波士顿大学（Boston University） [14]，简称BU，是一所创办于1839年的私立研究型大学，爱国者联盟成员 [21]，美国大学协会成员校 [22]。其主校区位于波士顿市中心查尔斯河河畔，医学院校区则设在波士顿市区南边的长木医学区。
2023U.S. News美国最佳大学排名第41位 [20]；2023U.S. News世界大学排名第70位 [1]；2021软科世界大学学术排名第95位 [4]；2023泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名第71位 [2]；2024QS世界大学排名第93位 [3]。
- 中文名
- 波士顿大学
- 外文名
- Boston University
- 简 称
- BU
- 创办时间
- 1839年（1869年立案）
- 办学性质
- 私立大学
- 学校类别
- 综合类研究型大学
- 学校特色
- 美国大学协会（AAU）成员
- 现任领导
- Robert A. Brown（校长）
- 院系设置
- 法学院、工学院、医学院、凯斯特罗姆商学院等
- 校 训
- Learning, Virtue and Piety（学习，美德和敬虔）
- 地 址
- 1 Silber Way Boston, MA 02215
- 主要奖项
- 8位诺贝尔奖得主
- 吉祥物
- 波士顿㹴犬（Terriers）
- 代表色
- 猩红色和白色
波士顿大学是一所创办于1839年的私立研究型大学。
波士顿大学校园风光
波士顿大学校园风光- 学术资源
波士顿图书馆（Mugar Memorial Library）系统由23座图书馆组成，拥有250万册藏书，45,264种期刊和460万件缩微资料，除此之外，还拥有大量的专刊、电子信息资源、和其它非文本式资料。波士顿大学图书馆把教学、学习、研究及学生生活很好地融在了一起，另外还有一些较特殊的资料，如：主题领域的相关信息、课程内容、展示现有收藏资料的优势及不足、考试内容鉴定的回顾、学生和教师的建议等。图书馆系统不断地扩大着收藏资料的数量和范围，以满足课程和研究的需要。
African Studies Library
天文学图书馆
Astronomy Library
天文学图书馆毗邻天文学院，图书馆支持本科和研究生研究学习天文学，并收集、使用天文书籍和先进基因体书籍，也包括空间物理书籍，更新天文学相关大约50个期刊，还藏有一个精妙的天文地图。同时支持工程学学生的研究。
毕比通讯图书馆
Beebe Communications Library
乐库
Music Library
乐库是一个集研发支持西方艺术音乐中、音乐教育、实践和民族音乐学性能的机构。图书馆藏有包括2万本书，100种音乐期刊、100多种录像带，5000个不同的音乐网站，和20多个研究指南。收集的理论和研究教育书籍也位于Mugar纪念图书馆。
科学工程图书馆
Science and Engineering Library
Medical Library
医学图书馆为波士顿医学中心的全体教职员工和学生提供医学、口腔医学、卫生的相关资料。
波士顿大学校园风光
波士顿大学校园风光全校共有16个学院：
- 波士顿大学传播学院（College of Communication）
- 艺术学院（College of Fine Arts）
- 教育学院（Wheelock School of Education）
- 通识学院（College of General Studies）
- 牙医学院（Henry & Gold Man School of Dental Medicine）
- 工学院（College of Engineering）
- 法学院（School of Law）
- 文理学院（College of Arts and Science）
- 凯斯特罗姆商学院（Questrom School of Business）
- 医学院（School of Medicine）
- 大都会学院（Metropolitan College）
- 公共卫生学院（School of Public Health）
- 社会工作学院（School of Social Work）
- 神学院（School of Theology）
- 酒店管理学院（School of Hospitality Administration）
- 帕迪全球研究学院 （Pardee School of Global Studies）
- 优势学科
传播类：享有很大声誉，出色校友无数，是全美第一所开设公共关系的大学。（根据College Factual：最佳本科新闻学院全美第二，最佳本科新闻项目全美第三）
生物医学工程（Biomedical Engineering）：全美排名前十。
商科：管理学院出过很多知名校友，并且以毕业生素质好闻名。2015年，原管理学院（School of Management）正式更名为Questrom School of Business。
工程类：学院毕业生受各公司欢迎。
法律：全美排名第20位, 2021QSworld全球排名51-100。
音乐：在2014年被美国权威音乐杂志Musical America评选为全球最杰出的54间音乐学院之一（排名不分先后）。 [7]
