Boston University Arts & Sciences

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Class of 2026 Profile

# First-year
1.813
Male 39.9% (724)
Female 60.1% (1089)

 

Ethnicity
Count
% of Class
Black or African American 188 10.4%
Hispanic or Latino 204 11.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.2%
Asian 303 16.7%
White 497 27.4%
Two or more Races 78 4.3%
Race/ethnicity unknown 58 3.2%
Nonresident Alien 481 26.5%
Total     1,813 100%

 

Top 10 Programs/Majors
Undecided 243
Biology 181
Computer Science 179
Psychology 175
Economics 158
Political Science 95
Internatnl Relations 75
Neuroscience 71
Bio-CellMolecGenetic 65
Biochem & Molecular 64

 

Geography
# of States 46     # of Countries   62
% From Out of State 86.4%     (International-by-Visa Students)  
TOP STATES
REGION
TOP COUNTRIES BY CITIZENSHIP
Massachusetts 247 New England 18.4% China (incl. Hong Kong) 243
New York 222 Mid-Atlantic 24.2% India 72
California 128 Midwest 4.6% Republic of Korea 34
New Jersey 103 South 8.3% Canada 23
Connecticut 59 Southwest 3.5% Saudi Arabia 14
Pennsylvania 55 West 2.3% Taiwan, R.O.C. 13
Texas 53 Pacific 9.5% Vietnam 10
Florida 47 Other 29.2% United Kingdom 8
Illinois 45
Georgia 38
Other States, DC 286 Not included: ND,MS,SD,WV
Territories, A.P.O. 12 Territories represented: AE,PR,AP
Foreign Address 518

 

Credentials
Avg.
Middle 50%
SAT RW 691 660-730
SAT Math 726 690-780
SAT Composite (1600) 1426 1370-1480
ACT Composite 33 32-24
High School Rank 94.0%
High School GPA 3.86

 

Rank in Class
Top 5% 54.0%
Top 10% 84.2%
Top 20% 98.1%
Top 30% 98.9%
Top 50% 100.0%

 

First-Year Student Enrollment

The table below shows the intended majors of first-year students who matriculated at CAS in Fall 2022 and Fall 2023

Intended Majors
Program/Major
2022
2021
Acc’lertd Medical Pr 23 14
American Studies 1 6
Ancient Greek 0 0
Ancient Greek & Latin 1 0
Anthro & Religion 0 0
Anthro, Biological 2 0
Anthro, Health Med 10 0
Anthropology 1 9
Archaeology 5 5
Architecture 12 19
Asian Studies 1 7
Astronomy 2 3
Astronomy & Physics 15 16
Bio-CellMolecGenetic 65 70
Biochem & Molecular 64 58
Biochemistry 0 0
Biology 175 225
Biology/Behavioral 10 12
Biology/Conservation 12 17
Biology/Neurobiology 20 49
Chemistry 21 43
Chemistry:Biochem 16 16
Chemistry:Teaching 0 1
Chinese Lang & Lit 2 2
Cinema&Media Studies 6 9
Classical Civilizatn 2 3
Classics & Philosophy 2 2
Classics & Religion 0 1
Classics/Archaeology 0 1
Comparative Lit. 3 6
Computer Science 181 207
Earth/Envir Sciences 18 22
Economics 158 168
Economics & Math 16 29
English 22 33
Envir. Analys & Pol 14 17
European Studies 1 2
French & Linguistics 0 0
French Studies 2 1
Geophysics&Planetary 0 0
German Lang & Lit 1 1
Hispanic Lang & Lit 0 0
Hist. Art & Architec 7 9
History 26 26
Internatnl Relations 75 114
Italian &Linguistics 0 1
Italian Studies 0 1
Japanese Lang & Lit 2 1
Japanese&Linguistics 0 1
Latin 0 1
Latin American Study 0 2
Latin Lang. & Lit. 4 2
Ling/Spch,Lang/Hrng 1 2
Linguistics 7 4
Linguistics & Philo 1 2
Linguistics/African 0 0
Linguistics/Comp Sci 2 0
Marine Science 18 36
Math & Comp Science 17 15
Math & Math Ed 2 3
Math & Philosophy 3 6
Mathematics 27 36
MidEast/North Africa 0 3
MidEast/SoAsianLang 0 1
Neuroscience 72
Neuroscience 2 2
Philosophy 8 5
Philosophy & Physics 1 5
Philosophy & Poli Sc 19 14
Philosophy & Psych 15 6
Philosophy & Relgn 0 1
Philosophy/Neurosci 6 16
Physics 16 28
Political Science 95 116
Psychology 179 189
Religion 0 1
Russian Lang & Lit 0 0
Sociology 49 39
Spanish &Linguistics 0 0
Statistics/Comp Sci 6 10
Undecided 243 346
Undeclared 0 1
Total 1,813 2,189

