Brimming with Brilliance

What do Netflix’s Cobra Kai, the New York Times Crossword, the Barcelona Music Festival, NASA, the Chinese restaurant chain Mankousu, and the Italian national rowing team have in common? The Boston University Class of 2028, that’s what. This class is full of actors, puzzlers, artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, athletes, coders, and every other variety of high-achiever, go-getter, and self-starter.

78,769

applications received

3,268

enrolled first-year students

56 %

admitted Early Decision

11.1 %

admit rate, compared with 10.85% in 2023

1469

average SAT*

33

average ACT*

49

states represented, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico

70

countries and regions represented

22.7 %

are international students

3.9

grade point average of entering first-year students

21 %

of entering first-years are first-generation college students

26.6 %

of domestic first-year students self-identify as being from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic groups**

30 %

of domestic first-years are Pell Grant–eligible

 

*Average among those who submitted scores; not required for admission 

**Includes students identifying themselves as two or more races