波士顿大学很好的让学生们把实践和理论相结合，以便更好的理解和消化所学的知识，同学们可以随时在校园里找到打工工作，假期里面还有多不胜数的实习机会。每周学校里面都会举行各种讲座让各位成功校友或者其他成功人士来讲述在职业场上的各类注意事项。同学们在此类讲座中可以更好的了解职业背景和社会现状。当然各式各样的学术讲座也能帮助学生们了解相关知识。
波士顿大学帆船队
波士顿大学帆船队波士顿大学最出名的是它的Study Abroad（留学海外）计划。每年都有很多学生有机会去西班牙、以色列、巴西、伦敦、巴黎、悉尼、上海、洛杉矶、纽约、华盛顿等地进行学习以及实习。同学们可以在当地学习最有效的专业知识。比如在洛杉矶传播学院的同学们可以在制片场内学习最先进的方法与技巧，在伦敦艺术学院的同学们可以学到最地道的英伦文化。在此类实习或学习计划中 同学们可以在开拓视野的同时学习到丰富的知识。
波士顿大学的课程设置也很有特色，几乎每个学院的同学们都要在修专业课之前学习社会科学自然科学，人文学科。通过学习这些学科，同学们可以更深层次的思考问题，也培养了兴趣对以后的生活与工作提供帮助。
波士顿大学校园风光
波士顿大学还要求每个同学修写作课，写作课分不同的话题，涉及文学，历史，文化，科学等等甚至还有孔夫子与波士顿和东方英雄文化（武侠）等有趣话题。同学们可以在写作课上探讨看法，并且锻炼自己的写作技巧。提升写作技巧对所有人的学术和职业都很有帮助。
波士顿大学将大课教学和小课教学充分结合：一般简单的基础课都采用大课模式，几十人的讲座（lecture）上老师讲知识，在十几人的研讨（discussion）上有助教复习知识重点和解答疑问；高级课和专业课一般是十几人的小课，同学们可以在小课上感受到精英的感觉。
波士顿大学Logo- 综合排名
年份 | U.S. News世界大学排名 [1] | 软科世界大学学术排名 [4] | 泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名 [2] | QS世界大学排名 [3] | 莫斯科国际大学排名 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010年 | - | - | - | - | 57 [12] |
2011年 | - | 76 | 59 | 70 | - |
2012年 | - | 71 | 54 | 64 | - |
2013年 | - | 75 | 54 | 79 | - |
2014年 | - | 72 | 50 | 78 | - |
2015年 | 37 | 73 | 57 | 91 | - |
2016年 | 32 | - | 64 | - | - |
2017年 | - | 80 | 64 | - | - |
2018年 | 39 | 70 | 70 | 81 | 34 [10] |
2019年 | 46 | 76 | 74 | - | 40 [11] |
2020年 | 51 | 90 | 61 | 98 | - |
2021年 | 57 | 95 | 54 [2] | 110 [9] | - |
2022年 | 65 | - | 62 [2] | 112 [3] | - |
2024年 | - | - | - | 93 [23] | - |
- 专项排名
在2020年Best Value Schools发布的全球毕业走向最好大学排名中，位列第12位 [5]。
2004年，波士顿大学设立了“熊晓鸽新闻终身成就奖”，这是中国留学生在美国主流大学以个人名义设立的第一个专业大奖。该奖的设立人熊晓鸽曾于20世纪80年代在波士顿大学新闻传播学院学习，现为美国国际数据集团全球高级副总裁。
2016年5月6日，波士顿大学时任校长Robert Brown与清华大学校长邱勇先生签署了系统工程专业双学位项目合作协议。新的双学位项目允许清华大学系统工程专业的本科毕业生在波士顿大学工程学院继续深造，攻读硕士学位。 [8]
2018年5月20日，中国导演张艺谋获美国波士顿大学颁授人文艺术荣誉博士学位，校方说，授予张艺谋人文艺术荣誉博士学位，主要是表扬这位中国导演在电影及其他艺术上“为世界文化的传承与绵延、丰富与繁荣做出了不容忽视且难以磨灭的贡献”。 [15]
该校篮球校队与其他八所位于新英格兰地区、纽约州及马里兰州的大学共同属于“美东联盟”（America East Conference）； 冰球校队属于“冰球东部协会”（Hockey East Association）；并参与“北美十三州体育协会”（Colonial Athletic Association）及“东部大学体育联盟”（Eastern College Athletic Conference）等约十种男女室内外体育竞赛，包括足球、垒球、曲棍球、赛艇、户外赛跑、游泳等。正式参与竞赛等级均属美国“全国大学体育协会”（National Collegiate Athletic Association）第一级（Division I）。
波士顿大学吉祥物
波士顿大学吉祥物2009年，男子冰球校队赢得全国总冠军。
校队主色是猩红色，昵称为“梗犬”（Terriers），吉祥物名唤“瑞德”（Rhett），是条项圈带刺、叉手咧嘴的小猎犬。“瑞德”命名的灵感，来自美国1930年代畅销小说《飘》（Gone With the Wind）中的经典名句：“世上再没人比瑞德更爱思嘉了。”（No one loves Scarlet more than Rhett.）。书中女主角郝思嘉（Scarlet O'Hara）的名字，恰与猩红色英文同字；而“瑞德”即源自男主角白瑞德（Rhett Butler）的名字。
波士顿大学位于美国独立革命的发源地新英格兰（New England）地区最大城市波士顿，是英国清教徒最早登陆新大陆的地点。此区共有56所院校，其中包括哈佛大学、麻省理工学院等名校及多所音乐及艺术专业学院。波士顿大学地理位置方便，在交通上有大众运输系统MBTA，包括地铁、电车、巴士、火车都可以搭乘。
马塞诸塞州首府及最大城市波士顿（Boston）拥有相当多的历史古迹可供参观，学术资源亦也相当丰富。波士顿（Boston）为一个学术风气顶盛及相当具有艺术文化气息的城市，也是一个古老的港口。许多知名的艺术家或是文化工作者均是出自这里，波士顿大学就是占进了地理之便，在繁华的城市中，成就了无数的优良学子。
校园闹中取静，交通便利，地下铁横穿校园，又临查尔斯河畔，是一所拥有理想学习环境的大学。波士顿大学的中国留学生人数逐年增加。根据1995年的调查显示，中国留学生人数占波士顿大学外籍学生中的第三位，仅次于日本与科威特；而根据2007年的统计显示，中国留学生已经占国际留学生中的第一位。
波士顿大学校区内设施先进，尤其是成立于1989年学生独立运营的电视台BUTV10、广播中心WTBU、校刊BU TODAY、酒店（Howard Johnson），提供给传播学院（College of Communication）及酒店管理学院（School of Hospitality Administration）的学生们绝佳的学习场所。除此之外，波士顿大学还提供了完善的住宿环境，Warren Tower宿舍大楼为全美最大型的宿舍之一；Fitness & Recreation Center体育馆和Nickerson Field运动场是学生运动健身的好场所；Mugar图书馆、GSU学生活动中心、BU戏院、BU书局Barnes&Noble等，均是波士顿大学引以为傲的完善设备。
Tom Fiedler (MS COM 1971), Executive Editor,Miami Herald, 1991 普利策奖
Ethan Forman, 2003 普利策奖
Daniel Goodrich (COM 1975), Photographer,Newsday, 1997 普利策奖
Stan Grossfeld(MS COM 1980), Associate Editor,Boston Globe, 1984 普利策奖
Kenneth Irby1992, 1993, and 1995 普利策奖
Stephen Kurkjian (BA COM 1966), Senior Metro Editor,Boston Globe, 1972, 1980和2003 普利策奖
Jhumpa Lahiri(MA GRS 1993, MA UNI 1995, PhD UNI 1997), 2000 普利策奖
Justin Lane, Freelance Photographer, 2002 普利策奖
Patricia Maldonado, former Staff Writer,Miami Herald, 1999 普利策奖
Michael Rezendes, Reporter,Boston Globe, 2003 普利策奖
Sacha Pfeiffer, Reporter,Boston Globe, 2003 普利策奖
James Savage, Retired Associate Editor,Miami Herald, 1987 and 1993 news staff 普利策奖
Mark Thompson(BS COM 1975), Senior Correspondent,Time Magazine, 1985 普利策奖
Joan Vennochi, Columnist,Boston Globe, 1980 普利策奖
Helen Ubinas (BS COM 1994), Columnist,Hartford Courant, 1999 普利策奖
Meredith Warren, 2003 普利策奖
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Elissa Altman, food writer,The Huffington Post, restaurant critic,Hartford Courant
Mike Barnicle, Journalist, Radio Host
Liz Cho,WABC-TVNews Anchor
Christine Chubbuck, television reporter who committed suicide on live television in 1974
Joe Concannon, (deceased), Sports writer,Boston Globe
Fabien Cousteau, (BS '91), Aquatic filmmaker, grandson of Jacques Cousteau
David Doubilet(COM 1970 BS), underwater photographer, National Geographic
Mark Feinsand, (COM 1996 BS)Sportswriter, New York Daily News.
Erica Hill, anchor, CNN Headline News
Yunghi Kim, Pulitzer Prize nominated photographer
Michele LaFountain, Anchor, ESPN SportsCenter en espanól
Albert Maysles, Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker
Carl Mydans, (CBA BS 1930), Photographic journalist withLife Magazinefrom 1936 into the 1950s
Melanie Page, Former CNBC employee
Anthony Radziwill, NBC anchor and reporter
Casey Sherman, Bestselling author of A Rose for Mary, Black Irish & The Finest Hours
Bill Simmons, (COM 1993 MS) Podcaster, Writer for ESPN's Page2
Nina Totenberg, (COM 1965) correspondent forNational Public Radio
Gary Tuchman, (COM 1982 BS) reporter, CNN
Dana Tyler, Emmy Award winning news anchor
美国州长
Lincoln Almond, (JD 1961), formerGovernor of Rhode Island
Albert O. Brown, (LL.B. 1884), formerGovernor of New Hampshire
Fred H. Brown, (attended LAW 1904/06, no degree), formerGovernor of New Hampshire, former U.S. Congressman
Paul Dever, (JD 1926), formerGovernor of Massachusetts
Samuel D. Felker, (LL.B. 1887), formerGovernor of New Hampshire
Judd Gregg, (JD), U.S. Senator, formerGovernor of New Hampshire
Bob McDonnell, (M.S.B.A. 1980), elect-Governor of Virginia
Gary Locke(JD 1975), formerGovernor of Washington
J. Howard McGrath, (JD 1929), former U.S. Senator, formerGovernor of Rhode Island
William Russell, (LL.B. 1879), formerGovernor of Massachusetts.
David I. Walsh, (LL.B. 1897), former U.S. Senator, formerGovernor of Massachusetts
美国国会议员
Joseph E. Casey, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
Antonio Colorado, (BS 1962) Resident Commissioner in US Congress from Puerto Rico
Paul Cronin, former U.S. Congressman (MA)
John Crosby, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
Emilio Q. Daddario, (law), former U.S. Congressman (CT)
Norman D'Amours, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH)
Louise Day Hicks, former U.S. Congresswoman (MA)
Brian J. Donnelly, (BS 1970), former U.S. Congressman (MA), former US Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago,
Charles Douglas III, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH)
Forrest Goodwin, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (ME)
Daniel Granger, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI)
Arthur Daniel Healey, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA), and U.S. federal judge
Joe Hoeffel, (BS ), former U.S. Congressman (PA)
Barbara Jordan, (JD), former U.S. Congresswoman (TX)
Charles Joyce, (Newbury Seminary, pre-1850), former U.S. Congressman (VT)
Ambrose Kennedy, (JB LAW 1906), former U.S. Congressman (RI)
James Maloney, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (CT)
Jim Marshall, (JD), U.S. Congressman (GA)
Frank Morse, former U.S. Congressman (MA)
Henry Naphen, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
Jeremiah O'Connell, former U.S. Congressman (RI)
Ernest W. Roberts, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
Ferdinand St. Germain, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI)
Charles Sprague, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
Robert Stafford, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (VT)
Walter Stiness, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI)
John Sullivan, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
Joseph Walsh, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
Edward Wason, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH)
George Williams, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
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Keith B. Alexander, (MBA), Director,National Security Agency
Armand Arabian, Retired Justice, California Supreme Court
Jennifer M. Callahan, (B.A., B.S.), member of theMass. House of Representatives(served2002 -present)
Michael Carleton, CIO,United States Department of Health and Human Services
Paul C. Casey, (MBA 1998), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served1989 -present)
Martha Coakley, (JD), Massachusetts Attorney General
William Cohen, (JD), former U.S. Secretary of Defense, former U.S. Senator, former U.S. Congressman
Ned DeWire, (M.Div), former General Secretary,United Methodist Church
Joshua DuBois, (BA 2003), Head of theOffice of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnershipsunder PresidentBarack Obama.
Michael F. Flaherty, (JD), President, Boston City Council
Martha Fuller-Clark, (MA),New HampshireState Senator
James Franklin Jeffrey, (MBA), Ambassador,U.S. Department of State
Elizabeth Meyer Glaser(SED 1970), child advocate, AIDS activits and co-founder of theElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Colleen Graffy, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State (P.R.)
Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Takeo Kikuchi (LLB LAW 1877), one of the first Japanese to study law in the US, founder and second president of Tokyo’sChuo University
Rikki Klieman(JD LAW 1975), attorney, TV personality,Court TV
Zsolt Limperger, Hungarian football player
Ida Lorentzen, American born Norwegian Artist
Joan M. Menard, Massachusetts State Senator
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga(JD), political consultant
David Mulford(MA GRS 1962), U.S. Ambassador to India
Shannon O'Brien, (JD), former Massachusetts State Treasurer
Barbara Pariente, (COM '70) Chief Justice,FloridaSupreme Court (Authored the Terri Schiavo decision)
Mark Regev, (MS MET 1998), spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister
Elizabeth Rhodes, (MBA), Rhode Island State Senator
Lelia Robinson (Mrs. Sawtelle), (LL.B LAW 1881), first woman admitted to Massachusetts state bar
Anna Howard Shaw(STH 1878, MED 1886) President, Nat'l Women's Suffrage Assn (1904-1915), first woman awardedDistinguished Service Medal
Cynthia Stone-Creem, Massachusetts State Senator
Martha Ware, Massachusetts jurist and politician
Sumner Whittier, former Lt. Governor of Massachusetts
Faisal al-Fayez(CAS MA) former Prime Minister ofJordan
Milind Deora, (SMG BSBA '99) member ofIndia's Parliament
Keiko Fujimori, (SMG BSB 1997) member of Peru's Congress, former first lady of Peru
Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, (GRS PhD 1988) Philanthropist
Don Gorton(CAS B.A. 1982), Commissioner, Commonwealth ofMassachusetts Appellate Tax Board
Martin Luther King, Jr.(STH PhD 1955), 1964Nobel Peace Prize; Civil Rights Leader
Benjamin LaGuer, (MET B.L.S.magna cum laude, 1997) Massachusetts inmate who fought a conviction for more than two decades
Hiroshige Seko, (COM MS 1992) Public Relations Advisor in theCabinet of Japan
Gigi Tsereteli, (SPH 2005) Parliament, Georgia
J Allard, Vice President,Microsoft
Supachai Chearavanont, (BSB 1989 SMG), CEO & President,True Corporation(Thailand)
Nathaniel Baker, CEO, Domestic Bank
Norman Barron, Founder,Marshalls Department Stores
Kirk Bauer, (JD), Executive Director, Disabled Sports USA; Former Member,President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Brian Bedol, (COM BA 1980), Founder,Fusient Media Ventures, Creator,Classic Sports Network(which becameESPN Classic), Founder and CEO,CSTV
Jack Belsito, (BSBA 1982), President,SnappleDistributing Co.
Alessandro Benetton(SMG BSB 1988) Chairman of 21 Investimenti S.p. A, and Deuty Chairman of Benetton Group
John K. Billock, (MBA 1975), Vice Chairman and COO,Time Warner Cable
Chutinant Bhirom Bhakdi, Board of Directors,Boon Rawd Brewery(Singha Beer)
Gina R. Boswell, Sr. Vice President and COO,Avon Products
Ellen Bovarnick, Vice President,Coca-Cola
Shin Yong-Il, (MBA), CEO,Deutsche Asset Management
Michael Bronner, (BSBA 1982), Founder & Chairman,Upromise, Digitas
Fred Bronstein, President,Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Richard Cahill, President & CEO, Conway Realty
David K. Colapinto, Esquire, partner,Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, Washington, D.C.
Mickey Drexler, (MBA 1968), Chairman & CEO,J. Crew
Trung Dung, software billionaire business executive, founder of Fogbreak Software and On Display
David Edgerton, co-founder ofBurger King
Susan Evans, Co-Founder, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Ahmass Fakahany, Executive Vice President and CFO,Merrill Lynch
Kenneth Feld(SMG 1970 BSB), CEO,Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
Bill Fine, President & General Manager,WCVB-TVBoston
Jerald G. Fishman, (MBA), CEO,Analog Devices
Michael Fricklas, (JD), Executive Vice President & General Counsel,Viacom
Samuel P. Fried, (JD), Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel,Limited Brands
Arlen W. Gelbard, (JD) Chief Banking Officer and President, E*TRADE Bank
Richard Gladstein, Founder, Film Colony
Shelly Glick Gryfe, (BS, Psychology, '75) VP of Marketing Research,Fisher Price
Bonnie Hammer, President,Sci-Fi Channel
Ted Harbert, President, E! Networks
Edgar J. Helms, founder ofGoodwill Industries
Jeanette Horan, (EMBA 1993), Vice President,IBM
John P. Howe, III, President & CEO,Project HOPE (USA)
Frederick Huntsberry, (CGS non-degree prog 1982, BSB SMG 1984) Chief Operating Officer, Paramount Pictures
Ishrat Husain(PhD) 13th Governor ofState Bank of Pakistan
Paul Irwin, former CEO, TheHumane Societyof the United States
Shel Israel(COM, no degree) Author, Entrepreneur and Consultant
Toshimasa Iue, (MBA 1989), President & COO,Sanyo
Bruce Karatz, (BA 1967), CEO,KB Home
Paul LaCamera, (MS), former President & General Manager,WCVB-TVBoston
Louis Lataif, former President,Ford Motor CompanyEurope; Dean,Boston University School of Management
Michael Tze Hau Lee, (SMG MBA 1986), Managing DirectorHysan Development Company Limited
David Lubars, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO
Christian F. Martin, CEO,C.F. Martin & Company
Jessica McClintock, (BA 1950), Founder, President, CEO, Jessica McClintock, Inc.
James McLamore, co-founder ofBurger King
Edward Mehlman, (DDS), Vice President,American Dental Association
Dirk Meyer, (MBA 1993) President & COO,Advanced Micro Devices, ACM Maurice Wilkes Award winner for contributions to Alpha and x86 chip designs
Mitchell Modell, CEO,Modell's Sporting Goods
Peter J. Moran, (CLA 1986), Co-Founder of ThinkBusiness magazine
Ellen Parker, Executive Director, Project Bread
Craig S. Prusher, (BA 1985, JD 1988), Vice President, Asst. General Counsel, Burger King Corporation
Richard D. Reidy, (BS 1982), President, Chief Executive Officer,Progress Software
Michael I. Roth, (JD), Interpublic Group
Monty Sarhan, CEO, Cracked Entertainment
John F. Smith, Jr.MBA 1965, Honorary Degree 1993, former Chairman and CEO ofGeneral Motors
Patrick Spain(LAW JD 1979), founder ofHoover'sandHighBeam Research
Fonda Snyder, Founder, Starbright Foundation
Margaret Stumpp, Senior Vice President,Prudential Financial
Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment
Gerald Tsai, Jr., (CAS, GRS 1949), Chairman, Tsai Management, Inc.
Margaret Wallace, (BS 1989), CEO, Co-Founder,Rebel Monkey
David Weinstein, (BA 1972), Chief, Administration & Government Affairs,Fidelity Investments
Joseph Williams, CEO,HiberniaSouthcoast Capital Corp.
Stuart Zakim, (BA 1976, MA 1978), Vice President,Showtime Network
Jason Strauss, CEO of the Strategic Group
Gleason Archer, Sr.(BA 1904, JD 1906), founder ofSuffolk UniversityandSuffolk University Law School
Gail Carney, Dean,Lesley College
Robert A. Chernak, (BSBA '68) Senior VP, Student and Academic Support Services,George Washington University
Patricia Cormier (B.A.), President,Longwood University
Mary Jane England, President,Regis College
Nancy Harrington, President,Salem State College,Massachusetts
Ruth Linn, Dean,Haifa University,Israel
Dana Mohler-Faria, President,Bridgewater State College
Janice Stecchi, Dean,University of Massachusetts Lowell
Thomas Tritton, President,Haverford College
Diana Chapman Walsh (M.S., PhD), President,Wellesley College
Anthony Bruno, (CAS 1974 BA), Novelist
Percy Jewett Burrell, (pre-1900 B.O., School of Oratory) American dramatist
Hal Clement, (SED 1946 M.Ed), science fiction writer
Peter Guralnick,(1971 MA), author focused on twentieth-century American popular music
Younghill Kang, author, Guggenheim Fellow
William Ellery Leonard(1899) Poet
Susan Miller, (SSW 1979 MSS), author
Stewart O'Nan, (ENG 1983 BS), author
Norman Vincent Peale, (STh) Minister, author
John Perkins, (SMG 1968 BSB), economist, author
金·史丹利·罗宾逊, (GRS 1975 MA) science fiction author
Anne Sexton, Pulitzer Prize winning poet
Neal Stephenson, (CLA 1981 BA) science fiction author
Dorothy West, author, member of Harlem Renaissance
PSY,South Koreansinger (ranked number 10 in best entertainers in Korea)
Samuel Adler, composer
Sylvia Alimena, (CFA 1981),French Horn,National Symphony Orchestra,Conductor, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
Jason Alexander(attended SFA 3 years, Hon. 1995),托尼奖winning actor andSeinfeldcharacterGeorge Costanza
Fred Allen(attended Summer Session), entertainer
Joan Baez(CFA 1962 no degree), folk singer
Abhishek Bachchan(CAS 1997, no degree) Award-winning Indian actor -husband of actressAishwarya Rai
Edwin Barker, Principal Double Bass,波士顿交响乐团
Craig Bierko, (BA), Actor
Nicole Blackman, artist, poet, author, vocalist, Goth icon
Calvin Burnett, (MFA 1960) artist
John Cazale,Golden Globe Awardnominated actor, best known for role as "Fredo" in The Godfather
Valerie Coleman, (SFA '95) Composer, Founder of Grammy-nominated chamber ensemble Imani Winds
Christopher Cousins, Actor - Dozens of TV roles
Alexis Cruz, actor
David de Berry, theater composer, actor
Ron Della Chiesa, (BA 1959) radio personality
Emily Deschanel, actress, sister ofZooey Deschanel
Aubrey Dollar, (no degree) actress
Bill Duke, actor,
Charles Farrell(SMG 1928 no degree) Film & TV Actor, mayor of Palm Springs, Ca., with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Peter Filardi,Hollywoodscreenwriter
Jason Filardi,Hollywoodscreenwriter
Greg Fitzsimmons, comedian
Connie Fletcher, actress
Dan Fogler, actor
Alexandra Fol, composer
Justine Susanna Gamache(SFA BFA 1994, MFA 1999), Lead Singer,Freezepop
Nina Garcia, Fashion Director ofElle Magazine, Judge forProject Runway
David Garrison, (BFA), Tony award nominated actor, Al Bundy's Neighbor onMarried with Children
Paul Michael Glaser, actor (Starsky!)
