University · Boston, United States

Boston University

Private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1869
native label
  • Boston University
legal form
industry
language used
academic calendar type
mascot

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
  • Boston · country: United States · postal code: 02215 · street address: One Silber Way
street address
  • One Silber Way, Boston, MA, 02215
postal code
  • 02215
coordinate location
  • 42.3489, -71.1003
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 30,009
  • 29,338 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021
employees
  • 7,450
admission rate
  • 20% · 2020
admission yield rate
  • 24% · 2020

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 95 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2021
  • 88 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
  • 77 · Times Higher Education World University Rankings · 2026
Earlier figures (30)
  • 108 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 93 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 108 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 112 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 110 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 98 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 93 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 81 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 89 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 91 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 78 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 79 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 64 · QS World University Rankings · 2012
  • 90 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2020
  • 76 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2019
  • 70 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2018
  • 80 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2017
  • 75 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2016
  • 73 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2015
  • 72 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2014
  • 75 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2013
  • 71 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2012
  • 76 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2011
  • 77 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2010
  • 83 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2008
  • 83 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2007
  • 81 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2006
  • 80 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2005
  • 86 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2004
  • 98 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2003
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
award received

Finances

endowment
  • $2,980,503,073 · 30 June 2022
Earlier figures (2)
  • $3,401,161,958 · 30 June 2021
  • $2,421,115,000 · 30 June 2020
total revenue
  • $3,129,652,283 · 2022
Earlier figures (9)
  • $2,827,583,539 · 2021
  • $2,615,858,845 · 2020
  • $2,661,508,568 · 2019
  • $2,503,487,956 · 2018
  • $2,416,360,302 · 2017
  • $2,203,820,636 · 2016
  • $2,080,233,630 · 2015
  • $2,094,280,227 · 2014
  • $1,963,904,611 · 2012
total assets
  • $8,017,718,487 · 2022
Earlier figures (9)
  • $8,292,157,093 · 2021
  • $7,210,562,000 · 30 June 2020
  • $7,019,919,366 · 2019
  • $6,392,541,992 · 2018
  • $5,890,986,351 · 2017
  • $5,188,726,734 · 2016
  • $5,035,817,244 · 2015
  • $4,939,052,767 · 2014
  • $4,329,848,069 · 2012
donations
  • $752,460,439 · 2022
Earlier figures (9)
  • $671,730,194 · 2021
  • $572,381,320 · 2020
  • $523,093,884 · 2019
  • $514,583,182 · 2018
  • $539,254,044 · 2017
  • $432,431,459 · 2016
  • $478,784,224 · 2015
  • $442,713,301 · 2014
  • $420,933,836 · 2012

Structure and memberships

child organization or unit
member of
8 more
owner of
athletics program

Other facts

significant event
Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)
image
logo image
Wikimedia and technical details (10)
Commons category
  • Boston University
topic's main category
category for alumni of educational institution
category for employees of the organization
on focus list of Wikimedia project
described by source
IPv6 routing prefix
  • 2a03:b600:645::/107
API endpoint URL
different from
social media followers
  • 109,273 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 104561488 · 7 February 2023
  • 190,000 · YouTube channel ID: UCuNjAAXrEmQyxLAanISnZUw · 15 October 2025
Earlier figures (3)
  • 106,705 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 104561488 · 26 February 2022
  • 103,158 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 104561488 · 2 January 2021
  • 99,376 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 104561488 · 25 April 2020
Identifiers in other databases (81)
ACMI ID
ARWU university ID
autonomous system number
BHL creator ID
  • 29598 · subject named as: Boston University.
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
  • 11871442d · subject named as: Boston university
BIBSYS ID
  • 1050151 · subject named as: Boston University
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
Canadiana Name Authority ID
CiNii Research ID
Crunchbase organization ID
Dialnet author ID
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
Facebook username
FactGrid item ID
FAST ID
  • 533261 · subject named as: Boston University
Freebase ID
GeoNames ID
GND ID
  • 6142-6 · subject named as: Boston University · alternative name: Universität Boston · alternative name: Boston Univ. · alternative name: University of Boston
Google Maps Customer ID
Google Scholar organization ID
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
  • 3918735 · subject named as: БОСТОНСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ
GRID ID
IATI organisation ID
IdRef ID
  • 026472104 · subject named as: Boston university
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System ID
IRS Employer Identification Number
ISNI
J9U entity ID
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
Kallías ID
KISTI ID
Legal Entity Identifier
Libraries Australia ID
  • 35020535 · subject named as: Boston University
Library of Congress Authorities ID
  • n79059649 · subject named as: Boston University · alternative name: BU (Boston University) · alternative name: Jāmiʻat Būsṭun · alternative name: Universidad de Boston · alternative name: Boston U.
LibraryThing author ID
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Medvik ID
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
MPPDA Digital Archive organisation ID
museum-digital person/organization ID
MusicBrainz place ID
NACSIS-CAT author ID
National Library of Poland MMS ID
  • 9810697233705606 · subject named as: Boston University · alternative name: The Boston University · alternative name: BU (Boston) · alternative name: Jāmi ' at Būştun
National Library of Portugal ID
  • 775446 · subject named as: Boston University · alternative name: University of Boston
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
  • XX93338 · subject named as: Boston University
New York Times topic ID
NL CR AUT ID
NLA Trove people ID
  • 794774 · subject named as: Boston University
NUKAT ID
  • n2008031737 · subject named as: Boston University · alternative name: BU
Open Funder Registry funder ID
OpenAlex ID
OpenStreetMap relation ID
PermID
Pinterest username
QS World University ID
Quora topic ID
RERO ID (legacy)
Ringgold ID
ROR ID
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
SCImago Institutions Rankings ID
SEVIS school ID
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
SNAC ARK ID
SNARC ID
subreddit
  • BostonU · language of work or name: English
Theapolis theatre ID
Times Higher Education World University ID
U-Multirank university ID
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
  • 4122 · subject named as: Boston University
Union List of Artist Names ID
  • 500312920 · subject named as: Boston University
Vatican Library VcBA ID
  • 494/38807 · subject named as: Boston University
VIAF cluster ID
Wellcome Collection concept ID
Wikirate Company ID
World Higher Education Database ID
X (Twitter) username
  • BU_Tweets · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 99,376 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 104561488 · 25 April 2020
YouTube channel ID
  • UCuNjAAXrEmQyxLAanISnZUw · subject named as: Boston University · number of works: 4,864 · number of subscribers: 190,000 · number of viewers/listeners: 32,888,654 · 21 September 2025
‎Scilit organization ID
‎Yale LUX ID