Editing Boston University (section)

== Academics ==
=== Colleges and schools ===
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| '''College/School''' || style="text-align: center;"| '''Year founded'''
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| [[Boston University School of Theology|School of Theology]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1839
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| [[Boston University School of Medicine|Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1848
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| [[Boston University School of Law|School of Law]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1872
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| [[Boston University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1873
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| [[Boston University College of Arts and Sciences|Graduate School of Arts & Sciences]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1874
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| [[Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College)|Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College)]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1881
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| [[Boston University School of Management|Questrom School of Business]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1913
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| [[Boston University School of Education|Wheelock College of Education & Human Development]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1918
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| [[Boston University School of Social Work|School of Social Work]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1940
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| [[Boston University College of Communication|College of Communication]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1947
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| [[Boston University College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1950
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| [[Boston University College of General Studies|College of General Studies]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1952
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| [[Boston University College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1954
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| [[Goldman School of Dental Medicine|Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1963
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| [[Boston University Metropolitan College|Metropolitan College]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1965
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| [[Boston University School of Public Health|School of Public Health]] || style="text-align: center;"| 1976
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| School of Hospitality Administration || style="text-align: center;"| 1981
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|Arvind & Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College{{efn|Though not a degree granting college, students enrolled in it must take courses provided by the college itself. Students not in the program are not allowed to take courses provided by this college.}} || style="text-align: center;"| 2010
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| [[Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies]] || style="text-align: center;"| 2014
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Boston University offers [[bachelor's]], [[master's]], [[doctorate]], medical, dental, and law degrees through its 17 schools and colleges. The newest school at Boston University is the [[Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies]] (established 2014). [[Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development]] was renamed in 2018 following the merger with Wheelock College. In 2019, BU created the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, which is an interdisciplinary academic unit that will train students in computing and enable them to combine data science with their chosen field. In 2022, BU's medical school was renamed the Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine (following a $100 million gift from Edward Avedisian, a career clarinetist).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mogg |first=Katie |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Retired clarinetist donates $100 million to rename Boston University's medical school after his friend |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/29/metro/retired-clarinetist-donates-100-million-boston-universitys-medical-school/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014170255/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/29/metro/retired-clarinetist-donates-100-million-boston-universitys-medical-school/ |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Joel |date=September 29, 2022 |title=The Lifelong Friendship behind Astonishing $100 Million Gift to BU's Medical School |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/lifelong-friendship-behind-100-million-gift-to-bu-medical-school/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019191632/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/lifelong-friendship-behind-100-million-gift-to-bu-medical-school/ |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=Boston University |language=en}}</ref> In December 2024, the Center for Computing & Data Sciences was renamed the Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naming Ceremony for BU's Duan Center for Computing & Data Sciences {{!}} BU Today |url=https://www.bu.edu/today/close-ups/2024/naming-of-cds-building/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Boston University |language=en}}</ref>

Each school and college at the university has a three letter abbreviation, which is commonly used in place of their full school or college name. For example, the College of Arts & Sciences is commonly referred to as CAS, the College of Engineering is ENG, the College of General Studies is CGS, and the College of Fine Arts is CFA.

The College of Fine Arts was formerly named the School of Fine Arts (SFA). The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) was formerly named the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). The College of Communication was formerly named the School of Public Communication (SPC). The Questrom School of Business (Questrom) was formerly known as the School of Management (SMG),<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 31, 2015 |title=Boston University alumnus gives $50M gift to school |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/03/boston_university_alumnus_gives_50m_gift_to_school |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090107/http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/03/boston_university_alumnus_gives_50m_gift_to_school |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=March 31, 2015 |work=Boston Herald |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> and the College of Business Administration (CBA) prior to that. The College of General Studies (CGS) was formerly named the College of Basic Studies (CBS).

The Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine (MHCBM) Program at [[Boston University School of Medicine]] offers a [[master's degree]] for students who wish to become licensed to practice as a [[mental health counselor]]. The program adheres to educational guidelines and standards of the [[American Counseling Association]] (ACA), [[American Mental Health Counselors Association]] (AMHCA), and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), which is an independent agency recognized by the [[Council for Higher Education Accreditation]]. The MHCBM Program is the only [[counselor education]] program in the entire United States that is housed in a medical school for solely training students in clinical mental health counseling to treat clients and patients with a [[mental disorder]] via counseling and [[psychotherapy]]. Boston University is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Massachusetts Institutions |url=https://www.neche.org/institutions/ma/ |access-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009082139/https://www.neche.org/institutions/ma/ |archive-date=October 9, 2021 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[New England Commission of Higher Education]]}}</ref>

=== Admissions ===
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<big>'''Fall Freshman statistics'''</big><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brimming with Brilliance {{!}} Boston University Annual Report 2024 |url=https://ar.bu.edu/2024/town-square/brimming-with-brilliance/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=ar.bu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Future Is Bright and So Is the Class of 2027 {{!}} Boston University Annual Report 2023 |url=https://ar.bu.edu/2023/first-gen-power/class-of-2027/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=ar.bu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Laskowski |first=Amy |date=March 25, 2020 |title=A First Peek at the (Potential) BU Class of 2024 |url=http://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/peek-at-class-2024-virtual-campus-tours/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103061312/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/peek-at-class-2024-virtual-campus-tours/ |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |website=BU Today |publisher=www.bu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Academic Profile – Admissions |url=http://www.bu.edu/admissions/why-bu/academic-profile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201193408/http://www.bu.edu/admissions/why-bu/academic-profile/ |archive-date=February 1, 2019 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University Common Data Set |url=https://www.bu.edu/oir/cds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030327/https://www.bu.edu/oir/cds/ |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |publisher=Boston University Institutional Research}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Laskowski |first=Amy |date=February 16, 2016 |title=Getting in: A Little Tougher Every Year |url=https://www.bu.edu/today/2016/class-of-2020-applicants-break-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030732/https://www.bu.edu/today/2016/class-of-2020-applicants-break-record/ |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |access-date=December 23, 2016 |website=BU Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Laskowski |first=Amy |date=July 27, 2016 |title=Boston University Class of 2020 |url=https://www.bu.edu/today/2016/class-of-2020/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126005936/http://www.bu.edu/today/2016/class-of-2020/ |archive-date=January 26, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2017 |website=BU Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2017 |title=Profile of Admitted Students |url=http://www.bu.edu/today/2017/record-60000-applicants-to-bu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124123041/http://www.bu.edu/today/2017/record-60000-applicants-to-bu/ |archive-date=January 24, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2017 |website=BU Today}}</ref>
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|-
! &nbsp;
!2024
!2023
!2022 !! 2021 !! 2020 !! 2019
|-
! Applicants
|78,769
|80,495
|80,794
|75,733|| 61,006|| 62,210
|-
! Admits
|8,743
|8,733
|11,434
|13,884|| 11,286 || 11,260
|-
! Admit Rate (%)
|11.1
|10.9
|14.4
|18.3|| 18.5 || 18.1
|-
! Enrolled
|3,268
|3,145
|3,635
|3,200|| 3,100|| 3,100
|-
!Yield (%)
|37.3
|36.0
|31.8
|23.1
|27.5
|27.5
|-
! Avg Unweighted GPA
|3.9
|3.9
|3.95
|3.90|| 3.90 || 3.82
|-
! SAT Middle 50%
|1469
|1419
|1491
|1482|| 1470 || 1468
|-
|}
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Based on currently enrolled student responses within the university student database 50.6% [[White people|white]], 14% [[Asian people|Asian]], 11.6% international students, 8.6% [[Hispanic]], and 3.2% [[Black people|black]]. Fall 2015 international student enrollment at Boston University is 43% Chinese, 9% Indian, 5% Korean, 5% Saudi Arabian, 4% Canadian, 4% Taiwanese, 2% Turkish, and 1% from each of the following countries: Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, France, Thailand, Spain, and Japan. The other 18% of international enrollment comes from 123 other countries.<ref name="International">{{Cite web |title=2015 International Student Data |url=http://www.bu.edu/isso/about/statistics/student-15/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101944/http://www.bu.edu/isso/about/statistics/student-15/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=December 11, 2016 |publisher=Boston University International Students & Scholars Office}}</ref> Among international students, 39% are pursuing undergraduate degrees, 37% are pursuing graduate degrees, and 23% are enrolled in other programs.<ref name=International /> BU has the largest number of [[Jews]] out of all private schools in the U.S. with about 6,000 students identifying as Jewish.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 60 Jewish Colleges |url=https://www.hillel.org/top-60-jewish-colleges/ |website=Hillel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University |url=https://www.hillel.org/college/boston-university/ |website=Hillel}}</ref>

