The student population at Boston University is 36,714 (18,459 undergraduate and 18,255 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,303 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at BU is 50.28% which is increased by 294 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 4,009 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

4,044 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 71.79% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 33,664 where 36,714 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

50.28% of total students is undergraduate students and 49.72% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 294 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 4,009 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in BU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Boston University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1432,41118,1657,34810,81714,2466,2807,966
2014-1532,112
-299
18,017
-148
7,163
-185
10,854
37
14,095
-151
6,184
-96
7,911
-55
2015-1632,158
46
17,932
-85
7,120
-43
10,812
-42
14,226
131
6,181
-3
8,045
134
2016-1732,695
537
17,944
12
7,061
-59
10,883
71
14,751
525
6,409
228
8,342
297
2017-1833,355
660
18,080
136
7,217
156
10,863
-20
15,275
524
6,615
206
8,660
318
2018-1934,657
1,302
18,515
435
7,444
227
11,071
208
16,142
867
6,862
247
9,280
620
2019-2033,720
-937
17,983
-532
7,419
-25
10,564
-507
15,737
-405
6,653
-209
9,084
-196
2020-2132,718
-1,002
16,872
-1,111
7,022
-397
9,850
-714
15,846
109
6,662
9
9,184
100
2021-2236,104
3,386
18,229
1,357
7,719
697
10,510
660
17,875
2,029
7,600
938
10,275
1,091
2022-2336,714
610
18,459
230
7,742
23
10,717
207
18,255
380
7,904
304
10,351
76
Average33,66418,0207,32610,69415,6456,7358,910
Boston University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 18,020 where 18,459 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Boston University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1418,16516,5936,53810,0551,572810762
2014-1518,01716,6196,45410,1651,398709689
2015-1617,93216,5856,47410,1111,347646701
2016-1717,94416,6286,43010,1981,316631685
2017-1818,08016,8406,60210,2381,240615625
2018-1918,51517,3966,92810,4681,119516603
2019-2017,98316,9786,93310,0451,005486519
2020-2116,87216,0266,6479,379846375471
2021-2218,22917,4607,33110,129769388381
2022-2318,45917,7347,38110,353725361364
Average18,02018,0206,77210,11418,020554580
Boston University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 15,645 where 18,255 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Boston University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,2469,2044,0255,1795,0422,2552,787
2014-1514,0959,2324,0365,1964,8632,1482,715
2015-1614,2269,4144,1065,3084,8122,0752,737
2016-1714,7519,7124,2435,4695,0392,1662,873
2017-1815,27510,1464,3935,7535,1292,2222,907
2018-1916,14210,8914,6676,2245,2512,1953,056
2019-2015,73710,5764,5556,0215,1612,0983,063
2020-2115,84610,2464,3665,8805,6002,2963,304
2021-2217,87511,5874,9496,6386,2882,6513,637
2022-2318,25511,5174,9056,6126,7382,9993,739
Average15,64515,6454,4255,82815,6452,3113,082
Boston University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.47% and the percentage of black students is 4.46% at Boston University. 14.76% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Boston University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14273,4471,0532,2542815,057861
2014-15273,4481,1902,4193414,642868
2015-16293,4871,3032,6863314,072882
2016-17323,6831,3412,8123713,757898
2017-18293,8761,3642,9633413,478954
2018-19224,2531,4353,0873613,4861,023
2019-20224,4121,3323,0312212,8121,078
2020-21124,7101,3783,1061912,4901,109
2021-22155,2821,5003,2532713,2791,249
2022-23195,4181,6383,2982712,6541,260
Average234,2021,3532,8913013,5731,018
Boston University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,044 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 71.79% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Boston University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1532,1122,35417629,582
2015-1632,1582,38028329,495
2016-1732,6952,65833629,701
2017-1833,3552,63938730,329
2018-1934,6572,53493031,193
2019-2033,7202,30989630,515
2020-2132,7182,8491,13828,731
2021-2236,1044,0321,41030,662
2022-2336,7144,0441,21331,457
Average33,8042,86775230,185

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