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BUA by the Numbers
- 245 students
- 12 average class size
- 10:1 student to teacher ratio
- 53% students of color (self-reported)
- 30% of students receive need-based financial aid
- 47 cities and towns represented
- 30 languages spoken at home
- 1492 mean SAT score for the BUA Class of 2024
- 34 mean ACT score for the BUA Class of 2024
- 37% of the Class of 2024 recognized in National Merit Scholarship Program competition
Test averages reflect scores submitted to colleges.
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Our Mission
At Boston University Academy, kind and curious students who love learning are challenged to read deeply and think critically, to explore adventurously at Boston University, and to engage meaningfully in our community and beyond.
Core Values
Inquiry | Knowledge | Independence | Belonging | Joy
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Welcome to BUA
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Featured News
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Major Lydia Hill ’11 Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
October 10, 2024BUA is delighted to present the 2024-2025 Distinguished Alumni Award to Major Lydia Hill '11 for her service in the United States Air Force as... More
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BUA Seniors Earn National Merit Honors
October 2, 2024Thirty-four percent of the Boston University Academy Class of 2025 received recognition in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program competition. The competition honors... More
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Cross Country Recap: 10/1
October 2, 2024Ada '25 shares a recap of the BUA Cross Country team's race on October 1, 2024: The cross country team crushed another hilly race at... More
Head of School Blog
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Thank You to our Families
October 11, 2024We held our annual State of the School event last night. It is a festive evening where parents, guardians, teachers, and staff come together... More
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A Teacher’s Impact
October 4, 2024Earlier this week, I spent three days visiting a peer school and leading a committee of educators from around New England tasked with evaluating... More
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Love of Learning
September 27, 2024I recently had the pleasure of covering an 11th-grade English class for a teacher who was out for the day. The teacher had left... More