The plurality of registrants were from [[Massachusetts]] (19%), followed by [[New York (state)|New York]] (16%), [[New Jersey]] (9%), [[California]] (8%), [[Connecticut]] (4%), [[Pennsylvania]] (4%), and [[Texas]] (2%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Freshman Profile |url=http://www.bu.edu/dbin/infocenter/content/index.php?pageid=909&topicid=12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005040756/http://www.bu.edu/dbin/infocenter/content/index.php?topicid=12&pageid=909 |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |access-date=August 5, 2008 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>

Boston University's financial aid program, "affordableBU", meets 100% of the demonstrated need of domestic students (U.S. citizens and permanent residents).<ref>{{Cite web |title=AffordableBU &#124; Admissions |url=https://www.bu.edu/admissions/tuition-aid/affordable-bu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205064956/https://www.bu.edu/admissions/tuition-aid/affordable-bu/ |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref>

=== Rankings ===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_NU = 41
| USNWR_W = 73
| THE_WSJ = 171
| Forbes = 53
| THES_W = 75
| QS_W = 108=
| Wamo_NU = 69
| ARWU_W = 101–150
}}
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ USNWR graduate school rankings as of 2024<ref name="USNWR Grad">{{Cite web |title=BU's Graduate School Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/boston-university-164988/overall-rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317220419/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/boston-university-164988/overall-rankings |archive-date=March 17, 2017 |access-date=January 15, 2025 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=2 scope=row | [[Questrom School of Business|Business]]
| 50
|-
! colspan=2 scope=row | [[Boston University School of Education|Education]]
| 42
|-
! colspan=2 scope=row | [[Boston University College of Engineering|Engineering]]
| 31
|-
! colspan=2 scope=row | [[Boston University School of Law|Law]]
| 24
|-
! rowspan=2 scope=rowgroup | Medicine
! scope=row | [[Boston University School of Medicine|Primary Care]]
| Tier 2
|-
! scope=row | [[Boston University School of Medicine|Research]]
| Tier 2
|-
! colspan=2 scope=row | [[Boston University School of Public Health|Public Health]]
| 7
|-
! colspan=2 scope=row | [[Boston University School of Social Work|Social Work]]
| 12
|-
! colspan=2 scope=row | [[Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College)|Occupational Therapy]]
| 1
|}
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+USNWR departmental rankings as of 2024<ref name="USNWR Grad" />
|-
! scope=row | Biomedical Engineering
| 10
|-
! scope=row | Biological Sciences
| 80
|-
! scope=row | Chemistry
| 67
|-
! scope=row | Clinical Psychology
| 27
|-
! scope=row | Computer Science
| 45
|-
! scope=row | Earth Sciences
| 70
|-
! scope=row | Economics
| 22
|-
! scope=row | English
| 41
|-
! scope=row | Fine Arts
| 32
|-
! scope=row | Health Care Management
| 19
|-
! scope=row | History
| 54
|-
! scope=row | Mathematics
| 55
|-
! scope=row | Physics
| 38
|-
! scope=row | Political Science
| 59
|-
! scope=row | Psychology
| 46
|-
! scope=row | Public Health
| 7
|-
! scope=row | Social Work
| 12
|-
! scope=row | Sociology
| 41
|-
! scope=row | Speech-Language Pathology
| 5
|-
! scope=row | Statistics
| 41
|}

''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranks Boston University tied for 41st among national universities and tied for 73rd among global universities for 2025.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date= |title=''U.S. News'' Best Colleges Rankings |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/boston-university-164988/overall-rankings |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222513/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/boston-university-164988/overall-rankings |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Boston University |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/boston-university-164988 |access-date=June 26, 2024}}</ref> It also ranked BU 25th in "Best Value Schools", tied for 63rd in "Most Innovative Schools", and tied for 49th in "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate and 10th in Biomedical Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/boston-university-2130/overall-rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924042051/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/boston-university-2130/overall-rankings |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> ''U.S. News & World Report's'' 2024 list also ranks Boston University's online graduate information technology programs 8th in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Best Online Master's in Information Technology Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/computer-information-technology/rankings |access-date=June 26, 2024}}</ref> the online graduate criminal justice programs tied for 3rd, and the online graduate business programs (excluding MBAs) tied for 6th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Programs Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/boston-university-164988 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102013241/https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/boston-university-164988 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |access-date=October 22, 2020 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Best Online Master's in Business Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/business/rankings |access-date=June 26, 2024}}</ref>

