Boston University

Basicinformation

Universityintroduction

BostonUniversityisoneoftheworld’sleadingprivateuniversities,

AsthethirdlargestprivateuniversityintheUnitedStateswithalonghistory,BostonUniversitycurrentlyhasabout32,000studentsfrom50statesintheU.S.and125countriesaroundtheworld,includingabout4,700internationalstudents.Theschoolhas17collegesandoffersmorethan250courses,includingthetopbiomedicalengineeringmajors,business,law,economics,pre-medicalcourses,etc.intheUnitedStates.

BostonUniversityestablishedthefirstcancerresearchandteachinglaboratoryintheUnitedStatesin1965,andin1947establishedthefirstpublicrelationsproject.In1875,AlexanderBellinventedthetelephoneinalaboratoryatBostonUniversity.In1985,ProfessorCharlesDalysmadeaproposalthatwouldlaterbecomeahumangeneticengineering.In1872,BostonUniversitywasthefirstuniversitytoopenallsubjectstofemalestudents.In1873,BostonUniversitySchoolofMedicinewastheworld'sfirstmixedmaleandfemalemedicalschool.In1877,BostonUniversitywasthefirstuniversityintheUnitedStatestoawardadoctortoawoman.In1955,MartinLutherKingJr.obtainedhisDoctorofTheologyhere.In1864,RebeccaLeebecamethefirstblackwomanintheUnitedStatestoobtainamedicaldegreehere.In1897,SolomonCarterFowlerbecamethefirstblackpsychiatristintheUnitedStateshere.

Thereare8NobelPrizewinners,23PulitzerPrizewinners,9Oscarwinners,9EmmyAwardwinners,andmanymoreamongthealumniandstaffofBostonUniversity.NominatedorwinnersoftheGoldenGlobeAwards.

BostonUniversityreceivedthelargestpersonaldonationinthehistoryoftheschoolin2015,atotalof50millionUSdollars,fromAlanQuestromandhiswifeKelliQuestrom,BostonUniversitySchoolofBusinessofficiallychangeditsnameinAprilItistheQuestromSchoolofBusiness,andatthegraduationceremonyheldonMay17,2015,theHonourableDegreeofDoctorofHumanitiesoftheQuestromcouplewasawarded.

BostonUniversity(2photos)

Universityfacilities

BostonUniversitycampushasadvancedfacilities,especiallyforstudentsfoundedin1989IndependentlyoperatedTVstationBUTV10,broadcastingcenterWTBU,schoolmagazineBUTODAY,hotel(HowardJohnson),provideexcellentlearningplacesforstudentsoftheCollegeofCommunicationandtheSchoolofHospitalityAdministration.Inaddition,BostonUniversityalsoprovidesacompleteaccommodationenvironment.TheWarrenTowerdormitorybuildingisoneofthelargestdormitoriesintheUnitedStates;Fitness&RecreationCenterandNickersonFieldaregoodplacesforstudentstoexercise;MugarLibrary,GSUStudentActivityCenter,BUTheater,BUBookstoreBarnes&Noble,etc.areallperfectfacilitiesthatBostonUniversityisproudof.

Libraries

TheBostonLibrary(MugarMemorialLibrary)systemconsistsof23libraries,with2.5millionbooks,45,264journalsand4.6millionmicroforms,amongotherthingsInaddition,italsohasalargenumberofspecialissues,electronicinformationresources,andothernon-textmaterials.TheBostonUniversityLibraryintegratesteaching,learning,research,andstudentlifewell.Inaddition,therearesomemorespecialmaterials,suchas:relatedinformationonthesubjectarea,coursecontent,andtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheexistingcollectionofmaterials.,Reviewoftestcontentappraisal,suggestionsfromstudentsandteachers,etc.Thelibrarysystemcontinuestoexpandthenumberandscopeofthecollectionofmaterialstomeettheneedsofcoursesandresearch.

AfricanStudiesLibrary

AfricanStudiesLibrary

TheAfricanStudiesLibraryhasextremelyrichmaterials,itisastudyofAfricaScholars,aswellasindividualsororganizationsofnon-academicorganizationstostudyAfrica'sinformationsources.

AstronomyLibrary

AstronomyLibrary

TheAstronomyLibraryisadjacenttotheSchoolofAstronomy.Thelibrarysupportsundergraduateandgraduateresearchandstudyofastronomy.Italsocollectsandusesastronomybooksandadvancedgenomebooks,includingspacephysicsbooks,updatesabout50periodicalsrelatedtoastronomy,andalsocontainsanexquisiteastronomicalmap.Atthesametime,itsupportstheresearchofengineeringstudents.

BibbyCommunicationsLibrary

BeebeCommunicationsLibrary

BibbyCommunicationsLibraryprovidesmanagementinformationteachingandbusinessmanagementresources.Thelibrary’scollectionsincludepublicationsandelectronicmaterialproducts,coveringbusinessmanagement,healthcaremanagement,non-profitorganizationmanagement,businessethics,entrepreneurialspirit,andinformationsystemmanagement.

MusicLibrary

MusicLibrary

MusicLibraryisacollectionofresearchanddevelopmenttosupportWesternartmusic,musiceducation,practiceandnationalMusicologicalperformanceagency.Thelibrarycontains20,000books,100musicperiodicals,morethan100videotapes,5,000differentmusicwebsites,andmorethan20researchguides.ThecollectionoftheoreticalandresearcheducationalbooksisalsolocatedintheMugarMemorialLibrary.

ScienceandEngineeringLibrary

ScienceandEngineeringLibrary

ThecollectionresourcesoftheScienceandEngineeringLibraryaretheschool’smainresearch,teaching,AndachannelforresearchinginformationabouttheCharlesRiver.

MedicalLibrary

MedicalLibrary

Medicalandhealthrelatedmaterials.

Campusenvironment

BostonUniversityislocatedinBoston,thelargestcityinNewEngland,thebirthplaceoftheAmericanRevolutionofIndependence.ItwasthefirstplacewhereBritishPuritanslandedontheNewWorld.Thereare56collegesanduniversitiesinthisdistrict,includingHarvardUniversity,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandotherprestigiousschoolsandmanymusicandartcolleges.BostonUniversityhasaconvenientlocation,andthepublictransportationsystemMBTAisavailablefortransportation,includingsubways,trams,buses,andtrains.

ThecapitalandlargestcityofMassachusetts,Boston(Boston)hasalotofhistoricalmonumentstovisit,andacademicresourcesarealsoquiteabundant.Bostonisacitywithastrongacademicatmosphereandquiteartisticandculturalatmosphere.Itisalsoanancientport.Manywell-knownartistsorculturalworkerscomefromhere,andBostonUniversityhastakenadvantageofgeography,andhasmadecountlessexcellentstudentsinthebustlingcity.

