Student Population at Boston University
Total of 32,718 students have enrolled in Boston University where 16,872 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 15,846 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 13,684 male and 19,034 female students are attending the school.
It has many more students compared to similar colleges (18,894 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
2,849 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,138 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Boston University has a total of 32,718 enrolled students. By gender, 13,684 male and 19,034 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school.
16,872 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 15,846 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 32,718 | 16,872 | 15,846 |
| Men | 13,684 | 7,022 | 6,662 |
| Women | 19,034 | 9,850 | 9,184 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 12,490 White, 1,378 Black, and 4,710 Asian students out of a total of 32,718 are attending at Boston University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 16,872 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 912 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.41%.908 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 242 students are younger than 18 and 26 students are older than 65 at Boston University. It has 22,306 students aged under 25 and 10,412 students aged 25 and over out of 32,718 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 242 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. BU has 16,374 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 498 students aged 25 and over.
It has 5,932 graduate students aged under 25 and 9,914 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Boston University, 2,849 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,138 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 32,718 | 2,849 | 1,138 |
| Undergraduate | 16,872 | 87 | 180 |
| Graduate | 15,846 | 2,762 | 958 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
702 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,147 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 702 | 1,784 | 363 |
| Undergraduate | 29 | 49 | 9 |
| Graduate | 673 | 1,735 | 354 |
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