Boston University is ranked No. 171 nationally in the 2025 ''Wall Street Journal/College Pulse'' U.S. colleges and universities ranking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best U.S. Colleges 2025 - WSJ / College Pulse Rankings |url=https://www.wsj.com/rankings/college-rankings/best-colleges-2025?mod=ig_collegerankings2025 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref>

''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' ranked Boston University 108th overall in the world in its 2025 rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/boston-university |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

''[[Times Higher Education]]'' ranked Boston University 75th in the world for 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking#!/length/25/name/boston/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/scores |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref>

''Times Higher Education'' ranked Boston University 34th in the 2024–25 Global University Employability Rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Best universities for graduate jobs: Global Employability University Ranking 2024-25 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-graduate-jobs-global-university-employability-ranking |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Student |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] ranks Boston University 39–50 in the United States, and 101–150 in the world, in its 2024 list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref>

In 2016, the Chronicle of Higher Education placed the Boston University School of Social Work as sixth in the nation for research productivity by faculty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University School of Social Work Rankings |url=http://onlinemsw.bu.edu/accreditation-and-rankings |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323190506/http://onlinemsw.bu.edu/accreditation-and-rankings |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref>

BU is one of 146 American universities receiving the highest research classification ("RU/VH") by the Carnegie Foundation.<ref name="Carnegie Foundation" />

===Research===
[[File:Boston University Talbot Building 01.JPG|thumb|The Talbot Building located on the medical campus houses the [[Boston University School of Public Health|School of Public Health]]]]
In 2024, the university reported in $579.5M million in total research awards, and in fiscal year 2023 it ranked 16th in the U.S. among private institutions for all research and development expenditures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University Annual Report 2024 |url=https://ar.bu.edu/2024/files/2024/11/Financials_2024.pdf |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=ar.bu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey 2022 {{!}} NSF – National Science Foundation |url=https://ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/higher-education-research-development/2022#data |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=ncses.nsf.gov}}</ref> Funding sources included the [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF), the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH), the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]], the [[European Commission]], the [[Susan G. Komen Foundation]], and the federal [[Health Resources and Services Administration]]. The university's research enterprise encompasses dozens of fields, but its primary focus currently lies in seven areas: data science, engineering biology, global health, infectious diseases, neuroscience, photonics, and urban health.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research Areas {{!}} Research |url=https://www.bu.edu/research/our-research/research-areas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415013547/https://www.bu.edu/research/our-research/research-areas/ |archive-date=April 15, 2017 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |website=www.bu.edu |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, BU received a $20 million grant over five years from the NSF in order to establish an Engineering Research Center (ERC).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four new NSF Engineering Research Centers will advance US health, energy sustainability |url=https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=242681 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153122/https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=242681 |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=www.nsf.gov |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NSF Award Search: Award # 1647837 – Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Directed Multiscale Assembly of Cellular Metamaterials with Nanoscale Precision: CELL-MET |url=https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1647837 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153121/https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1647837 |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=nsf.gov |language=en}}</ref> The ERC's goal is to bioengineer functional heart tissue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BU Wins $20M for NSF Engineering Research Center {{!}} The Brink |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/nsf-award-engineering-research-center/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153119/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/nsf-award-engineering-research-center/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=Boston University |language=en}}</ref> The director of the center is David Bishop, a professor of physics and computer and electrical engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Bishop, Ph.D. {{!}} College of Engineering |url=https://www.bu.edu/eng/profile/david-bishop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153130/https://www.bu.edu/eng/profile/david-bishop/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref>

In 2003, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded Boston University a grant to build one of two National Biocontainment Laboratories. The [[National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories]] (NEIDL) was created to study emerging infectious diseases that pose a significant threat to public health.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Biocontainment Laboratory—Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory {{!}} NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |url=http://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/boston-u-national-biocontainment-lab |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109083815/https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/boston-u-national-biocontainment-lab |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=www.niaid.nih.gov |language=en}}</ref> NEIDL has biosafety level 2, 3, and 4 (BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4, respectively) labs that enable researchers to work safely with the pathogens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories |url=https://www.bu.edu/neidl/about-neidl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023410/https://www.bu.edu/neidl/about-neidl/ |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref> BSL-4 labs are the highest level of biosafety labs and work with diseases with a high risk of aerosol transmission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDC LC Quick Learn: Recognize the four Biosafety Levels |url=https://www.cdc.gov/training/quicklearns/biosafety/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924201350/https://www.cdc.gov/training/QuickLearns/biosafety/ |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=www.cdc.gov}}</ref>

