Quick Facts
At Boston University Academy, bright, curious students in grades 9-12 will find a community of like-minded peers 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
- 203 total students
- 11 Average class size
- 10:1 Student to teacher ratio
- 108 (53%) Boys
- 95 (47%) Girls
Student Demographics
- 55% attended public schools
- 40% attended independent schools
- 4% attended parochial schools
- 1% home-schooled or international schools
- 57% students of color (self-reported)
- 47% multilingual households (represents 27 languages)
Faculty
- 19 total faculty members
- 12 faculty members with a Doctorate degree
- 6 faculty members with a Masters degree
National Merit Commendations
- 32% of Class of 2019 recognized
- 2 finalists
- 2 semi-finalists
- 13 commended students
To receive a National Merit Commendation, a student must score in the top 2% of test takers nationwide. National Hispanic Recognition Scholars score in the top 2.5% on the PSAT/NMSQT among all Hispanic and Latino test-takers in their region
Tuition and Financial Aid
- $48,832 Tuition and fees for 2019-2020
- 31% students receiving financial assistance
- $32,789 Average need-based financial aid grant
- $162,639 Average income of families receiving financial aid
Campus
- 20 Classrooms in the BUA 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 the George Sherman Union, FitRec, Nickerson Field, BU Boathouse and Sailing Pavilion, the Robotics Lab in the Engineering Building, theaters, concert halls, and more!