{"id":18095,"date":"2018-04-05T15:18:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T19:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/what-will-bu-cost-you\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:41:37","slug":"tuition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/tuition-aid\/tuition\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Cost of Attendance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"\">Tailored to your unique circumstances<\/h3>\n<p><span>BU meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted first-year and transfer students who are US citizens or permanent residents. Each family\u2019s circumstance is unique and BU will create a custom package for you to meet your family\u2019s full demonstrated financial need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We firmly believe that everyone admitted to BU deserves the opportunity to attend BU. We\u2019re offering expanded financial aid packages of scholarships, grants, low-interest student loans, and Work-Study that will make up the difference between the cost of attendance and what you can afford. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important for you to consider applying for financial assistance\u2014even if you think you may not be eligible. <strong>Aid packages for first-year students will not include loans.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Great news!<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"aqua\">\n<li class=\"\">100% of need is met for first-year students who are US citizens or permanent residents.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">$473 million in financial aid is awarded annually to undergraduates.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">For students who receive aid, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/finaid\/aid-basics\/bu-scholarship-assurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"\">BU Scholarship Assurance<\/a>\u00a0guarantees your BU need-based aid will not be reduced for any of your undergraduate years at Boston University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cost of Attendance<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box\"><\/p>\n<h4>Billed expenses for the 2026\/2027 academic year*<\/h4>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Tuition<\/th>\n<td>$73,024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Housing (depending on type of accommodation)<\/th>\n<td>$13,170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Food (most dining plans)<\/th>\n<td>$7,570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Fees<\/th>\n<td>$1,570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL ESTIMATED BILLED EXPENSES<\/th>\n<td>$95,334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>+<\/h3>\n<h4>Other expenses<\/h4>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Books and Supplies<\/th>\n<td>$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Personal Expenses<\/th>\n<td>$1,455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Local Transportation (average)<\/th>\n<td>$630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES<\/th>\n<td>$3,085<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"remove-border-top\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<h4>= Total Cost of Attendance<\/h4>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<h4>$98,419<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<h5>*Tuition and fees are subject to change by action of the Board of Trustees.<\/h5>\n<h4>Student Health Insurance Costs<\/h4>\n<p>Massachusetts law requires all students enrolled in at least 75% of the full-time curriculum to have medical insurance. Students who cannot demonstrate coverage under a qualifying medical insurance plan are required to purchase the University\u2019s student health insurance plan, which is due and payable with your first-semester charges. For more information, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/getting-started\/student-health-insurance-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Health Services website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the \u201csticker price\u201d is important, what really matters is how much a BU education will cost <em>you<\/em> after taking financial aid into account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":17917,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18095"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18095"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32033,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18095\/revisions\/32033"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}