The strategic plan also encouraged research collaborations with industry and government partners. In 2016, as part of a broadbased effort to solve the critical problem of [[antibiotic resistance]], the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|U.S. Department of Health & Human Services]] (HHS) selected the [[Boston University School of Law|BU School of Law]] (LAW)—and [[Kevin Outterson]], a BU professor of law—to lead a $350 million trans-Atlantic public-private partnership called [[CARB-X]] to foster the preclinical development of new antibiotics and antimicrobial rapid diagnostics and vaccines.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mark |date=August 3, 2016 |title=International coalition putting $350M behind CARB-X to fight drug-resistant bacteria |url=http://medcitynews.com/2016/08/350m-carb-x-drug-resistant-bacteria/ |access-date=April 14, 2017 |website=MedCity News}}</ref> CARB-X was allotted an additional $370 million in funding in May 2022. HHS will continue to support CARB-X with up to $300 million over 10 years, and global charity Wellcome will fund up to $70 million over three years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2022 |title=U.S. Government and Wellcome Commit Up To An Additional US$370 Million to CARB-X |url=https://www.amr-insights.eu/u-s-government-and-wellcome-commit-up-to-an-additional-us370-million-to-carb-x/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525073700/https://www.amr-insights.eu/u-s-government-and-wellcome-commit-up-to-an-additional-us370-million-to-carb-x/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=AMR Insights |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2023, CARB-X secured renewed funding from the UK government (£24M over four years)<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK Government Bolsters Partnership with CARB-X |url=https://carb-x.org/carb-x-news/uk-government-bolsters-partnership-with-carb-x/ |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> and the German government (€39M over four years, and €2M for accelerator),<ref>{{Cite web |title=German government renews commitment to CARB-X |url=https://carb-x.org/carb-x-news/german-government-renews-commitment-to-carb-x/}}</ref> and the Canadian government also announced its plan to support CARB-X with CAD $6.3 million over two years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government of Canada to join CARB-X partnership |url=https://carb-x.org/carb-x-news/government-of-canada-to-join-carb-x-partnership/}}</ref>

In its effort to increase diversity and inclusion, Boston University appointed [[Ibram X. Kendi]] in July 2020 as a history professor and the director and founder<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ibram X. Kendi, Director and Founder {{!}} Center for Antiracist Research |url=https://www.bu.edu/antiracism-center/profile/ibram-x-kendi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130041727/https://www.bu.edu/antiracism-center/profile/ibram-x-kendi/ |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref> of its newly established Center for Antiracist Research.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2020 |title=Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Joins Boston University to Lead New Antiracist Research Center – Higher Education |url=https://diverseeducation.com/article/179958/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226091800/https://diverseeducation.com/article/179958/ |archive-date=December 26, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scholar Ibram X. Kendi Joins Boston University Faculty To Lead New Anti-Racism Center |author-first1=Jack|author-last1=Mitchell|url=https://www.wbur.org/edify/2020/06/04/ibram-kendi-boston-university-anti-racism |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128063441/https://www.wbur.org/edify/2020/06/04/ibram-kendi-boston-university-anti-racism |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=WBUR |date=June 4, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The university also appointed alumna Andrea Taylor as its first senior diversity officer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2020 |title=Boston University names first-ever senior diversity officer |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2020/08/13/boston-university-names-first-senior-diversity-off.html |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=Boston Business Journal}}</ref> Later in August, [[Twitter]] founder and then CEO [[Jack Dorsey]] donated $10 million to the Center, noting that the gift came with "no string attached."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Marguerite |title=Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donates $10 million to Ibram X. Kendi's center on antiracism at Boston University |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-donates-ibram-kendi-center-on-antiracism-boston-university-2020-8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109231002/https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-donates-ibram-kendi-center-on-antiracism-boston-university-2020-8 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Ibram Kendi was named a 2021 MacArthur fellow and will receive a "genius grant" of $625,000 split over five years for his center's research.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2021 |title=Ibram Kendi, BU Center for Antiracist Research Founding Director, Wins 2021 MacArthur 'Genius' Grant |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/ibram-x-kendi-macarthur-fellows-genius-grant-winner/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215180554/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/ibram-x-kendi-macarthur-fellows-genius-grant-winner/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=Boston University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2021 |title=MacArthur 'genius grant' winner Ibram X. Kendi shares how his time at Temple helped shape him |url=https://news.temple.edu/news/2021-12-14/macarthur-genius-grant-winner-ibram-x-kendi-shares-how-his-time-temple-helped-shape |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153120/https://news.temple.edu/news/2021-12-14/macarthur-genius-grant-winner-ibram-x-kendi-shares-how-his-time-temple-helped-shape |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=Temple Now {{!}} news.temple.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Asare |first=Janice Gassam |title=2021 MacArthur Fellow Ibram Kendi Discusses Racial Healing And The Power We All Have To Create Change |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2021/10/07/2021-macarthur-fellow-ibram-kendi-discusses-racial-healing-and-the-power-we-all-have-to-create-change/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215153119/https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2021/10/07/2021-macarthur-fellow-ibram-kendi-discusses-racial-healing-and-the-power-we-all-have-to-create-change/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

