Boston University offers 9% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $30,459. Boston University is a private college located in Boston, Massachusetts. Its student population is 34,657. It is a four-year, large, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 22%. Boston University 4 year graduation rate is 81% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$30,459
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Boston University | $75,002 | 9% | $30,459 | 22% |
Colleges in New England Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Boston University | $75,002 | 9% | $30,459 | 22% | |
Worcester State University | $32,571 | 14% | $2,540 | 78% | |
Bridgewater State University | $33,041 | 10% | $3,385 | 90% | |
Bowdoin College | $73,800 | 5% | $1,000 | 10% | |
Westfield State University | $31,200 | 9% | $2,715 | 86% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Boston University | 22 | $113,600 |
University Of California San Diego | 30 | $123,700 |
Washington And Lee University | 21 | $123,200 |
Lafayette College | 29 | $122,500 |
Georgetown University | 15 | $122,200 |
University Of Southern California | 13 | $120,600 |
New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology | 23 | $120,400 |
Villanova University | 29 | $119,500 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Boston University | 22 | $75,002 |
Case Western Reserve University | 29 | $69,638 |
University Of Richmond | 30 | $69,750 |
Grinnell College | 24 | $70,346 |
California Institute Of The Arts | 23 | $71,240 |
Lehigh University | 22 | $71,465 |
Lafayette College | 29 | $72,266 |
Emory University | 19 | $72,604 |
Rhode Island School Of Design | 24 | $72,780 |
Hamilton College | 21 | $72,890 |
Villanova University | 29 | $73,124 |
Babson College | 24 | $73,178 |
Northeastern University | 19 | $73,236 |
Bates College | 18 | $73,538 |
Colorado College | 15 | $73,600 |
Washington And Lee University | 21 | $73,900 |
Colby College | 13 | $74,100 |
University Of Southern California | 13 | $74,111 |
Skidmore College | 27 | $74,140 |
University Of Notre Dame | 18 | $74,193 |
Middlebury College | 17 | $74,248 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Boston University | 22 | 81% |
Wesleyan University | 17 | 85% |
Vassar College | 25 | 85% |
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | 23 | 84% |
Skidmore College | 27 | 84% |
Wake Forest University | 29 | 84% |
Grinnell College | 24 | 84% |
Brandeis University | 31 | 83% |
University Of Richmond | 30 | 83% |
Scripps College | 24 | 83% |
Smith College | 31 | 82% |
Colorado College | 15 | 82% |
New York University | 20 | 82% |
Emory University | 19 | 82% |
Wellesley College | 20 | 81% |
United States Coast Guard Academy | 19 | 77% |
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor | 23 | 77% |
University Of Southern California | 13 | 77% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Boston University | 9% | $30,459 |
Wake Forest University | 4% | $33,266 |
Washington University In St Louis | 4% | $30,172 |
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