affordableBU
Financial aid that meets your full need. 100%.
BU will meet 100% of your demonstrated financial need. Because we firmly believe that everyone admitted to BU deserves the opportunity to attend BU, regardless of your family’s means. Toward that goal, we’re offering expanded financial aid packages that will make up the difference between the cost of attendance and what you can afford.
Who is eligible?
Students who are US citizens or permanent residents with demonstrated financial need entering college for the first time are eligible for affordableBU. In addition, you must submit your FAFSA and CSS Profile™ by the deadline.
Merit-Based Scholarships
BU offers a wide variety of first-year and transfer student merit scholarships, some even covering full tuition, to recognize high-achieving students. Most awards are for academic achievement, while others go to talented athletes, performers, and artists.
Did you know?
Scholarship recipients typically rank in the top 5–10% of their class.
BU Scholarship Assurance
The BU Scholarship Assurance guarantees the BU need-based aid you receive in your first year will not be reduced for any of your undergraduate years here, as long as you meet academic and deadline requirements. In fact, if tuition goes up, your affordableBU aid will be increased by the same percentage as the tuition increase.