=== Grade deflation ===
The independently run student newspaper at Boston University, ''[[The Daily Free Press]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=About – The Daily Free Press |url=https://dailyfreepress.com/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212215300/https://dailyfreepress.com/about/ |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref> and  ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freedman |first=Samuel G. |date=June 7, 2006 |title=Can Tough Grades Be Fair Grades? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/education/07education.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206113814/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/education/07education.html |archive-date=February 6, 2012 |access-date=June 7, 2006 |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=B8}}</ref> have published articles exploring the existence of grade deflation. The ''Times'' discovered that administrators have suggested to faculty members deflated ideal grade distributions. Although an article in the official publication ''BU Today'' asserted that "the GPAs of BU undergrads and the percentage of As and Bs have both risen over the last two decades", ''The New York Times'' has found BU grades have been rising more slowly with respect to many other schools.

In 2014, the average GPA of a BU undergraduate was 3.16, compared to the averages of 3.35 for [[Boston College]] (2007), 3.48 for [[Amherst College]] (2006), 3.52 for [[New York University]] (2015), and 3.65 for [[Harvard University]] (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rojstaczer, Stuart |date=April 7, 2017 |title=Grade Inflation Across the U.S. |url=http://gradeinflation.com/Boston.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430022147/http://www.gradeinflation.com/Boston.html |archive-date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=May 13, 2012 |website=Boston University |publisher=gradeinflation.com}}</ref>

About 81 percent of all grades earned in either the A or B range (75% in the B range). The article went on to note that although the university attempted to curb [[grade inflation]] and inconsistency in the late 1990s, both the percentage of As and GPAs have been rising since. They attributed the grade inflation that has occurred not to teachers' grading policies, but to the increasing quality of each incoming class which leads to more top grades.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Berdik |first=Chris |date=September 14, 2006 |title=Grade Deflation or Not? |url=http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=4&id=40427&template=7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014223059/http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=4&id=40427&template=7 |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=October 6, 2006 |work=BU Today}}</ref>

===Journals and publication ===
[[File:Silber Administrative Center - Boston University - DSC03070.JPG|thumb|The Rafik B. Hariri Building houses the [[Boston University School of Management|Questrom School of Business]] and the office of the university president]]
Boston University is home to several academic journals and publications. The [[Boston University School of Law|School of Law]] hosts six nationally recognized law journals: the ''Boston University Law Review'', ''[[American Journal of Law and Medicine]]'', ''Review of Banking & Financial Law'', ''Boston University International Law Journal'', ''Journal of Science and Technology Law'', and ''Public Interest Law Journal''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BU Law – Prospective Students J.D. Program |url=http://www.bu.edu/law/prospective/jd/journals/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413235741/http://www.bu.edu/law/prospective/jd/journals/ |archive-date=April 13, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> The [[Boston University School of Education|School of Education]] houses the ''[[Journal of Education]]'', which is the oldest continuously published journal in the field of education in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journal of Education |url=http://www.bu.edu/sed/about-us/journal-of-education/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501140334/http://www.bu.edu/sed/about-us/journal-of-education/ |archive-date=May 1, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> In the [[Boston University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]], ''[[Studies in Romanticism]]'' is housed at the Department of English<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boston University Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.bu.edu/cas/academics/departments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701172349/http://www.bu.edu/cas/academics/departments/ |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> and the ''Journal of Field Archeology'' is housed at the Department of Archeology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Index for JFA |url=http://www.bu.edu/jfa/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712192820/http://www.bu.edu/jfa/ |archive-date=July 12, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maney Publishing Journal of Field Archaeology |url=http://www.maney.co.uk/index.php/journals/jfa/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723062209/http://maney.co.uk/index.php/journals/jfa/ |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> The Department of History is affiliated with The Historical Society, which publishes ''The Journal of the Historical Society'' and ''Historically Speaking''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rs |title=The Historical Society, Boston University |url=http://www.bu.edu/historic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926164510/http://www.bu.edu/historic/ |archive-date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=October 4, 2013 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>
The ''American Journal of Media Psychology'' and the ''[[Public Relations Journal]]'' are currently edited by professors at the [[Boston University College of Communication|College of Communication]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research at the College of Communication |url=http://www.bu.edu/com/research/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505064757/http://www.bu.edu/com/research/index.shtml |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> which is also home to the ''New England Center for Investigative Reporting'', which generates numerous publications yearly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University |url=http://necir-bu.org/wp/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817140328/http://necir-bu.org/wp/ |archive-date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref>