Thecampusisquietandconvenient.ThesubwayrunsacrossthecampusandisnexttotheCharlesRiver.Itisauniversitywithanideallearningenvironment.ThenumberofChinesestudentsstudyingatBostonUniversityisincreasingyearbyyear.Accordingtoasurveyconductedin1995,thenumberofChinesestudentsstudyingatBostonUniversitywasthethirdlargestamongforeignstudentsatBostonUniversity,afterJapanandKuwait.Accordingtostatisticsin2007,Chinesestudentshadalreadytakenthefirstplaceamonginternationalstudents.

SubjectTeachers

SubjectSetting

BostonUniversitynotonlyhasfirst-classteachersandequipment,butalsohasasounddepartment.

Thereare17collegesintheschool:

BostonUniversityCollegeofCommunication(CollegeofCommunication)

CollegeofFineArts(CollegeofFineArts)

WheelockSchoolofEducation

CollegeofGeneralStudies

Henry&GoldManSchoolofDentalMedicine

CollegeofEngineering

SchoolofLaw

CollegeofArtsandScience

KesterQuestromSchoolofBusiness

SchoolofMedicine

MetropolitanCollege

SchoolofPublicHealthofPublicHealth)

SchoolofSocialWork

SchoolofTheology

SchoolofHospitalityAdministration

PardeeSchoolofGlobalStudies(PardeeSchoolofGlobalStudies)

Itincludesmorethan250differentdepartmentsandisaverycompletecomprehensiveuniversity.

AdvantageousDisciplines

Communication:Itenjoysagreatreputationandcountlessoutstandingalumni.ItisthefirstuniversityintheUnitedStatestoopenpublicrelations.(AccordingtoCollegeFactual:ThebestundergraduatejournalismschoolissecondintheUnitedStates,andthebestundergraduatejournalismprogramisthirdintheUnitedStates)

BiomedicalEngineering:RankedinthetoptenintheUnitedStates.

Business:TheSchoolofManagementhashadmanywell-knownalumniandiswell-knownforthequalityofgraduates.In2015,theoriginalSchoolofManagement(SchoolofManagement)wasofficiallyrenamedQueromSchoolofBusiness.

Engineering:Collegegraduatesarewelcomedbycompanies.

Economy:USnewsranks21stintheUnitedStatesand44thinthe2021QSworld.

Legal:Ranked20thintheU.S.,andranked51-100globallyin2021QSworld.

Music:In2014,itwasselectedasoneofthe54mostoutstandingmusicacademiesintheworldbytheauthoritativeAmericanmusicmagazineMusicalAmerica(innoparticularorder).

Teachingadvantage

BostonUniversityisagoodwayforstudentstocombinepracticeandtheorytobetterunderstandanddigesttheknowledgetheyhavelearned.StudentscanalwaysbeoncampusFindingapart-timejob,therearecountlessinternshipopportunitiesduringtheholidays.Variouslecturesareheldeveryweekintheschoolforsuccessfulalumniorothersuccessfulpeopletotalkaboutvariousprecautionsintheprofessionalfield.Studentscanbetterunderstandtheprofessionalbackgroundandsocialstatusquointhiskindoflectures.Ofcourse,variousacademiclecturescanalsohelpstudentsunderstandrelevantknowledge.

BostonUniversityismostfamousforitsStudyAbroad(studyabroad)program.Everyyear,manystudentshavetheopportunitytostudyandinterninSpain,Israel,Brazil,London,Paris,Sydney,Shanghai,LosAngeles,NewYork,Washingtonandotherplaces.Studentscanlearnthemosteffectiveprofessionalknowledgelocally.Forexample,studentsattheLosAngelesSchoolofCommunicationcanlearnthemostadvancedmethodsandtechniquesinthestudio,andstudentsattheLondonSchoolofArtcanlearnthemostauthenticBritishculture.Inthistypeofinternshiporstudyplan,studentscanlearnawealthofknowledgewhilebroadeningtheirhorizons.

BostonUniversitycampusscenery(2photos)

BostonUniversityalsorequireseverystudenttotakewritingcourses,whicharedividedintodifferenttopics,involvingliterature,history,culture,science,etc.ThereareeveninterestingtopicssuchasConfuciusandBostonandOrientalheroculture(wuxia).Studentscandiscusstheiropinionsinthewritingclassandexercisetheirwritingskills.Improvingwritingskillsisveryhelpfultoeveryoneacademicallyandprofessionally.

BostonUniversityfullyintegrateslarge-classteachingandsmall-classteaching:generallysimplebasiccoursesadoptthelarge-classmodel,withdozensoflectures(lectures)taughtbyteachers,andseminarswithmorethanadozenpeople(Discussion)Thereareteachingassistantstoreviewthekeypointsofknowledgeandanswerquestions;theadvancedandprofessionalcoursesareusuallysmallclassesforadozenpeople,andstudentscanfeelthefeelingofelitesinthesmallclasses.

Chinacooperation

In2005,ProfessorQianZhuoofBostonUniversityandDr.LinLongnianofEastChinaNormalUniversityworkedtogethertodecipherthebrainmemorycodeforthefirsttime.

In2004,BostonUniversityestablishedthe"XiongXiaogeJournalismLifetimeAchievementAward",whichisthefirstprofessionalawardsetupbyaChinesestudentinamajorAmericanuniversityinhisownname.Thefounderoftheaward,XiaogeXiong,studiedattheBostonUniversitySchoolofJournalismandCommunicationinthe1980sandiscurrentlytheseniorvicepresidentofInternationalDataCorporation.

OnMay6,2016,RobertBrown,thenpresidentofBostonUniversity,andMr.QiuYong,presidentofTsinghuaUniversity,signedacooperationagreementforadualdegreeprograminsystemsengineering.Thenewdual-degreeprogramallowsTsinghuaUniversity'sundergraduategraduatesinsystemsengineeringtocontinuetheirstudiesandstudyforamaster'sdegreeintheSchoolofEngineeringatBostonUniversity.

OnMay20,2018,ChinesedirectorZhangYimouwasawardedanhonorarydoctoratedegreeinhumanitiesandartsfromBostonUniversity.Inotherarts,“havemadeindelibleandindeliblecontributionstotheinheritanceandcontinuity,enrichmentandprosperityofworldculture”.

