- 4 Year
- BOSTON, MA
Boston University
- grade A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- BOSTON, MA
- Rating 3.67 out of 5 3,515 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade A
- Diversitygrade A+
- Campusgrade B
- Athleticsgrade A
- Party Scenegrade A
- Professorsgrade A+
- Locationgrade A+
- Dormsgrade B minus
- Campus Foodgrade A minus
- Student Lifegrade A+
- Safetygrade B
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Located in the heart of historic Boston, BU is a private teaching and research university. With 10 undergraduate schools and colleges, 300+ majors and minors, more than 650 global courses, $1 million in research funding for undergraduates, and 70+ study abroad programs, the academic opportunities at BU are vast and varied. Thanks to thousands of research and internship opportunities—in the US and abroad—BU graduates are well prepared to lead in an interconnected world. In fact, BU graduates are ranked #10 for employability in the US.
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- Communications428 Graduates
- Economics300 Graduates
- Psychology264 Graduates
- Computer Science232 Graduates
- International Relations220 Graduates
- Radio and Television196 Graduates
- Health Service Preparatory Studies182 Graduates
- Mechanical Engineering160 Graduates
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering143 Graduates
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The living situation is far worse than comparably-ranked schools, dorms have constant rodent/pest infestations.
The social life is lacking since the campus is spread out and many students can be closed off to new friends after freshman year (not that you won't make friends-- you probs will, but how fulfilling you'll find your social life will be luck-based. Once you're an upperclassman, "going out" = bars/clubs, so if you're 21+ and can afford that, come here! Otherwise, pick a school with real party/community culture.
Some of the gen ed classes can feel a little dumbed down (esp. post-Covid) and the career opportunities you get here are no better than a good state school. Mental health services here can feel adversarial/mildly malicious at times. The school is technically "diverse" but you won't find too many people of different financial or political backgrounds here.
TLDR: not worth taking out loans for.