BUA by the Numbers
- 229 students
- 12 average class size
- 10:1 student to teacher ratio
- 58% students of color (self-reported)
- 28% of students receive need-based financial aid
- 51 cities and towns represented
- 25 languages spoken at home
- 1503 mean SAT score for the BUA Class of 2022
- 34 mean ACT score for the BUA Class of 2022
- 54% of the Class of 2022 recognized in National Merit Scholarship Program competition
Our Mission
In our caring high-school community, students who love learning are challenged to think critically and read deeply, and to explore adventurously the wider world of learning at Boston University.
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Featured News
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Three BUA Seniors Selected as Top 300 Scholars in 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search
January 23, 2023Three seniors at Boston University Academy -- Alex Jin '23, Alvin Lu '23, and Joseph Wang '23 -- were selected as top 300 scholars... More
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BUA Athletes Win All-Scholastics Honors
January 19, 2023Boston University Academy student athletes earned All-Scholastics honors in the MBIL league for cross country and soccer in the fall 2022 season. Congratulations to... More
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BUA Junior Wins World Cup in Épée Fencing
November 29, 2022BUA junior Luka Loncar, '24, won the World Cup in épée fencing in the 16-and-under men's division at the Cadet European Cup in Grenoble, More
Head of School Blog
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Joyful Learning and Shakespearean Knock Knock Jokes
February 22, 2023In a funny scene in Act II of The Tragedy of Macbeth, a drunken porter responds to a repeated “knock, knock, knock” at the... More
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HOS Blog: Parent-School Partnership and the Three-Legged Stool
October 31, 2022“Can I come back and go to school here?” I heard this question a few times on Tuesday from those who joined us for Parents... More