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Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
44  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
3  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
72  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
28  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
As part of the admissions application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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FINANCIAL AID
  Financial aid handled by:
Central financial aid office at the university

Financial aid web site
http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/costs-aid-scholarships/

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  17,864,954

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  19,020,830

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
A combination of need and merit

Other scholarship considerations:
N/A

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ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  28
        Median:  29

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  27
        To:  30

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 74  %
Canada: 1  %
Other countries: 25  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 3  %
Asian American: 28  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 9  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 45  %
Chose not to report: 13  %
Other: 2  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 62  %
Mid-Atlantic: 6  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 3  %
Midwest : 5  %
West: 19  %
Possessions and territories: 1  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 49  %
International : 26  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
55  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
88  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
18  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
35  %

SAT scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

        Mean:  1,279
        Median:  1,270

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,210
        To:  1,340

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Interview to enter business program:
Not required

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
94  %

  Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-level courses in the junior year?
No

  Freshmen admitted by:
Indicate interest on university application

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
N/A

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:
2.7

Additional requirements for internal transfers:
Minimum of a "B" grade in "Introduction to Management" course

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the B-School

Undergrad business program admissions managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2009-10:
5,004

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
43  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
29  %

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: N/A
Minimum ACT score: N/A
Minimum high school GPA : N/A

  Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:
No

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Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Very Important

  Talent/Ability:
Considered

  Interview:
Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Considered

  Volunteer Work:
Considered

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Considered

  Application Essay:
Important

  Work Experience:
Considered

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Important

  Recommendations:
Important

  High School GPA:
Very Important

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT or ACT

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:
n/a

Minimum ACT score for entire college:
n/a

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:
n/a

  Interviews for entire college:
Not required

Additional application requirements for entire college:
TOEFL or IELTS for non-native speakers

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: 09-01-2010
Deadline: 01-04-2010
Semester: 01-15-2011
Deadline: 11-01-2010

Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
57  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
19  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
40,182

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
12  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
60  %

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ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
32,485

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
2,015

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
12

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  37,910

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  37,910

Cost per academic credit (resident)
$  1,184

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)
$  1,184

Required fees
$  530

Room and board:
$  11,848

Books:
$  940