 

 

Enrollments and Bachelors Degrees Awarded AY 2022-2023

Major
Fall 2022 Enrolled Students
Degrees Awarded (AY 2023)
African American & Black Diaspora Studies 2 0
American Studies 10 4
Anct Greek & Latin 5 0
Anthropology 13 3
Anthro-SpecAnthHlthM 12 3
Anthro-SpecBioAnthro 15 4
Anthro-SpecSocioAnth 31 11
Anthrplgy & Relign 2 1
Approved Deferral 459 0
Archaeology 17 5
Architectural Studs 65 16
Asian Studies 4 0
Astronomy 10 6
Astronomy & Physics 49 11
Bio Cell,Molec,Gentc 303 84
Bio w/spec Beh Bio 55 14
Bio, Ecology & Consv 56 9
Bio, Neurobiology 92 19
Biochem & Molec Bio 268 53
Biology 617 137
Chemistry 93 28
Chemistry & Physics 7 1
Chemistry: Biochem 24 8
Chinese Lang & Lit 9 2
Cinema&Media Studies 17 1
Classical Civilizatn 12 10
Classics & Religion 0 0
Classics &Philosophy 4 0
Classics&Archaeology 3 0
Comparative Litrture 12 2
Computer Science 1,168 260
Earth&Envirnmntl Sci 103 32
Economics 831 306
Economics and Math 219 71
English 148 56
Envir Analysis & Pol 101 32
French & Linguistics
 1 0
French Studies 2 4
German Lang & Lit 1 1
History 110 37
History of Art&Arch 64 18
Ind Concentration 4 2
Interntl Relations 538 189
Italian&Linguistics 1 0
Japanese Lang & Lit 7 8
Japanese&Linguistics 3 1
Latin 2 0
Latin Amer Studies 3 5
Latin Lang & Lit 0 0
Linguistcs&Philosophy 2 0
Linguistics 31 17
Linguistics&CompSci 19 3
LngstcSpchLangHrng 9 1
Marine Science 108 30
Math & Philosophy 6 1
Math and Math Educ 3 0
Math-Computer Scienc 112 32
Mathematics 246 126
Medical Science 61 18
MENA Studies 2 0
MidEastSthAsnLangLit 1 0
Neuroscience 366 98
No Major 69 0
Phil & Political Sci 52 9
Phil & Psychology 31 9
Philosophy 77 43
Philosophy & Physics 2 1
Philosophy and Relig 1 0
Philosophy&Neuroscnc 26 4
Physics 89 39
Physics&ComputerSci 20 3
Political Science 464 162
Psychology 952 301
Religion 5 3
Russian Lang & Lit 0 0
Sociology 156 46
Spanish 4 8
Spanish&Linguistics 0 0
Stats&ComputerSci 81 32
Total 8,581 2,441

 

 

Fall 2022 MA/MS/MFA Admissions:

Graduate Application HEGIS
Applications
Admitted
% Admitted
Accepted Offers
Matriculants
African American Studies 2 0 0% 0 0
Archaeology 9 3 33% 1 1
3 15% 0 0
Artificial Intelligence 244 137 56% 38 37
Biology 213 52 24% 11 11
Biostatistics 139 104 75% 20 13
Classical Studies 9 1 11% 0 0
Comp Science – Cyber Security 56 24 43% 4 4
Comp Science – Data-Centric Computing 90 46 51% 13 13
Computer Science 856 497 58% 127 126
Creative Writing 728 21 3% 15 15
Earth & Environment 51 36 71% 8 4
Economic Policy 67 40 60% 5 5
Economics 771 496 64% 65 64
Energy & Environment 51 36 71% 8 4
English 101 77 76% 20 19
Global Development Economics 58 24 41% 1 1
History 31 5 16% 4 1
History of Art & Architecture 80 45 56% 13 12
Interntl Relations 31 23 74% 6 4
Intl Affairs 268 216 81% 35 33
Latin Amer Studies 9 5 56% 0 0
Linguistics 51 31 61% 4 4
Literary Translation 22 15 68% 6 6
Mathematics 43 2 5% 1 1
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry 61 5 8% 0 0
Philosophy 1 0 0% 0 0
Playwriting 70 7 10% 4 4
Preservation Studies 10 7 70% 2 2
Psychology 227 93 41% 24 24
Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences 33 30 91% 6 5
Statistical Practice 281 220 78% 52 52
Statistics 185 98 53% 17 17
Total 4,959 2,468 50% 511 485

 

2022-2023 MA/MS/MFA Enrollments 

Program
Total Enrollment Fall 2022
AY 2022/2023 Graduates
African American Studies 1 0
Applied Anthropology 1 0
Applied Linguistics 1 0
Archaeology 5 4
Artificial Intelligence 59 22
Bioinformatics 62 61
Biology 26 43
Biostatistics 20 14
Biotechnology 0 14
Chemistry 0 1
Classical Studies 1 2
Comp Science – Cyber Security 5 0
Comp Science – Cyber Secur Computing 2 5
Comp Science – Data-Centric Computing 13 2
Computer Science 99 106
Creative Writing 27 17
Earth & Environmnt 1 3
Economic Policy 13 18
Economics 87 122
Energy & Environment 16 10
English 2 23
Global Development Economics 10 2
History 0 2
History of Art & Architecture 11 13
Linguistics 11 11
Literary Translation 6 10
Mathematics 3 2
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry 1 2
Physics 0 1
Playwriting 10 5
Political Science 0 8
Preservation Studies 10 4
Psychology 30 25
Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences 16 10
Statistical Practice 69 47
Statistics 16 13
Total 705 675

 

Fall 2022 PhD Admissions

 

Graduate Application HEGIS
Applications
Admitted
% Admitted
Accepted Offers
Matriculants
American & N.E. Stds 26 10 38% 7 7
Anthropology 121 6 5% 6 6
Astronomy 185 20 11% 10 10
Biology 223 36 16% 14 14
Biostatistics 221 21 10% 9 8
Chemistry 308 84 27% 21 20
Classical Studies 22 10 45% 4 4
Computer Science 435 53 12% 20 20
Earth & Environmnt 80 21 26% 14 14
Economics 696 97 14% 21 22
English 297 11 4% 5 4
French Language & Literature 10 5 50% 1 1
Hispanic Language & Literatures 26 6 23% 4 4
History 111 11 10% 7 7
History of Art & Architecture 68 11 16% 6 6
Linguistics 108 9 8% 5 5
Mathematics 321 17 5% 9 9
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry 260 23 9% 7 5
Philosophy 221 14 6% 5 5
Physics 440 60 14% 11 11
Political Science 181 17 9% 7 7
Psychology 863 13 2% 7 7
Religious Studies 50 7 14% 4 4
Sociology 155 12 8% 6 6
Statistics 114 15 13% 4 4
Total 5,542 589 11% 214 210

 

2021-2022 PhD Enrollments 

 

Program
Total Enrollment Fall 2022
AY 2022/2023 Graduates
American & New England Studies 36 8
Anthropology 54 6
Archaeology 2 3
Astronomy 40 5
Bioinformatics 56 8
Biology 79 14
Biostatistics 54 9
Chemistry 117 15
Classical Studies 29 2
Computer Science 122 18
Earth & Environment 62 14
Earth Sciences 2 1
Economics 137 21
Editorial Studies 1 1
English 28 4
French Language & Literature 12 0
Hispanic Language & Literatures 44 3
History 41 4
History of Art & Architecture 44 3
Linguistics 24 0
Mathematics 36 6
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry 38 7
Musicology 8 2
Philosophy 36 6
Physics 83 12
Political Science 34 5
Psychology 77 11
Religion 23 0
Sociology 30 5
Statistics 36 5
Total 1,378 205