Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Boston University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 15,646 male and 21,068 female students attending BU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at BU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total18,45917,734725
Men7,7427,381361
Women10,71710,353364
Population by Gender/Attending Status at BU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total18,25511,5176,738
Men7,9044,9052,999
Women10,3516,6123,739

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 12,654 White students (34.47%) and 5,418 Asian students (14.76%) at Boston University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Boston University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Boston University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native624
Asian3,5411,6441,897
Black or African American900243657
Hispanic1,9307081,222
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1459
White6,0852,4033,682
Two or More Races824316508
Race/Ethnicity Unknown984499485
Total 18,4597,74210,717
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Boston University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1349
Asian1,8777841,093
Black or African American738234504
Hispanic1,368487881
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander13211
White6,5692,4984,071
Two or More Races436162274
Race/Ethnicity Unknown864359505
Total 18,2557,90410,351

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 24,673 students whose age under twenty five and 5,773 students whose age is over thirty years old at Boston University.
Especially, 275 students are younger than eighteen and 97 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Boston University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Boston University
TotalMenWomen
Total18,459 7,74210,717
Under 18275 109166
18-197,536 3,0694,467
20-218,271 3,2834,988
22-241,865 1,008857
25-29221 12596
30-3474 3638
35-3949 2722
40-4953 2528
50-6440 1822
65 and over74 4232
unknown1 01
Total 18,459 7,74210,717
Population by Student Age at Boston University
TotalMenWomen
Total18,255 7,90410,351
20-21292 82210
22-246,434 2,5033,931
25-296,046 2,6393,407
30-342,561 1,2261,335
35-391,314 687627
40-491,190 592598
50-64395 165230
65 and over23 1013
Total 18,255 7,90410,351

Online Student Population

At Boston University, 5,257 students (14.32% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,044 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 820 students live in Massachusetts where Boston University is located in and 2,386 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total36,71418,45918,255
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes4,044983,946
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,213901,123
Not Enrolled in Online Classes31,45718,27113,186
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)4,044983,946
Massachusetts Residents82028792
Other State in U.S.2,386582,328
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown83812826