{"id":17969,"date":"2018-04-05T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T19:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/your-brain-at-its-best-academic-excellence\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:37:35","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/why-bu\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who&#039;s Your Favorite Professor?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QWySp7ysOOY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>You&#8217;ll learn from accomplished professors<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"aqua\">\n<li>Jump right into introductory courses with Rhodes and Fulbright scholars, Presidential Award winners, a MacArthur genius, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct research alongside professors doing incredible work, such as one of <em>Time&#8217;<\/em>s 100 Most Influential People.<\/li>\n<li>In fact, our sterling reputation earned us an invitation to join the prestigious Association of American Universities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>And your classmates<\/h2>\n<p>Think: smart, driven, inquisitive, and always pushing to be at the top of the class.<\/p>\n<h3>Plus, personal attention\u00a0<em>and<\/em> breadth of programs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu-infographics content-stats\"><div class=\"row bu-infographic-row has-infographic-accent-statistic has-infographic-number has-infographic-svg-icon\">\n<div id=\"bu-infographic-30ac68\" class=\"bu-infographic-accent-statistic black col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stat\">300<span class=\"stat-accent\">+<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<p>programs of study<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"bu-infographic-4c47fb\" class=\"bu-infographic-number aqua col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"stat\">10:1<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t<p>student-to-faculty ratio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"bu-infographic-6807a5\" class=\"bu-infographic-svg-icon red col-md-6 icon-left\">\n\t<div class=\"svg-icon-header\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"adm-svg-icon\">\n\t<svg role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"svg-books-dims red\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<title>books<\/title>\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/themes\/r-admissions\/images\/icons\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?ver=1.1.3#books\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-infographic-title\">30<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p>average class size<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Then there&#8217;s the BU Hub<\/h2>\n<h3>Our innovative University-wide general education program.<\/h3>\n<p>You pick how to fulfill the requirements while we prepare you for today\u2019s interconnected, global, and fast-paced world. You\u2019ll gain essential knowledge, core capacities and habits of mind needed to think critically, generate new ideas, and make a positive impact in the world. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You won\u2019t find this combination of excellence and comprehensiveness anywhere but BU.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>\t\t<aside class=\"callout\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-photo right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2018\/11\/resize-18-1881-HUBBUILD-018-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The FAQ&#039;s About the BU Hub<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lede-text\">What exactly is the Hub, and what led the University to launch it? 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