Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 28.29%, and this year's acceptance rate is 14.37% at Boston University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 27.67% and women students' rate is 28.72%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Boston University than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Boston University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 49.43% | 46.95% | 51.16% |
| 2013-14 | 45.61% -3.82% |
42.69% -3.56% |
47.59% -3.56% |
| 2014-15 | 34.51% -11.10% |
31.65% -11.06% |
36.54% -11.06% |
| 2015-16 | 32.62% -1.89% |
29.65% -1.76% |
34.78% -1.76% |
| 2016-17 | 29.43% -3.19% |
27.74% -4.13% |
30.65% -4.13% |
| 2017-18 | 25.11% -4.32% |
24.31% -4.97% |
25.68% -4.97% |
| 2018-19 | 22.09% -3.01% |
22.62% -3.95% |
21.73% -3.95% |
| 2019-20 | 18.94% -3.15% |
19.13% -2.92% |
18.81% -2.92% |
| 2020-21 | 20.09% 1.15% |
20.52% 0.97% |
19.78% 0.97% |
| 2021-22 | 19.00% -1.09% |
23.00% -3.78% |
16.00% -3.78% |
| 2022-23 | 14.37% -4.63% |
16.15% -2.77% |
13.23% -2.77% |
| Average | 28.29% | 27.67% | 28.72% |
