Boston University: 4,426 international graduates, $90,207 a year for international students

4,426

International graduates, 2024–25

of 13,285 graduates, all majors

11%

Acceptance rate

Undergraduate applicants

$90,207

Total cost a year, out-of-state

Tuition $68,102, before aid

26%

International students

9,910 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 135 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels

Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 52.02bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 1,958 graduates6181,958bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Data AnalyticsCIP 30.71master's · 440 graduates371440master's

Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 694 graduates313694bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13master's · 347 graduates301347master's

EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 428 graduates241428bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCIP 09.09bachelor's, master's · 480 graduates192480bachelor's, master's

MarketingCIP 52.14master's · 200 graduates169200master's

Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesCIP 22.02master's · 221 graduates161221master's

Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCIP 09.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 349 graduates153349bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Data ProcessingCIP 11.03master's · 191 graduates138191master's

Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 123 graduates106123bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Information Science/StudiesCIP 11.04master's · 148 graduates91148master's

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyCIP 26.13bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 246 graduates81246bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 142 graduates80142bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's, master's · 133 graduates68133bachelor's, master's

Admissions

Acceptance rate11%

SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile690–750

SAT math, 25th–75th percentile730–780

ACT, 25th–75th percentile32–34

Test scoresOptional

First-year retention95%

Graduation rate, 6 years89%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid

Tuition$68,102

Housing and food, on campus$19,020

Books and other costs$3,085

Total a year$90,207

Four years$360,828

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology