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

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

43% of Class of 2018 recognized
4 finalists
4 semi-finalists
17 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. 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

$44,966 Tuition and fees for 2018-19
36% students receiving financial assistance
$27,863 Average need-based financial aid grant
$156,067 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!