By MICHELLE RENN, West York Area High School
Found in the heart of Boston, along the Charles River, Boston University is a medium-sized liberal arts “private urban research university.�
BU offers more than 250 programs of study, as well as extensive extracurricular and athletic opportunities. The university circulates four student publications, including a daily student newspaper, The Daily Free Press, as well as promotes a student-run television station, BUTV10, and a student-operated radio station, WTBU.
Boston University also boasts famous alumni such as Martin Luther King Jr.
Name: Boston University
Location: Boston, Mass.
Founded: 1839
Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
Average class size: 28
Number of undergraduates: 16,572
Most popular majors: Business administration/management, communications and media studies, engineering
Degrees offered: Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate
Web site: www.bu.edu
Tuition: $33,330
Room and board: $10,480
Athletics: Division 1
Average SAT score for incoming freshmen: 1278
Average ACT score for incoming freshmen: 28
Acceptance rate: 57 percent
Retention rate: 91 percent
Tests required: SAT I plus either two SAT Subject Tests or the ACT plus writing
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