Boston University: Admissions, Fees, Courses, Scholarships & Student Guide 2027
Boston University offers a combination that relatively few American universities can match: the scale and research power of a major private university, a broad portfolio of undergraduate and professional programs, and a campus embedded directly inside one of the world’s strongest higher-education, healthcare, technology and research cities.
That opportunity comes at a formidable price.
For the 2026–2027 academic year, Boston University undergraduate tuition is $73,024. Its published residential undergraduate cost of attendance is approximately $98,419, while the international undergraduate financial estimate identified in BU’s international-student documentation reaches approximately $105,666 for a nine-month academic period.
Admission is also increasingly competitive. Boston University received approximately 76,779 applications for the Class of 2029, according to the research reviewed for this profile, with an overall acceptance rate of about 12.8%. The previous admission cycle was even [...]
