Data Dashboard
Data Dashboard
At BU, our story continues to evolve as we strive to build an ever more diverse and inclusive environment for learning, working, and living. We know there is always more work to do, but the data on this page helps to illustrate what our community looks like today and our commitment to the belief that with diversity comes excellence.
Facts and figures below are provided by Boston University Analytical Services & Institutional Research (ASIR). For more information, please refer to the Diversity section of ASIR’s Fact Book.
130+

Countries represented by undergraduate & graduate students
30,665

Alumni still reside in Massachusetts
Undergraduate Students
Data as of the 2020–21 academic year
Race (% change over 5 years)

- African American or Black: +8%
- American Indian or Alaska Native: -60%
- Asian: +30%
- Hispanic/Latinx: +7%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: -45%
- International: -2%
- White: -15%
- Two or more races reported: +23%
Identify as having a disability.
Identify as LGBTQIA+.
*percentage based on number of students who responded to the question in the 2018 NSSE Survey. Actual percentage may vary.
Average age
Undergraduate students receiving financial aid
Undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients
First-generation college students
Graduate Students
Data as of the 2020–21 academic year
Race (% change over 5 years)

- African American or Black: +3%
- American Indian or Alaska Native: -57%
- Asian: +33%
- Hispanic/Latinx: +23%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: -46%
- International: +28%
- White: +2%
- Two or more races reported: +26%
Average Age
- Master’s degree student: 28.5 years old
- PhD or other doctoral degree student: 28.4 years old
- Certificate or Nondegree student: 27.7 years old
Faculty
Data as of the 2020–21 academic year
Race (% change over 5 years)

- African American or Black: +50%
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
- Asian: +9%
- Hispanic/Latinx: +17%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: N/A
- International: +10%
- White: -4%
- Two or more races reported: +38%
Staff
Data as of the 2020–21 academic year
Race (% change over 5 years)

- African American or Black: +23%
- American Indian or Alaska Native: -33%
- Asian: +40%
- Hispanic/Latinx: +38%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: -43%
- International: +61%
- White: -1%
- Two or more races reported: +8%