BU at a Glance
- Robert A. Brown, President
- Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer
- Karen H. Antman, Provost, Medical Campus
Research Centers and Institutes
- African Presidential Archives & Research Center
- African Studies Center
- Alcohol and Drug Institute for Policy, Training & Research
- Alzheimer’s Disease Center
- American Schools of Oriental Research
- Amyloid Treatment & Research Program
- Anna Howard Shaw Center
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Arthritis Center
- BioMolecular Engineering Research Center
- Cancer Research Center
- Cardiovascular Proteomics Center
- Center for Adaptive Systems
- Center for Addictions Research & Services
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology
- Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders
- Center for Applied Research in Language
- Center for BioDynamics
- Center for Biomedical Imaging
- Center for Character & Social Responsibility
- Center for Chemical Methodology & Library Development
- Center for Computational Neuroscience & Neural Technology
- Center for Computational Science
- Center for Congregational Research & Development
- Center for Cross-Disciplinary Training in Nanotechnology for Cancer
- Center for Ecology & Conservation Biology
- Center for Energy & Environmental Studies
- Center for Finance, Law & Policy
- Center for Global Christianity & Mission
- Center for Global Health & Development
- Center for Human Genetics
- Center for Information & Systems Engineering
- Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental Exposures & Health
- Center for International Relations
- Center for Mathematical Physics
- Center for Memory & Brain
- Center for Millennial Studies
- Center for Molecular Discovery
- Center for Nanoscience & Nanobiotechnology
- Center for Neurorehabilitation
- Center for Neuroscience
- Center for Philosophy & History of Science
- Center for Polymer Studies
- Center for Practical Theology
- Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security
- Center for Remote Sensing
- Center for Research to Evaluate & Eliminate Dental Disparities
- Center for Science & Medical Journalism
- Center for Sexual Medicine
- Center for Space Physics
- Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing & Imaging Systems
- Center for the Humanities
- Center for the Study of Asia
- Center for the Study of Communication & the Deaf
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Center of Excellence for Learning in Education, Science & Technology
- Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease
- Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training Unit
- Clinical & Translational Science Institute
- Danielsen Institute Center for the Study of Religion & Psychology
- Editorial Institute
- Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies
- Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
- Framingham Heart Study
- Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation
- Genome Science Institute
- Gerontology Center
- Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center
- Health & Disability Research Institute
- Health Policy Institute
- Hearing Research Center
- Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center
- Human Resources Policy Institute
- American Political History Institute
- Institute for Astrophysical Research
- Institute for Economic Development
- Institute for Geriatric Social Work
- Institute for Global Work
- Institute for Leading in a Dynamic Economy
- Institute for Nonprofit Management & Leadership
- Institute for Philosophy & Religion
- Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship & Commercialization
- Institute for the Advancement of the Social Sciences
- Institute for the Classical Tradition
- Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies & Civilizations
- Institute of Jewish Law
- Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs
- International Center for East Asian Archaeology & Cultural History
- International History Institute
- Management of Variability Program
- Memory Disorders Research Center
- National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
- NeuroMuscular Research Center
- Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future
- Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Center
- Partners in Health & Housing Prevention Research Center
- Photonics Center
- Prevention Research Center
- Pulmonary Center
- Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering
- Science & Mathematics Education Center
- Slone Epidemiology Center
- Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center
- Superfund Basic Research Program
- Systems Research Center
- Tanglewood Institute
- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute
- Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Research Center
Students
- 16,683 undergraduate; 13,956 graduate;
- 2,841 non-degree
Faculty and Staff
2,702 full-time faculty; 1,234 part-time faculty; 5,508 full-time staff; 351 part-time staff
Campus
133 acres, 319 buildings; 487 classrooms; 2,022 laboratories; 11,546 total residence capacity
Computing Facilities
Supercomputers
- IBM Blue Gene/L supercomputer with 1,204 nodes
- IBM pSeries 655 with 72 processors
- IBM Blade Center Linux cluster with 296 processors
- IBM xSeries Linux cluster with 60 processors
Specialized High-Performance Computer Laboratories
- Deep Vision Display Wall
- Computer Graphics Laboratory
- LIVE: Laboratory for Virtual Environments
High-Performance Networking
- Fiber Optic Metro Ring interconnecting Boston University, Harvard, and MIT
- Northern Crossroads (NoX)
- Internet2 ION
- ESnet
Computing Labs
UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh labs
Libraries
24 libraries and special collections; 2.9 million volumes; 65,037 periodicals; 4.8 million microform units
Research
Sponsored Program Awards FY2011: $356.3 million
Financial Resources
- Endowment: $1.19 billion
- Total assets: $4.2 billion
- Enrollment, staffing, and facilities figures as of Fall 2010.
- Financial figures as of June 30, 2011.