2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at BU is $65,168 in average over all major programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.50% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at BU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Boston University Cost of Attendance page.
Boston University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2020$55,892$55,892
2021$58,072$58,072
2022$59,816$59,816
2023$62,360$62,360
2024$65,168$65,168

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Boston University is $1,994 in average over undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.51% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $1,994 in average. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.51% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Boston University.
Boston University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2020$1,710 $1,710
2021$1,777 $1,777
2022$1,830 $1,830
2023$1,908 $1,908
2024$1,994 $1,994

Offered Online Programs

Boston University offers 469 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 1 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Boston University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's1121
Master's0181
Doctorate (Research)090
Doctorate (Professional)03
1 Year Certificate07
1-2 Years certificates032
2-4 Years Certificate012
Post-BS Certificate03
Post-MS Certificate020
Total1469

Online Student Population

There are 36,714 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at BU. Of that, 4,044 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 1,213 students have joined to some online courses and 31,457 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Boston University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total36,71418,45918,255
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes4,044983,946
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,213901,123
Not Enrolled in Online Classes31,45718,27113,186
Online Student Population by Student Location at Boston University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)4,044983,946
Massachusetts Residents82028792
Other State in U.S.2,386582,328
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown83812826

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