===Special academic programs===
====BU Hub====
[[File:Hotel Sheraton on Boston's beautiful Charles River Esplanade, away from the noise yet near the main traffic routes, 91 Bay State Road, Boston (61118).jpg|thumb|[[Kilachand Hall]], formerly Shelton Hall and home of BU's Kilachand Honors College, viewed from the [[Charles River]]]]
BU Hub, the university-wide undergraduate core curriculum, requires courses and learning experiences that develop six essential capacities. These essential capacities include: philosophical, aesthetic, and historical interpretation; scientific and social inquiry; quantitative reasoning; diversity, civic engagement, and global citizenship; written, oral, and multimedia communication; and an intellectual toolkit that includes critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity.<ref>{{Cite news |title=University-Wide General Education Program Proposed |url=https://www.bu.edu/today/2016/university-wide-general-education-program-proposed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170209/https://www.bu.edu/today/2016/university-wide-general-education-program-proposed/ |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |work=BU Today}}</ref>

====Kilachand Honors College====
Boston University's [[Honors colleges and programs|honors college]] matriculated its first class in 2010. In 2011, it was renamed Arvind and Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College following a $25 million donation from alum and [[billionaire]] businessman, [[Rajen A. Kilachand|Rajen Kilachand]]. The Kilachand Honors College is a university-wide community of faculty and students dedicated to preserving, renewing, and rethinking classic ideals of liberal education: love of learning, intellectual curiosity, self-discovery, empathy, clarity of thought and expression. It rests on three pillars: an integrated, four-year curriculum; an extensive series of co-curricular events that include site-visits to leading cultural institutions as well as talks and readings by leading figures in the arts, sciences, and professions; and, finally, a "living and learning" community that offers students the personal atmosphere of a small liberal arts college and fosters responsibility and citizenship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Kilachand Honors College? » Kilachand Honors College &#124; Boston University |url=http://www.bu.edu/khc/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327192008/http://www.bu.edu/khc/about/ |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref>

In 2013, Kilachand donated an additional $10 million to fund a renovation of [[Kilachand Hall]], where first year students in the honors college are required to live.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kilachand Honors College Students Get Their Own Home |url=https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/winter-spring13/kilachand-honors-college-students-get-their-own-home/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=Bostonia}}</ref> Kilachand would go on to become one of Boston University's largest benefactors upon donating $115 million to bolster the university's research at the intersection of the life sciences and engineering in 2017. The gift created the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering and a $100 million endowment that advances, in perpetuity, groundbreaking research at the intersection of the life sciences and engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Rajen Kilachand: Generations of Philanthropy Behind BU Gift {{!}} BU Today |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/rajen-kilachand-philanthropy/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=Boston University |language=en}}</ref>

=== Boston University Academy ===
{{Main|Boston University Academy}}
[[Boston University Academy]] (BUA) is a private high school operated by Boston University. It has an enrollment of 234 students (2023) in grades 9-12 and a 10:1 student-to-teacher ratio. It is the only high school in [[New England]] that is part of a major research university. Founded in 1993, the school sits within the university's campus and students are offered the opportunity to take university courses with BU students. The mean SAT score for the BUA class of 2023 was 1491 (98th percentile), and the mean ACT was 34 (99th percentile). 41% of the class of 2023 were recognized by the [[National Merit Scholarship Program]].