Boston University, a nonsectarian, private research university established in 1839, enrolls about 33,000 students across 18 colleges and schools. Boston University, one of the largest independent, non-profit universities in the United States, boasts more than 250,000 alumni worldwide. Boston University operates one of the strongest private research programs in the United States.
The university offers a variety of bachelor, master, doctoral, and professional degrees. Boston University offers a host of online undergraduate courses, as well as a variety of online degree programs such as an online bachelor’s degree completion program; nine master’s degree programs, including management, taxation law, and art education; and doctoral programs in music education and occupational therapy. The university also offers more than a dozen certificate programs.
Boston University’s online students have access to a variety of services, including library resources, career services, and tutoring.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education recognizes Boston University as a research university with very high research activity.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Boston University #42 among National Universities in its 2015 edition of Best Colleges. Boston University also tied for #37 in the magazine’s list of Best Global Universities. The magazine also ranked Boston University #45 among Best Business Schools and #51 among Best Education Schools.
Boston University’s School of Management earned a 25th-place ranking in Bloomberg Business’s 2014 Undergraduate Business School Programs list.
Forbes ranked the university #43 in Research Universities, while Princeton Review included Boston University in its 2015 Best 379 Colleges list.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014 (provided by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University) ranked Boston University #72. In addition, Boston University ranked #57 in the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2014–2015.
A member of the Association of American Universities (an association of excellent North American research universities), Boston University holds accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Boston University’s School of Management holds accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