UniversityRanking

ComprehensiveRanking

WorldRanking

• THE

2021TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:54th

2020TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:61st

2019TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:74th

2018TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:70th

2017TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:64thplace

2016TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:64th

2015TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:57th

2014TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:50th

2013TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:54th

2012TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:54th

2011TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings:59thplace

• QS

2022QSWorldUniversityRanking:112th

2021QSWorldUniversityRankings:110th

2020QSWorldUniversityRankings:98th

2018QSWorldUniversityRankings:81st

2015QSWorldUniversityRanking:No.91

2014QSWorldUniversityRanking:No.78

2013QSWorldUniversityRanking:No.79

2012QSWorldUniversityRankings:No.64

2011QSWorldUniversityRankings:No.70

• USNews

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2021U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRankings:57thplace

2020U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRankings:51stPlace

2019U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking:46th

2018U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking:39th

2016U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking:32nd

2015U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRankings:37th

• ARWU

2020ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking:90th

2019ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking:76th

2018ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking:No.70thplace

2017ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking:No.80

2015ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking:No.73

2014ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicranking:72ndplace

2013ShanghairankingWorldUniversityacademicranking:75thplace

2012ShanghairankingWorldUniversityacademicranking:71stplace

2011AcademicRankingofWorldUniversityofShanghaiScienceandTechnology:76th

• MosIUR

2018MoscowInternationalUniversityRanked34th

2019MoscowInternationalUniversityranked40th

2010MoscowInternationalUniversityranked57th

Domesticranking

Ranked32ndintheU.S.intheQS2021AmericanUniversityRankings

2018U.S.NewsRanked37thinAmerica’sBestUniversities

2017U.S.NewsRanked39thinAmerica’sBestUniversities

2016U.S.Newsranked41stamongthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStates

2015U.S.Newsranked42ndamongthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStates

2014U.S.Newsranked41stamongthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStates

2013U.S.Newsranked51stamongthebestAmericanuniversities

2012U.S.Newsranked53rdamongthebestAmericanuniversities

2011U.S.Newsranked56thamongthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStates

Specialranking

GlobalgraduationtowardthebestuniversityrankingsreleasedbyBestValueSchoolsin2020Ranked12thinthelistofbusinessanalysismajorsinthecontextofbigdatareleasedbyValueColleges,ranked5thintheUnitedStates.

2009"TheEconomist"RankedtheBostonUniversityBusinessSchool21stintheworld

Sports

Theschool’sbasketballteamandeightotheruniversitiesinNewEngland,NewYorkandMarylandbelongtothe"“AmericaEastConference”;theicehockeyschoolteambelongstothe“HockeyEastAssociation”;andparticipatesinthe“ColonialAthleticAssociation”and“EasternCollegeSportsLeague”.AthleticConference)andabouttenindoorandoutdoorsportscompetitionsformenandwomen,includingfootball,softball,hockey,rowing,outdoorracing,swimming,etc.ThelevelofofficialparticipationinthecompetitionbelongstotheDivisionIoftheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation).

In2009,themen’sicehockeyschoolteamwonthenationalchampionship.

Themaincoloroftheschoolteamisscarlet,nicknamed"Terriers"(Terriers),andthemascotis"Rhett".Itisasmallterrierwithathorninacollarandacross-handedgrin.Theinspirationforthenamingof"Rhett"comesfromtheclassicphraseinthebest-sellingAmericannovel"GoneWiththeWind"inthe1930s:"NoonelovesScarletmorethanNoonelovesScarletmorethan."Rhett.).Inthebook,thenameoftheheroineScarletO'Hara(ScarletO'Hara)isexactlythesamewordasScarletEnglish;and"Rhett"isderivedfromthenameoftheheroRhettButler(RhettButler).

Well-knownalumni

NobelPrizewinner

MartinLutherKing(1929-1968):LeaderoftheBlackCivilRightsMovementintheUnitedStatesandNobelPeacePrizeWinner.

PulitzerPrizeWinner

TomFiedler(MSCOM1971),ExecutiveEditor,MiamiHerald,1991PulitzerPrize

EthanForman,2003RitzerPrize

DanielGoodrich(COM1975),Photographer,Newsday,1997PulitzerPrize

StanGrossfeld(MSCOM1980),AssociateEditor,BostonGlobe,1984PooleyPolicyAward

JosephHallinan(BSCOM1984),Reporter,WallStreetJournal,1991PulitzerPrize

KennethIrby1992,1993,and1995PulitzerPrize

StephenKurkjian(BACOM1966),SeniorMetroEditor,BostonGlobe,1972,1980and2003PulitzerPrize

JhumpaLahiri(MAGRS1993,MAUNI1995,PhDUNI1997),2000PulitzerPrize

JustinLane,FreelancePhotographer,2002PulitzerPrize

PatriciaMaldonado,formerStaffWriter,MiamiHerald,1999PulitzerPrize

GeraldO'Neil,formerReporter,BostonGlobe,1972PulitzerPrize

MichaelRezendes,Reporter,BostonGlobe,2003PulitzerPrize

SachaPfeiffer,Reporter,BostonGlobe,2003PulitzerPrize

JamesSavage,RetiredAssociateEditor,MiamiHerald,1987and1993newsstaffPulitzerPrize

WilliamSherman,Reporter,NewYorkDailyNews,Pulitzer,EmmyandPeabodyAwardwinner

MarkThompson(BSCOM1975),SeniorCorrespondent,TimeMagazine,1985PulitzerPrize

DonVanNatta,Jr.(BSCOM1986),Correspondent,NewYorkTimes,1993,1999,and2002PulitzerPrize

JoanVennochi,Columnist,BostonGlobe,1980PulitzerPrize

HelenUbinas(BSCOM1994),Columnist,HartfordCourant,1999PulitzerPrize

SusanWalsh(BSCOM1987),StaffPhotographer,AssociatedPress,1999PulitzerPrize

MeredithWarren,2003PulitzerPrize

Journalism

(includingdocumentaryproductionandbroadcastingindustry)

ElissaAltman,foodwriter,TheHuffingtonPost,restaurantcritic,HartfordCourant

MikeBarnicle,Journalist,RadioHost

PeterBotte,(SMG1990BSB)Sportswriter,NewYorkDailyNews,TheHockeyNews.

LizCho,WABC-TVNewsAnchor

ChristineChubbuck,televisionreporterwhocommittedsuicideonlivetelevisionin1974

ElizabethCohen,CNNmedicalcorrespondent

JoeConcannon,(deceased),Sportswriter,BostonGlobe

FabienCousteau,(BS'91),Aquaticfilmmaker,grandsonofJacquesCousteau

DavidDoubilet(COM1970BS),underwaterphotographer,NationalGeographic

MarkFeinsand,(COM1996BS)Sportswriter,NewYorkDailyNews.

