How many students at BU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 36,714 students have enrolled in Boston University with 18,459 undergraduate and 18,255 graduate students.
By gender, 15,646 male and 21,068 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
4,044 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,213 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Boston University has a total of 36,714 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 18,459 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 18,255 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 15,646 male and 21,068 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 36,714 | 18,459 | 18,255 |
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| Men | 15,646 | 7,742 | 7,904 |
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| Women | 21,068 | 10,717 | 10,351 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 12,654 White, 1,638 Black, and 5,418 Asian students out of a total of 36,714 are attending at Boston University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 19 | 6 | 13 |
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| Asian | 5,418 | 2,428 | 2,990 |
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| Black | 1,638 | 477 | 1,161 |
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| Hispanic | 3,298 | 1,195 | 2,103 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 27 | 7 | 20 |
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| White | 12,654 | 4,901 | 7,753 |
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| Two or more races | 1,260 | 478 | 782 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,848 | 858 | 990 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| Asian | 3,541 | 1,644 | 1,897 |
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| Black | 900 | 243 | 657 |
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| Hispanic | 1,930 | 708 | 1,222 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 14 | 5 | 9 |
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| White | 6,085 | 2,403 | 3,682 |
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| Two or more races | 824 | 316 | 508 |
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| Race Unknown | 984 | 499 | 485 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 13 | 4 | 9 |
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| Asian | 1,877 | 784 | 1,093 |
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| Black | 738 | 234 | 504 |
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| Hispanic | 1,368 | 487 | 881 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 13 | 2 | 11 |
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| White | 6,569 | 2,498 | 4,071 |
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| Two or more races | 436 | 162 | 274 |
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| Race Unknown | 864 | 359 | 505 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, BU has 275 students under 18 years old and 97 students over 65 years old. There are 24,673 students under 25 years old, and 12,040 students over 25 years old out of 36,714 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 275 students are younger than 18 and 74 students are older than 65. BU has 17,947 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 511 students aged 25 and over.
It has 6,726 graduate students aged under 25 and 11,529 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 275 | 166 | 109 |
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| 18-19 | 7,536 | 4,467 | 3,069 |
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| 20-21 | 8,563 | 5,198 | 3,365 |
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| 22-24 | 8,299 | 4,788 | 3,511 |
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| 25-29 | 6,267 | 3,503 | 2,764 |
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| 30-34 | 2,635 | 1,373 | 1,262 |
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| 35-39 | 1,363 | 649 | 714 |
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| 40-49 | 1,243 | 626 | 617 |
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| 50-64 | 435 | 252 | 183 |
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| Over 65 | 97 | 45 | 52 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 275 | 166 | 109 |
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| 18-19 | 7,536 | 4,467 | 3,069 |
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| 20-21 | 8,271 | 4,988 | 3,283 |
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| 22-24 | 1,865 | 857 | 1,008 |
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| 25-29 | 221 | 96 | 125 |
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| 30-34 | 74 | 38 | 36 |
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| 35-39 | 49 | 22 | 27 |
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| 40-49 | 53 | 28 | 25 |
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| 50-64 | 40 | 22 | 18 |
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| Over 65 | 74 | 32 | 42 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 292 | 210 | 82 |
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| 22-24 | 6,434 | 3,931 | 2,503 |
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| 25-29 | 6,046 | 3,407 | 2,639 |
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| 30-34 | 2,561 | 1,335 | 1,226 |
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| 35-39 | 1,314 | 627 | 687 |
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| 40-49 | 1,190 | 598 | 592 |
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| 50-64 | 395 | 230 | 165 |
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| Over 65 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Boston University, 4,044 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,213 students are enrolled in some online courses.
820 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,224 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 36,714 | 4,044 | 1,213 |
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| Undergraduate | 18,459 | 98 | 90 |
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| Graduate | 18,255 | 3,946 | 1,123 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 820 | 3,224 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 28 | 70 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 792 | 3,154 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 18,459 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 681 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.69%.680 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 17,054 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 680 |
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| Regular Part-time | 724 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 1 |
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