were from Massachusetts (19%), followed by New York (16%), New Jersey (9%), California (8%), Connecticut (4%), Pennsylvania (4%), and Texas (2%).
Boston University's financial aid program, "affordableBU", meets 100% of the demonstrated need of domestic students (U.S. citizens and permanent residents).
=== Rankings ===
U.S. News & World Report ranks Boston University tied for 41st among national universities and tied for 73rd among global universities for 2025. It also ranked BU 25th in "Best Value Schools", tied for 63rd in "Most Innovative Schools", and tied for 49th in "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate and 10th in Biomedical Engineering. U.S. News & World Report's 2024 list also ranks Boston University's online graduate information technology programs 8th in the U.S. the online graduate criminal justice programs tied for 3rd, and the online graduate business programs (excluding MBAs) tied for 6th.
Boston University is ranked No. 171 nationally in the …