Elon Gold, comedian
Ginnifer Goodwin, actress
Norman Greenbaum, musician, "Spirit in the Sky"
Dorian Ho(SMG), fashion designer from Hong Kong
Michelle Hurd, actress
Eugene Izotov, Principal Oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jamie Kaler(CAS BA 1987), actor, "My Boys"
Yunjin Kim, actress,LOST, "The KoreanJulia Roberts"
Andrew Kriesberg, writer,The Simpsons
David E. Kelley, (JD), television producer, husband ofMichelle Pfeiffer, His father, Jack Kelley, coached BU Hockey
Paula Kelley, singer
Jeff Kline, Producer, various children's television shows
Dominique LaBelle, opera singer
Vincent Larusso, (BSB 2000 SMG), actorThe Mighty Ducks films
James Kyson Lee, actor英雄
Erica Leerhsen, (BFA '98), Actress
Yan Luo (screenwriter), actress
Rob Mariano(CAS BA 1999), better known as Boston Rob, an American reality TV star and husband ofAmber Brkich
Joshua Marvit, (writing under pseudonym Milt Pupique), creator of acrosticdoublespeak
Megan McCormick, television travel host
David Metzler, television producer
Tom Magliozzi, (MBA, PhD) co-host ofCar Talk
Russell Morash, (BA '57), Emmy Award winning producer,This Old House,New Yankee Workshop,The Victory Garden
Kevin O'Connor, (GSM MBA '99) host ofThis Old House
Rosie O'Donnell(dropout), actress, comedian
Linda Park, actress
Peter Paige, actor
Ethan Phillips, actor
Paul Rachman, (CAS BA '82), Film DirectorAmerican Hardcore, co-founderSlamdance FIlm Festival
Kim Raver, (BFA) actress, (Audrey Raines from24)
Paul Reubens(dropout), actor.
Scott Rosenberg,Hollywoodscreenwriter
Jeffrey Ross, actor, comedian
Steven Rosenhaus, (COM '97), writer, assistant director
Patti Rothberg, (no degree awarded), singer, songwriter
Anthony Ruivivar, actor
Sarah Saltzberg, actress
Erik Scott, singer
Robert Shampain, (CFA 1980) actor; Coordinator, Boston University in Los Angeles Internship Program
Richard Sher (producer), radio and television producer
Matt Squire, (CAS 1999), Platinum Music Producer
Eric Stein, castmember onBig Brother 8
Howard Stern, (CGS non degree program 1974, COM BS 1976), radio host and self-declared"King of All Media"
Ryan Sypek, actor
Mary Timony, indie rocker
Joan Wasser, indie rocker
Ashley Williams, (BA '01) actress,Associated Press'It Girl', 2003
David Weinberg, American vocalist,The Suicide File
Carl Adams, current wrestling coach; 3-time NCAA All-American, 2-time National Champion @ 158lb.
Harry Agganis, professional baseball player
Tony Amonte,NHLhockey player
Shawn Bates, NHL hockey player
Rocco Benettonformer chief executive of theBenetton Formula Oneteam.
