• Introduction
• History
• Beginnings
• The First 50 Years
• Between the World Wars
• WII and its Aftermath
• University Life
• A Vision for a World University
• Facts
• City