Our Mission
Advancing a healthier, more equitable world by integrating experiential education, convergent research, and clinical practice—preparing a future-ready health workforce, translating discovery into care, and improving health and function across the lifespan through distinctive clinic and community-engaged partnerships
Our Areas of Excellence
- In‑demand and highly enrolled undergraduate programs in health sciences (BU’s undergraduate program in public health) and human physiology (BU’s only pre‑medical pathway focused on human health).
- Top‑ranked professional graduate programs including occupational therapy (Ranked #1), physical therapy (Ranked #16), speech‑language pathology (Ranked #6), and nutrition/dietetics.
- Highly funded and productive convergent research laboratories, clinics, and centers that translate discovery into practice and improve human health and function ($0.5 million annual expenditures per tenure-stream faculty).
- Deeply embedded interprofessional education and research partnerships across Sargent College, Boston University, and community and health care organizations.
Our Priorities
Elevate student success and workforce readiness through advancing student-centered experiential learning and expanding interprofessional pathways
Accelerate Convergent Research and Innovation to Transform Health Across the Lifespan
Transform clinical practice through integrated in‑house clinics and external partnerships
Strengthen Operational Excellence to Support People, Performance, and Impact
Key Differentiators
- The only undergraduate college among Boston University’s 17 schools and colleges devoted exclusively to human health, uniquely located on the Charles River Campus.
- Student success and workforce readiness through strong clinical and experiential training, grounded in student-centered learning & real-world application across undergraduate and professional programs.
- Extensive collaborative partnerships with industry, patient populations, and community health groups, as well as a global network of 3,000 clinical potential placements.