TylerHicks,photographer,TheNewYorkTimes》

EricaHill,anchor,CNNHeadlineNews

JeremyHobson,reporter,Marketplace

YunghiKim,PulitzerPrizenominatedphotographer

MicheleLaFountain,Anchor,ESPNSportsCenterenespanól

PeterT.Maiale,wonthe"ImageAwardoftheAssociationforthePromotionofColoredPeople"

AlbertMaysles,EmmyAwardwinningdocumentaryfilmmaker

KevinMerida,AssociateEditor,TheWashingtonPost

CarlMydans,(CBABS1930),PhotographicjournalistwithLifeMagazinefrom1936intothe1950s

JosephNocera,columnist,TheNewYorkTimes

BillO'Reilly,(MS'75),Radio&Televisionpersonality

MelaniePage,FormerCNBCemployee

AnthonyRadziwill,NBCanchorandreporter

JaySeverin,commentator,politico

CaseySherman,BestsellingauthorofARoseforMary,BlackIrish&TheFinestHours

BillSimmons,(COM1993MS)Podcaster,WriterforESPN'sPage2

HowardStern(CGS1974NDP,SPC1976BS),shockjock,radiopersonality,"KingofSiriusXMRadio"

SharonTay,host,MSNBC

AnthonyTommasini,ChiefMusicCritic,TheNewYorkTimes

NinaTotenberg,(COM1965)correspondentforNationalPublicRadio

GaryTuchman,(COM1982BS)reporter,CNN

DanaTyler,EmmyAwardwinningnewsanchor

LindaVester,host,FoxNewsChannel

Americanpolitics

WilliamCohen:Politician,writer;formerUSSecretaryofDefense(53rdClintonAdministration),formerUSSenate(Maine-RepublicanParty),formerUSHouseofRepresentatives.

GaryLocke:USAmbassadortoChina,formerUSSecretaryofCommerce,andformerGovernorofWashingtonState.

JamesHowardMcGrath:Politician;formerU.S.AttorneyGeneral(41stTrumanAdministration),formerU.S.Senate(RhodeIsland-Democrat),andformerGovernorofRhodeIsland.

JohnKelly,GeneraloftheU.S.MarineCorpsandChiefofStaffoftheWhiteHouse.

GovernoroftheUnitedStates

LincolnAlmond,(JD1961),formerGovernorofRhodeIsland

JohnLewisBates(CLAAB1882,LAWLL.B.1885),formerGovernorofMassachusetts.

AlbertO.Brown,(LL.B.1884),formerGovernorofNewHampshire

FredH.Brown,(attendedLAW1904/06,nodegree),formerGovernorofNewHampshire,formerUSCongressman

PaulDever,(JD1926),formerGovernorofMassachusetts

SamuelD.Felker,(LL.B.1887),formerGovernorofNewHampshire

JuddGregg,(JD),USSenator,formerGovernorofNewHampshire

BobMcDonnell,(MSBA1980),elect-GovernorofVirginia

GaryLocke(JD1975),formerGovernorofWashington

J.HowardMcGrath,(JD1929),formerUSSenator,formerGovernorofRhodeIsland

WilliamRussell,(LL.B.1879),formerGovernorofMassachusetts.

DavidI.Walsh,(LL.B.1897),formerUSSenator,formerGovernorofMassachusetts

MemberofCongress

JosephE.Casey,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

AntonioColorado,(BS1962)ResidentCommissionerinUSCongressfromPuertoRico

PaulCronin,formerUSCongressman(MA)

JohnCrosby,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

EmilioQ.Daddario,(law),formerUSCongressman(CT)

NormanD'Amours,(JD),formerUSCongressman(NH)

LouiseDayHicks,formerUSCongresswoman(MA)

BrianJ.Donnelly,(BS1970),formerUSCongressman(MA),formerUSAmbassadortoTrinidadandTobago,

CharlesDouglasIII,(JD),formerUSCongressman(NH)

ForrestGoodwin,(JD),formerUSCongressman(ME)

DanielGranger,(JD),formerUSCongressman(RI)

ArthurDanielHealey,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA),andUSfederaljudge

JohnPatrickHiggins,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

JoeHoeffel,(BS),formerUSCongressman(PA)

BarbaraJordan,(JD),formerUSCongresswoman(TX)

CharlesJoyce,(NewburySeminary,pre-1850),formerUSCongressman(VT)

AmbroseKennedy,(JBLAW1906),formerUSCongressman(RI)

JamesMaloney,(JD),formerUSCongressman(CT)

JimMarshall,(JD),USCongressman(GA)

ConnieMorella,formerUSCongresswoman(MD),formerMarylandStateSenator

FrankMorse,formerUSCongressman(MA)

HenryNaphen,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

JeremiahO'Connell,formerUSCongressman(RI)

ErnestW.Roberts,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

FerdinandSt.Germain,(JD),formerUSCongressman(RI)

CharlesSprague,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

RobertStafford,(JD),formerUSCongressman(VT)

WalterStiness,(JD),formerUSCongressman(RI)

JohnSullivan,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

JosephWalsh,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

EdwardWason,(JD),formerUSCongressman(NH)

GeorgeWilliams,(JD),formerUSCongressman(MA)

Other

KeithB.Alexander,(MBA),Director,NationalSecurityAgency

ArmandArabian,RetiredJustice,CaliforniaSupremeCourt

JenniferM.Callahan,(BA,BS),memberoftheMass.HouseofRepresentatives(served2002-present)

MichaelCarleton,CIO,UnitedStatesDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices

PaulC.Casey,(MBA1998),memberoftheMass.HouseofRepresentatives(served1989-present)

MarthaCoakley,(JD),MassachusettsAttorneyGeneral

WilliamCohen,(JD),formerUSSecretaryofDefense,formerUSSenator,formerUSCongressman

NedDeWire,(M.Div),formerGeneralSecretary,UnitedMethodistChurch

JoshuaDuBois,(BA2003),HeadoftheOfficeofFaithBasedandNeighborhoodPartnershipsunderPresidentBarackObama.