Butch Byrd, Professional Football Standout
Mickey Cochrane, Hall of Fame Baseball player
Jochen Dieckfoss, 4-time America Eastcross-countrychampion
Rick DiPietro, NHL hockey player
Chris Drury, NHL hockey player,Hobey BakerAward winner
Tom Dwan, Professional Poker Player
Mike Eruzione, Captain,1980年美国奥运会冰球队
Dick Farley,College Football Hall of Famecoach
Foge Fazio, NCAA football Coach, NFL football coach
Michael Felger, sports writer for theBoston Heraldand sports radio talk show host
Mike Grier, NHL hockey player
Cornella Harrington Sanders, Olympic speed skater
Bill Herrion, NCAA basketball coach
Karl Hobbs, NCAA basketball coach
Rick Hoyt, inspirationaltriathlete
Mike Jarvis, NCAA Basketball Coach
Jim "Crash" Jensen, Former NFL football player
Adam Kagin, Professional Poker Player
Robyn Kenney, Team USA Field Hockey
Shawn McEachern, NHL hockey player
Stephanie McMahon, WWE current Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, Live Events and Creative Writing
Shane McMahon, WWE current Executive Vice President of Global Media
Freddy Meyer, NHL hockey player
Jack O'Callahan,1980年美国奥运会冰球队
Jay Pandolfo, NHL hockey player
Jack Parker, legendary Boston University hockey coach
Gary Plummer, NBA player
Rick Pitino, NCAA & NBA Basketball Coach
Tom Poti, NHL hockey player
Ed Ronan, NHL hockey player
Dave Silk,1980年美国奥运会冰球队
Mike Sullivan (hockey), NHL Hockey Player, NHL Coach
John Thomas (athlete), High Jump World Record Holder
Keith Tkachuk, NHL hockey player
Ryan Whitney, NHL hockey player
Scott Young, retired NHL player
Bernard Berenson(attended CLA 1883-84, no degree) prominent Art Historian of the early 20th Century
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife ofJohn F. Kennedy, Jr..Killed in an airplane crashon July 16, 1999.
James Richard Cocke, M.D. (1863–1900), American physician, homeopath, and a pioneer hypnotherapist (the first blind medical graduate)
Warren A. Cole, founder of theLambda Chi AlphaFraternity, which is one of the largest social fraternities in theUnited States
Paul R. Devlin, Supreme Advocate, Knights of Columbus
Tipper Gore, Former 2nd Lady of the United States
Larry Graham, (JD '70), President,National Confectioners Association
Jeffrey Guterman, Mental health counselor and counselor educator
Karen Kwan, skater
Hadassah Lieberman, wife of U.S. SenatorJoseph Lieberman
Claudia Nugent, granddaughter of PresidentLyndon Johnson
Jeff Roberts, (CFA '99),傅尔布莱特计划- Traditional Chinese Music
Mark Rosewater,Magic: The GatheringHead Designer
Travis Roy, (COM 2000) a leading activitist for spinal cord injury survivors and founder of The Travis Roy Foundation
Dawn Steel(deceased)(did not graduate), first woman to run a major hollywood studio
Steven H. Untracht, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., (CAS BA '75), member of 1999 Nobel Peace Prize winner Doctors Without Borders.
Helen Magill White, first woman to earn a Ph.D.
申请条件
开学时间：每年1月、8月
年龄：16-25岁；
IELTS：7.0
TOEFL单科最低要求：
College of Arts & Sciences, School of Education,/College of Engineering/College of Fine Arts/School of Hospitality Administration/College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Writing: 21
Speaking: 21
Reading: 21
Listening: 21
College of Communication/College of General Studies/School of Management
Writing: 22
Speaking: 23
Reading: 25
Listening: 21；或PBT成绩600分以上
GPA：3.0以上
SAT Reasoning test 1770-2050 (50%)
体格健康，成绩良好，品学兼优
留学费用
【学费】USD56,000/年；
【生活费】USD12,003/年
【奖学金信息】
本科生奖学金比例：42%
本科生平均奖学金：26778
国际学生获奖学金比例：13%
申请条件
波士顿大学校园风光TOEFL分数要求：84.0-100.0（依专业不同而定）
TOEFL单科要求：
College of Arts & Sciences, School of Education,/College of Engineering/College of Fine Arts/School of Hospitality Administration/College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Writing: 22
Speaking: 23
Reading: 21
Listening: 18
College of Communication/College of General Studies/School of Management
Writing: 22
Speaking: 23
Reading: 25
Listening: 21
研究生学费：USD25,490/学期
波士顿大学对各国申请者，只要符合学院要求，都可以录取。但由于北美各大学在最近的录取中，实行了新托福网考成绩（新托福满分为120分，分为口语、听力、阅读和写作四部分，各部分满分为30分），波士顿大学对本科申请者的新托福分数要求为91分，也就是说相于笔考老托福的550~587分。对硕士申请者要求GPA3.0以上，新托福IBT100分以上，GRE1650分，GMAT650分。
2018年本科新生录取信息
申请人数：64473
录取率：22%
预估入学人数：3300
平均托福分数：106
平均SAT分数：1468
平均ACT分数：32
平均GPA：A-
录取学生高中排名：Top 7%
