InfoCenter
Freshman Profile
ADMISSIONS DATA FOR LEADING TEN STATES
| Fall 2006 | Fall 2007 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | Registrants | Applicants | Registrants | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
New York | 5,282 | 16.6 | 654 | 15.9 | 5,420 | 16.0 | 640 | 15.4 |
Massachusetts | 4,917 | 15.4 | 791 | 19.2 | 5,134 | 15.1 | 856 | 20.6 |
California | 3,622 | 11.4 | 305 | 7.4 | 4,052 | 11.9 | 352 | 8.5 |
New Jersey | 2,707 | 8.5 | 433 | 10.5 | 3,096 | 9.1 | 368 | 8.8 |
Connecticut | 1,444 | 4.5 | 215 | 5.2 | 1,643 | 4.8 | 241 | 5.8 |
Pennsylvania | 1,228 | 3.9 | 177 | 4.3 | 1,356 | 4.0 | 169 | 4.1 |
Florida | 1,076 | 3.4 | 132 | 3.2 | 1,102 | 3.2 | 93 | 2.2 |
Illinois | 872 | 2.7 | 107 | 2.6 | 888 | 2.6 | 94 | 2.3 |
Texas | 840 | 2.6 | 115 | 2.8 | 877 | 2.6 | 112 | 2.7 |
Maryland | 768 | 2.4 | 89 | 2.2 | 831 | 2.4 | 78 | 1.9 |
Total ten states | 22,756 | 71.4 | 3,018 | 73.2 | 24,399 | 71.9 | 3,003 | 72.1 |
Total US | 31,851 | 4,124 | 33,930 | 4,163 | ||||
(State ranking is based on 2007 applications.)
ADMISSIONS DATA BY RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUP
Fall 2006 | Fall 2007 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | Registrants | Applicants | Registrants | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Caucasian/ Other/ Not Stated | 20,043 | 62.9 | 2,897 | 70.2 | 20,985 | 61.8 | 2,828 | 67.9 |
African American | 1,512 | 4.7 | 106 | 2.6 | 1,657 | 4.9 | 101 | 2.4 |
Asian American | 5,180 | 16.3 | 559 | 13.6 | 5,723 | 16.9 | 641 | 15.4 |
Hispanic American | 2,343 | 7.4 | 299 | 7.3 | 2,468 | 7.3 | 299 | 7.2 |
Native American | 124 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.3 | 149 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.2 |
International | 2,649 | 8.3 | 249 | 6.0 | 2,948 | 8.7 | 286 | 6.9 |
Total | 31,851 | 100 | 4,124 | 100 | 33,930 | 100 | 4,163 | 100 |
Admissions Data by SAT scores
Composite SAT | Fall 2006 | Fall 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Meana | 1272 | 1270 |
| College of Arts & Sciences Mean | 1310 | 1305 |
| National College-Bound Seniors Mean | 1021 | 1017 |
Critical Reading SAT | |||
| Boston University Meana, b | 628 | 626 |
| College of Arts & Sciences Meanb | 651 | 647 |
| National College-Bound Seniors | 503 | 502 |
Math SAT | |||
| Boston University Meana | 644 | 643 |
| College of Arts & Sciences Mean | 659 | 658 |
| National College-Bound Seniors | 518 | 515 |
| Writing SAT | |||
| Boston University Meana | 632 | 631 | |
| College of Arts & Sciences Mean | 652 | 647 | |
| National College-Bound Seniors | 497 | 494 | |
a Figures include students in CGS and in the MET Science & Engineering Program.
b Critical Reading (formerly Verbal) scores include takers of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).