MichaelF.Flaherty,(JD),President,BostonCityCouncil

MarthaFuller-Clark,(MA),NewHampshireStateSenator

JamesFranklinJeffrey,(MBA),Ambassador,USDepartmentofState

ElizabethMeyerGlaser(SED1970),childadvocate,AIDSactivitsandco-founderoftheElizabethGlaserPediatricAIDSFoundation

ColleenGraffy,AssistantSecretary,USDepartmentofState(PR)

ElizabethJones,AssistantSecretary,USDepartmentofState

TakeoKikuchi(LLBLAW1877),oneofthefirstJapanesetostudylawintheUS,founderandsecondpresidentofTokyo'sChuoUniversity

RikkiKlieman(JDLAW1975),attorney,TVpersonality,CourtTV

ZsoltLimperger,Hungarianfootballplayer

IdaLorentzen,AmericanbornNorwegianArtist

JoanM.Menard,MassachusettsStateSenator

MarkosMoulitsasZúniga(JD),politicalconsultant

DavidMulford(MAGRS1962),USAmbassadortoIndia

ShannonO'Brien,(JD),formerMassachusettsStateTreasurer

BarbaraPariente,(COM'70)ChiefJustice,FloridaSupremeCourt(AuthoredtheTerriSchiavodecision)

MarkRegev,(MSMET1998),spokesmanfortheIsraeliPrimeMinister

ElizabethRhodes,(MBA),RhodeIslandStateSenator

LeliaRobinson(Mrs.Sawtelle),(LL.BLAW1881),firstwomanadmittedtoMassachusettsstatebar

AnnaHowardShaw(STH1878,MED1886)President,Nat'lWomen'sSuffrageAssn(1904-1915),firstwomanawardedDistinguishedServiceMedal

CynthiaStone-Creem,MassachusettsStateSenator

LouisWadeSullivan,(MED),formerSecretary,HealthandHumanServices

MarthaWare,Massachusettsjuristandpolitician

SumnerWhittier,formerLt.GovernorofMassachusetts

FrankJ.Williams,ChiefJustice,RhodeIslandSuperiorCourt

Internationalpolitics

Faisalal-Fayez(CASMA)formerPrimeMinisterofJordan

OscarArias,(attended,nodegree)President,CostaRica;1987NobelPeacePrize

MilindDeora,(SMGBSBA'99)memberofIndia'sParliament

KeikoFujimori,(SMGBSB1997)memberofPeru'sCongress,formerfirstladyofPeru

NevaRockefellerGoodwin,(GRSPhD1988)Philanthropist

DonGorton(CASBA1982),Commissioner,CommonwealthofMassachusettsAppellateTaxBoard

MartinLutherKing,Jr.(STHPhD1955),1964NobelPeacePrize;CivilRightsLeader

BenjaminLaGuer,(METBLSmagnacumlaude,1997)Massachusettsinmatewhofoughtaconvictionformorethantwodecades

MargaretNg,(STHPhD)memberofHongKong'sLegislativeCouncil

HiroshigeSeko,(COMMS1992)PublicRelationsAdvisorintheCabinetofJapan

GigiTsereteli,(SPH2005)Parliament,Georgia

Business

JAllard,VicePresident,Microsoft

SupachaiChearavanont,(BSB1989SMG),CEO&President,TrueCorporation(Thailand)

NathanielBaker,CEO,DomesticBank

NormanBarron,Founder,MarshallsDepartmentStores

KirkBauer,(JD),ExecutiveDirector,DisabledSportsUSA;FormerMember,President'sCouncilonPhysicalFitnessandSports

BrianBedol,(COMBA1980),Founder,FusientMediaVentures,Creator,ClassicSportsNetwork(whichbecameESPNClassic),FounderandCEO,CSTV

JackBelsito,(BSBA1982),President,SnappleDistributingCo.

AlessandroBenetton(SMGBSB1988)Chairmanof21InvestimentiSpA,andDeutyChairmanofBenettonGroup

JohnK.Billock,(MBA1975),ViceChairmanandCOO,TimeWarnerCable

ChutinantBhiromBhakdi,BoardofDirectors,BoonRawdBrewery(SinghaBeer)

GinaR.Boswell,Sr.VicePresidentandCOO,AvonProducts

EllenBovarnick,VicePresident,Coca-Cola

DavidBrand,(BS1983)Head,GlobalTechnologyM&A,LehmanBrothers

JaniceBrandt,ViceChair,AmericaOnline

ShinYong-Il,(MBA),CEO,DeutscheAssetManagement

MichaelBronner,(BSBA1982),Founder&Chairman,Upromise,Digitas

FredBronstein,President,DallasSymphonyOrchestra

RichardCahill,President&CEO,ConwayRealty

JayCashman,CEO,JayCashman,Inc.,Boston-areaconstructionmogul

DavidK.Colapinto,Esquire,partner,Kohn,Kohn&Colapinto,Washington,DC

KenDanieli,BrandStrategistandPrincipal,DanieliConsulting,LLC,PepsiStuffcreator

AllisonDavis,VicePresident,CBSTelevision

DavidDinerstein,Founder,ParamountClassics

MickeyDrexler,(MBA1968),Chairman&CEO,J.Crew

TrungDung,softwarebillionairebusinessexecutive,founderofFogbreakSoftwareandOnDisplay

DavidEdgerton,co-founderofBurgerKing

SusanEvans,Co-Founder,RockandRollHallofFame

AhmassFakahany,ExecutiveVicePresidentandCFO,MerrillLynch

KennethFeld(SMG1970BSB),CEO,RinglingBrothersBarnumandBaileyCircus

SidneyFeltenstein,(BA1962),CEO,A&WandLongJohnSilversrestaurants

BillFine,President&GeneralManager,WCVB-TVBoston

PaulFireman,founder,Reebok

JeraldG.Fishman,(MBA),CEO,AnalogDevices

MichaelFricklas,(JD),ExecutiveVicePresident&GeneralCounsel,Viacom

SamuelP.Fried,(JD),SeniorVicePresident,Secretary&GeneralCounsel,LimitedBrands

ArlenW.Gelbard,(JD)ChiefBankingOfficerandPresident,E*TRADEBank

RichardGladstein,Founder,FilmColony

ShellyGlickGryfe,(BS,Psychology,'75)VPofMarketingResearch,FisherPrice

BonnieHammer,President,Sci-FiChannel

TedHarbert,President,E!Networks

EdgarJ.Helms,founderofGoodwillIndustries

JeanetteHoran,(EMBA1993),VicePresident,IBM

JohnP.Howe,III,President&CEO,ProjectHOPE(USA)

FrederickHuntsberry,(CGSnon-degreeprog1982,BSBSMG1984)ChiefOperatingOfficer,ParamountPictures

IshratHusain(PhD)13thGovernorofStateBankofPakistan

PaulIrwin,formerCEO,TheHumaneSocietyoftheUnitedStates

ShelIsrael(COM,nodegree)Author,EntrepreneurandConsultant

ToshimasaIue,(MBA1989),President&COO,Sanyo

BruceKaratz,(BA1967),CEO,KBHome

DamianKozlowski,(MS),CEO,CitigroupGlobalWealthManagement

PaulLaCamera,(MS),formerPresident&GeneralManager,WCVB-TVBoston

LouisLataif,formerPresident,FordMotorCompanyEurope;Dean,BostonUniversitySchoolofManagement

MichaelTzeHauLee,(SMGMBA1986),ManagingDirectorHysanDevelopmentCompanyLimited

DavidLubars,ChiefCreativeOfficer,BBDO

ChristianF.Martin,CEO,CFMartin&Company

JessicaMcClintock,(BA1950),Founder,President,CEO,JessicaMcClintock,Inc.

