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 43952. It is a four-year, large, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 14%. 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% | NA |
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 |
Swarthmore College | 9 | $123,200 |
Washington And Lee University | 21 | $123,200 |
Georgetown University | 15 | $122,200 |
University Of Southern California | 13 | $120,600 |
New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology | 23 | $120,400 |
Vanderbilt University | 10 | $119,100 |
United States Coast Guard Academy | 19 | $118,100 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Boston University | 22 | $75,002 |
Carnegie Mellon University | 17 | $74,491 |
California Institute Of Technology | 7 | $74,763 |
Pomona College | 8 | $75,080 |
Johns Hopkins University | 11 | $75,198 |
Cornell University | 11 | $75,243 |
Williams College | 13 | $75,520 |
Wesleyan University | 17 | $75,693 |
Pitzer College | 13 | $75,850 |
Tulane University Of Louisiana | 17 | $75,884 |
Haverford College | 19 | $76,130 |
Wellesley College | 20 | $76,198 |
Tufts University | 15 | $76,200 |
Yale University | 6 | $76,490 |
New York University | 20 | $76,612 |
Amherst College | 13 | $76,750 |
Washington University In St Louis | 15 | $76,910 |
Brown University | 8 | $77,490 |
Georgetown University | 15 | $77,768 |
Barnard College | 14 | $78,044 |
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% |
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | 7 | 85% |
Cornell University | 11 | 85% |
Wesleyan University | 17 | 85% |
Northwestern University | 8 | 84% |
Claremont Mckenna College | 9 | 84% |
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | 23 | 84% |
Harvard University | 5 | 84% |
Rice University | 11 | 83% |
United States Military Academy | 11 | 82% |
Colorado College | 15 | 82% |
New York University | 20 | 82% |
Emory University | 19 | 82% |
Wellesley College | 20 | 81% |
California Institute Of Technology | 7 | 79% |
United States Coast Guard Academy | 19 | 77% |
University Of Southern California | 13 | 77% |
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor | 23 | 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 |
Washington University In St Louis | 4% | $30,172 |
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