Quick Facts

Bright, curious students in grades 9-12 will find a community of like-minded peers at Boston University Academy unabashedly pursuing their intellectual passions.

Boston University Academy is an academically challenging independent day school located on the campus of a major urban research university. A distinctive curriculum that combines liberal arts coursework with classes at Boston University forms the core of the BUA student’s educational experience.

The Big Picture

• 186 total students
• 11 Average class size
• 10:1 Student to teacher ratio
• 95 (51%) Boys
• 91 (49%) Girls

Student Demographics

• 51% attended public schools
• 38% attended independent schools
• 7% attended parochial schools
• 4% home-schooled or international schools
• 53% students of color (self-reported)
• 47% multilingual households (represents 24 languages)

Faculty

• 18 total faculty members
• 11 faculty members with a Doctorate degree
• 6 faculty members with a Masters degree

National Merit Commendations

• 44% of Class of 2017 recognized
• 4 finalists
• 4 semi-finalists
• 27 commended students
• 1 National Hispanic Recognition Scholars Program

To receive a National Merit Commendation, a student must score in the top 2% of test takers nationwide.

Tuition and Financial Aid

• $44,966 Tuition and fees for 2018-19
• 37% students receiving financial assistance 
• $25,039 Average need-based financial aid grant
• $152,521 Average income of families receiving financial aid

Campus

• 20 Classrooms in the Academy building
• 2 state-of-the-art science labs at BUA
• 5.4 million + volumes available to BUA student’s at BU’s Mugar Library
• + access to BU facilities such as Nickerson Field, the Robotics Lab in the Engineering Building, theaters, concert halls, the George Sherman Union, and more!