JamesMcLamore,co-founderofBurgerKing

EdwardMehlman,(DDS),VicePresident,AmericanDentalAssociation

DirkMeyer,(MBA1993)President&COO,AdvancedMicroDevices,ACMMauriceWilkesAwardwinnerforcontributionstoAlphaandx86chipdesigns

MitchellModell,CEO,Modell'sSportingGoods

PeterJ.Moran,(CLA1986),Co-FounderofThinkBusinessmagazine

EllenParker,ExecutiveDirector,ProjectBread

ChristinePoon,(MBA1983),ViceChairman,Johnson&Johnson

CraigS.Prusher,(BA1985,JD1988),VicePresident,Asst.GeneralCounsel,BurgerKingCorporation

RichardD.Reidy,(BS1982),President,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,ProgressSoftware

ShariRedstone,(JD),ViceChair,ViacomandCBS

MichaelI.Roth,(JD),InterpublicGroup

JayRowe,Sr.VicePresident,HBOFilms

MontySarhan,CEO,CrackedEntertainment

J.MichaelSchell,(JD),ViceChairman,GlobalBanking,CitigroupGlobalMarkets,Inc.

NeilSchubert,(BA1985),SeniorVicePresident,LifetimeTelevision

JohnF.Smith,Jr.MBA1965,HonoraryDegree1993,formerChairmanandCEOofGeneralMotors

PatrickSpain(LAWJD1979),founderofHoover'sandHighBeamResearch

FondaSnyder,Founder,StarbrightFoundation

MargaretStumpp,SeniorVicePresident,PrudentialFinancial

NinaTassler,President,CBSEntertainment

BruceTaub,(MBA1973),ExecutiveVicePresident&CFO,CBSTelevision

GeraldTsai,Jr.,(CAS,GRS1949),Chairman,TsaiManagement,Inc.

MargaretWallace,(BS1989),CEO,Co-Founder,RebelMonkey

DavidWeinstein,(BA1972),Chief,Administration&GovernmentAffairs,FidelityInvestments

JosephWilliams,CEO,HiberniaSouthcoastCapitalCorp.

StuartZakim,(BA1976,MA1978),VicePresident,ShowtimeNetwork

EdwardZander,(MBA1975),Chairman&CEO,Motorola,formerPresidentSunMicrosystems

JasonStrauss,CEOoftheStrategicGroup

Academia

GleasonArcher,Sr.(BA1904,JD1906),founderofSuffolkUniversityandSuffolkUniversityLawSchool

JohnS.Bailey,(BSBA'51)Chancellor,AmericanCollegeofGreece

GailCarney,Dean,LesleyCollege

RobertA.Chernak,(BSBA'68)SeniorVP,StudentandAcademicSupportServices,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

PatriciaCormier(BA),President,LongwoodUniversity

CharlesWesleyEmerson,(SchoolofOratory,1877)Founder,EmersonCollege

MaryJaneEngland,President,RegisCollege

NancyHarrington,President,SalemStateCollege,Massachusetts

RuthLinn,Dean,HaifaUniversity,Israel

DanaMohler-Faria,President,BridgewaterStateCollege

JaniceStecchi,Dean,UniversityofMassachusettsLowell

ThomasTritton,President,HaverfordCollege

DianaChapmanWalsh(MS,PhD),President,WellesleyCollege

LiteraryWorld

AnthonyBruno,(CAS1974BA),Novelist

PercyJewettBurrell,(pre-1900BO,SchoolofOratory)Americandramatist

HalClement,(SED1946M.Ed),sciencefictionwriter

NicholasGage(DGE1961,COMBS1963,HONLtD1985),Author,"Eleni","APlaceForUs","GreekFire"

PeterGuralnick,(1971MA),authorfocusedontwentieth-centuryAmericanpopularmusic

YounghillKang,author,GuggenheimFellow

WilliamElleryLeonard(1899)Poet

SusanMiller,(SSW1979MSS),author

StewartO'Nan,(ENG1983BS),author

RobertB.Parker,(GRS1957MA,1971PhD),author,"SpencerforHire"andothermysterynovels

NormanVincentPeale,(STh)Minister,author

JohnPerkins,(SMG1968BSB),economist,author

JimStanleyRobinson,(GRS1975MA)sciencefictionauthor

LaurenSlater,(SED1995EDD[DoctorofEducation])author,psychologist

AnneSexton,PulitzerPrizewinningpoet

NealStephenson,(CLA1981BA)sciencefictionauthor

DorothyWest,author,memberofHarlemRenaissance

ScottWhitaker,poet

PerformingArts

ZhangYimou,afamousChinesefilmdirector,"thefifthgenerationOneoftherepresentativefiguresofthe"Director",wonthehonorarydoctorateofBUin2018.

PSY,SouthKoreansinger(rankednumber10inbestentertainersinKorea)

SamuelAdler,composer

SylviaAlimena,(CFA1981),FrenchHorn,NationalSymphonyOrchestra,Conductor,EclipseChamberOrchestra

JasonAlexander(attendedSFA3years,Hon.1995),TonyAwardwinningactorandSeinfeldcharacterGeorgeCostanza

FredAllen(attendedSummerSession),entertainer

IanBavitz(AesopRock),musician

JoanBaez(CFA1962nodegree),folksinger

AbhishekBachchan(CAS1997,nodegree)Award-winningIndianactor-husbandofactressAishwaryaRai

EdwinBarker,PrincipalDoubleBass,BostonSymphonyOrchestra

CraigBierko,(BA),Actor

JamesBillings(CFA1957MM),operaticbaritone,operalibrettist,andoperadirector

EdBishop,(Deceased)Actor,FulbrightProject

NicoleBlackman,artist,poet,author,vocalist,Gothicon

CalvinBurnett,(MFA1960)artist

JensenBuchanan,Emmynominatedactress

JohnCazale,GoldenGlobeAwardnominatedactor,bestknownforroleas"Fredo"inTheGodfather

MichaelChiklis,EmmyandGoldenGlobewinningactor

ValerieColeman,(SFA'95)Composer,FounderofGrammy-nominatedchamberensembleImaniWinds

ChristopherCousins,Actor-DozensofTVroles

AlexisCruz,actor

GeenaDavis,(SFA1979)AcademyAwardwinningactress

DaviddeBerry,theatercomposer,actor

RonDellaChiesa,(BA1959)radiopersonality

EmilyDeschanel,actress,sisterofZooeyDeschanel

RoccoDiSpirito,Chef,restaurateur,televisionpersonalityTheRestaurant

AubreyDollar,(nodegree)actress

OlympiaDukakis(SARBS1953,SFAMFA1957),AcademyAwardwinningactress

BillDuke,actor,

FayeDunaway,AcademyAwardwinningactress

DengZifeng(SMGBSB1985),HongKongactorAndTVhost

DonEllis,Trumpeterandjazzcomposer

CharlesFarrell(SMG1928nodegree)Film&TVActor,mayorofPalmSprings,Ca.,withtwostarsontheHollywoodWalkofFame

BruceFeirstein,Screenwriter(3JamesBondmovies),andauthor"RealMenDon'tEatQuiche"

PeterFilardi,Hollywoodscreenwriter

JasonFilardi,Hollywoodscreenwriter

GregFitzsimmons,comedian

ConnieFletcher,actress

DanFogler,actor

AlexandraFol,composer

JustineSusannaGamache(SFABFA1994,MFA1999),LeadSinger,Freezepop

NinaGarcia,FashionDirectorofElleMagazine,JudgeforProjectRunway

DavidGarrison,(BFA),Tonyawardnominatedactor,AlBundy'sNeighboronMarriedwithChildren

PaulMichaelGlaser,actor(Starsky!)

RichardN.Gladstein(CGSnon-degreeprogram1981,COMBS1983),Oscarnominatedfilmproducer

ElonGold,comedian

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GinniferGoodwin,actress

NormanGreenbaum,musician,"SpiritintheSky"

MarielHemingway,nominatedactress,granddaughterofErnestHemingway

DorianHo(SMG),fashiondesignerfromHongKong

MichelleHurd,actress

EugeneIzotov,PrincipalOboeoftheChicagoSymphonyOrchestra

JamieKaler(CASBA1987),actor,"MyBoys"

YunjinKim,actress,LOST,"TheKoreanJuliaRoberts"

AndrewKriesberg,writer,TheSimpsons

DavidE.Kelley,(JD),televisionproducer,husbandofMichellePfeiffer,Hisfather,JackKelley,coachedBUHockey

PaulaKelley,singer

JeffKline,Producer,variouschildren'stelevisionshows

DominiqueLaBelle,operasinger

VincentLarusso,(BSB2000SMG),actorTheMightyDucksfilms

JamesKysonLee,actorhero

EricaLeerhsen,(BFA'98),Actress

NoahLennox,experimentalmusicianandfoundingmemberoftheAnimalCollective

WillLyman,(SFA'71),Narrator,PBSFrontline

YanLuo(screenwriter),actress

Elizabeth(Sadie)HollowayMarston,co-creatorofthecomicbookcharacter,WonderWoman

RobMariano(CASBA1999),betterknownasBostonRob,anAmericanrealityTVstarandhusbandofAmberBrkich

JoshuaMarvit,(writingunderpseudonymMiltPupique),creatorofacrosticdoublespeak

MeganMcCormick,televisiontravelhost

DavidMetzler,televisionproducer

TomMagliozzi,(MBA,PhD)co-hostofCarTalk

IkukoMizuno-Spire,violinist,BostonSymphonyOrchestra

JulianneMoore,OscarnominatedandEmmyAwardwinningactress

RussellMorash,(BA'57),EmmyAwardwinningproducer,ThisOldHouse,NewYankeeWorkshop,TheVictoryGarden

KevinO'Connor,(GSMMBA'99)hostofThisOldHouse

RosieO'Donnell(dropout),actress,comedian

LindaPark,actress

PeterPaige,actor

EthanPhillips,actor

PaulaPlum,actress,director,playwright

PaulRachman,(CASBA'82),FilmDirectorAmericanHardcore,co-founderSlamdanceFIlmFestival

KimRaver,(BFA)actress,(AudreyRainesfrom24)

PaulReubens(dropout),actor.

ScottRosenberg,Hollywoodscreenwriter

JeffreyRoss,actor,comedian

StevenRosenhaus,(COM'97),writer,assistantdirector

PattiRothberg,(nodegreeawarded),singer,songwriter

AnthonyRuivivar,actor

HaroldRussell,OscarAwardwinningactor,formerNationalCommanderofAMVETS

SarahSaltzberg,actress

ErikScott,singer

RobertShampain,(CFA1980)actor;Coordinator,BostonUniversityinLosAngelesInternshipProgram

RichardSher(producer),radioandtelevisionproducer

LanShui,MusicDirector,SingaporeSymphonyOrchestra

MattSquire,(CAS1999),PlatinumMusicProducer

EricStein,castmemberonBigBrother8

HowardStern,(CGSnondegreeprogram1974,COMBS1976),radiohostandself-declared"KingofAllMedia"

RyanSypek,actor

MaryTimony,indierocker

MarisaTomei(attendedCFA1983,Hon.DFA2002),Oscarwinningactress

ArmandVanHelden,DJ

JoanWasser,indierocker

MichaelaWatkins,actress,weekendnightscene

CynthiaWatros,EmmyAwardwinningactress

AshleyWilliams,(BA'01)actress,AssociatedPress'ItGirl',2003

MichaelWilliams,AcademyAwardwinningproducer

AlfreWoodard,EmmyAwardwinningandAcademyAwardnominatedactress

DavidWeinberg,Americanvocalist,TheSuicideFile

Sports

CarlAdams,currentwrestlingcoach;3-timeNCAAAll-American,2-timeNationalChampion@158lb.

HarryAgganis,professionalbaseballplayer

TonyAmonte,NHLhockeyplayer

ShawnBates,NHLhockeyplayer

RajaBell(transferredtoFloridaInternationalUniversity),NBAbasketballplayer

RoccoBenettonformerchiefexecutiveoftheBenettonFormulaOneteam.

CindyBlodgett,FormerWNBAPlayer,AssistantBasketballCoach

BillyBrooks,NFL'sBuffaloBills'93-'95

TomBurke,(LawLL.B.1897)Olympicchampion

ButchByrd,ProfessionalFootballStandout

MickeyCochrane,HallofFameBaseballplayer

JimCraig,1980U.S.Olympicicehockeyteam

JochenDieckfoss,4-timeAmericaEastcross-countrychampion

RickDiPietro,NHLhockeyplayer

AndyDorman,MajorLeagueSoccerplayer

ChrisDrury,NHLhockeyplayer,HobeyBakerAwardwinner

TomDwan,ProfessionalPokerPlayer

MichaelEmenalo(CASBA1989),memberofNigeria's1994WorldCupsoccerteam

MikeEruzione,Captain,1980U.S.Olympichockeyteam

DickFarley,CollegeFootballHallofFamecoach

FogeFazio,NCAAfootballCoach,NFLfootballcoach

MichaelFelger,sportswriterfortheBostonHeraldandsportsradiotalkshowhost

MikeGrier,NHLhockeyplayer

CornellaHarringtonSanders,Olympicspeedskater

BillHerrion,NCAAbasketballcoach

KarlHobbs,NCAAbasketballcoach

RickHoyt,inspirationaltriathlete

MikeJarvis,NCAABasketballCoach

Jim"Crash"Jensen,FormerNFLfootballplayer

AdamKagin,ProfessionalPokerPlayer

RobynKenney,TeamUSAFieldHockey

JeffreyLurie,ex-owner,PhiladelphiaEagles,ex-professor,BU

ShawnMcEachern,NHLhockeyplayer

StephanieMcMahon,WWEcurrentExecutiveVicePresidentofTalentRelations,LiveEventsandCreativeWriting

ShaneMcMahon,WWEcurrentExecutiveVicePresidentofGlobalMedia

FreddyMeyer,NHLhockeyplayer

JackO'Callahan,1980U.S.Olympichockeyteam

JayPandolfo,NHLhockeyplayer

JackParker,legendaryBostonUniversityhockeycoach

GaryPlummer,NBAplayer

RickPitino,NCAA&NBABasketballCoach

TomPoti,NHLhockeyplayer

EdRonan,NHLhockeyplayer

DaveSilk,1980U.S.Olympichockeyteam

MikeSullivan(hockey),NHLHockeyPlayer,NHLCoach

JohnThomas(athlete),HighJumpWorldRecordHolder

KeithTkachuk,NHLhockeyplayer

RyanWhitney,NHLhockeyplayer

ScottYoung,retiredNHLplayer

Other

FrancisLeeBailey,(JD'60)(AKAFLeeBailey),Renownedlawyer,Graduatedfirstinclass

BernardBerenson(attendedCLA1883-84,nodegree)prominentArtHistorianoftheearly20thCentury

CarolynBessette-Kennedy,wifeofJohnF.Kennedy,Jr..KilledinanairplanecrashonJuly16,1999.

JamesRichardCocke,MD(1863–1900),Americanphysician,homeopath,andapioneerhypnotherapist(thefirstblindmedicalgraduate)

WarrenA.Cole,founderoftheLambdaChiAlphaFraternity,whichisoneofthelargestsocialfraternitiesintheUnitedStates

PaulR.Devlin,SupremeAdvocate,KnightsofColumbus

TipperGore,Former2ndLadyoftheUnitedStates

LarryGraham,(JD'70),President,NationalConfectionersAssociation

JeffreyGuterman,Mentalhealthcounselorandcounseloreducator

KarenKwan,skater

JoyceJillson,astrologer,20thCenturyFoxStudios,ReaganAdministration

HadassahLieberman,wifeofUSSenatorJosephLieberman

ClaudiaNugent,granddaughterofPresidentLyndonJohnson

JeffRoberts,(CFA'99),FulbrightProject-TraditionalChineseMusic

MarkRosewater,Magic:TheGatheringHeadDesigner

TravisRoy,(COM2000)aleadingactivitistforspinalcordinjurysurvivorsandfounderofTheTravisRoyFoundation

DawnSteel(deceased)(didnotgraduate),firstwomantorunamajorhollywoodstudio

StevenH.Untracht,MD,Ph.D.,FACS,(CASBA'75),memberof1999NobelPeacePrizewinnerDoctorsWithoutBorders.

HelenMagillWhite,firstwomantoearnaPh.D.

AdmissionRequirements

Undergraduate

ApplicationRequirements

Starttime:JanuaryandAugusteachyear

Age:16-25yearsold;

Education:highschoolorequivalentorabove

IELTS:7.0

TOEFL(IBT)scorerequirements:84-100(dependingondifferentmajors)

TOEFLminimumrequirementsforindividualsubjects:

CollegeofArts&Sciences,SchoolofEducation,/CollegeofEngineering/CollegeofFineArts/SchoolofHospitalityAdministration/CollegeofHealth&RehabilitationSciences

Writing:21

Speaking:21

Reading:21

Listening:21

CollegeofCommunication/CollegeofGeneralStudies/SchoolofManagement

Writing:22

Speaking:23

Reading:25

Listening:21;orPBTscoreof600ormore

GPA:3.0ormore

SATReasoningtest1770-2050(50%)

Healthyphysique,goodgrades,goodcharacterandlearning

Studyabroadexpenses

【Tuitionfee】USD56,000/year;

【LivingExpenses】USD12,003/year

【Applicationfee】Undergraduatestudents$80/Graduatestudents$85

【Scholarshipinformation】

Proportionofundergraduatescholarship:42%

UndergraduateAveragescholarshipforstudents:26778

Proportionofscholarshipsforinternationalstudents:13%

Graduatestudents

Applicationrequirements

Starttime:JanuaryandAugusteveryyear

IELTS:7.0[SchoolofEngineering,SchoolofPublicHealth:6.0;SchoolofEducation:6.5(7.0forTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage);SchoolofSocialService:6.5;ScienceandArtGraduateSchool,SchoolofManagement,SchoolofLaw(MasterofLaws):7.0]

TOEFLscorerequirements:84.0-100.0(dependingondifferentmajors)

TOEFLindividualsubjectrequirements:

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CollegeofArts&Sciences,SchoolofEducation,/CollegeofEngineering/CollegeofFineArts/SchoolofHospitalityAdministration/CollegeofHealth&RehabilitationSciences

Writing:22

Speaking:23

Reading:21

Listening:18

CollegeofCommunication/CollegeofGeneralStudies/SchoolofManagement

Writing:22

Speaking:23

Reading:25

Listening:21

Graduatetuition:USD25,490/semester

AdmissionCriteria

Forapplicantsfromvariouscountries,BostonUniversitycanbeadmittedaslongastheymeettherequirementsofthecollege.However,becausetheuniversitiesinNorthAmericahaveimplementedthenewTOEFLInternet-basedtestscoresintheirrecentadmissions(thenewTOEFLscoreis120points,dividedintofourparts:speaking,listening,readingandwriting,withamaximumscoreof30pointsforeachpart).Theapplicant'snewTOEFLscorerequirementis91points,whichmeansthatitisequivalenttothe550-587pointsoftheoldTOEFLwrittentest.Applicantsformaster'sdegreearerequiredtohaveaGPAof3.0ormore,anewTOEFLIBTof100ormore,aGREof1650andaGMATof650.

Admissioninformation

2018undergraduatefreshmanadmissioninformation

Numberofapplicants:64473

Acceptancerate:22%

Estimatedenrollment:3300

AverageTOEFLscore:106

AverageIELTSscore:7.7

AverageSATscore:1468

AverageACTscore:32

AverageGPA:A-

Highschoolrankingofadmittedstudents:Top7%