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Boston University

School of Management

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1296
  • Annual Tuition
    $42,400
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    2,185
  • University Selectivity
    44%
  • Average Salary
    $49,807
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1913
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Office of the Dean
Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
Website
405x225

School of Management

Boston University School of Management educates leaders who add value to their organizations, their communities, and the world. We have evolved our curricula to integrate the three most vital and rapidly growing sectors of the world economy: digital technology, energy and the environment, and health. We optimize business education for a fast-changing world by providing insight into these sectors and a practical foundation in the functional management disciplines, business ethics, social responsibility, and global perspective. Our graduates anticipate change, harness it, and make it work for their organizations.

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I think Boston University's School of Management is more comprehensive and strong compared to that of other schools. The business program emphasizes and trains us on many factors that would prepare us for the future work field. For example, it is clear that the business program emphasizes leadership because we have a lot of classes dedicated to the importance of working as a team.

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About Boston University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
44% Boston University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. Class rank
  3. Recommendations
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
47835% 47,835
44% 44
44% School Selectivity
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jan 1
Fall 2013
Nov 15
Winter 2013-14
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT plus writing
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
5875% 5,875
35% 35
35% Program Selectivity
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.0
  • Other transfer requirements Minimum of a 'B-' in Business, Society & Ethics; Introduction to Finance
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 80
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 32%
Top Industry
  • Other 14%
  • Consulting 6%
  • Media/Entertainment 5%
PricewaterhouseCoopers 16
Top Employer
  • Ernst & Young 15
  • HSBC 11
  • Grant Thornton 7
More Information
Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
55% 55
56% 55.65923664122137
55% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
22% 22
17% 17.25698275862069
22% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
16% 16
13% 12.771399999999998
16% Accept Offers
90% Graduates seeking full-time employment
10% Graduates not seeking employment
79% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
5% 5
$55,700.00
26K 70K
Finance/Accounting
46% 46
$54,873.00
25K 88K
General Management
6% 6
$46,095.00
15K 80K
Human Resources
2% 2
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
6% 6
$57,476.00
35K 78K
Marketing/Sales
27% 27
$39,939.00
20K 60K
Operations/Production
4% 4
$48,262.00
30K 65K
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
4% 4
$34,029.00
28K 40K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
13% 13
$54,700.00
38K 59K
Consumer Products/Retail
7% 7
$43,224.00
18K 60K
Consulting
6% 6
$52,583.00
30K 70K
Financial Services
32% 32
$55,998.00
25K 80K
Government/Education
2% 2
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
4% 4
$50,108.00
33K 65K
Manufacturing
1% 1
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
5% 5
$34,525.00
26K 55K
Non-Profit
1% 1
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
Data not provided
Real Estate
3% 3
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
1% 1
Data not provided
Technology/Science
10% 10
$48,610.00
20K 78K
Transportation
1% 1
Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
14% 14
$39,473.00
24K 60K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
84% 84
$50,278.00
24K 88K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
2% 2
$50,300.00
32K 65K
U.S. South
3% 3
$43,714.00
32K 78K
U.S. Southwest
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
3% 3
$51,410.00
34K 61K
U.S. West
7% 7
$40,406.00
20K 64K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
The Feld Career Center offers the entire array of career services (resume/cover letter reviews; interview preparation; networking advice; LinkedIn usage; internship/job search strategies and salary negotiation) as well as a required career course, “Charting Your Career Path”; alumni networking events; a spring and fall career fair; company information sessions; career workshops/panels and an internal database of internships/job postings and events.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$57,184
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $42,400
  • Fees $594
  • Expenses $14,190
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$57,184
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $42,400
  • Fees $594
  • Expenses $14,190
40% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 5% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 65%
  • Merit 35%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/scholarships
Scholarships
$16,941,760
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$17,952,163
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • School of Management
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
46% 42
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
53% 31
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
School of Management 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Law
  • Other
More Information
Business Program Classes
10% Less than 20 Students 12% More than 50 Students
78% 21 to 50 students
31 Average number of students in non-business required electives
65 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Student Leaders' Leadership Seminar
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2013
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Admission 137
  • Concentrations available in: Accounting; Entrepreneurship; Finance; General Management; International Management; Law; Management Information Systems; Marketing; Operations & Technology Management; Organizational Behavior
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
138% 138
30% 30
Prominent Faculty
  • Zvi Bodie

    Finance

  • N. Venkatraman

    Information Systems

  • Marshall Van Alstyne

    Information Systems
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Work study opportunities are available through Boston University's Financial Aid Office, and co-op opportunities can be researched through the School of Management's Feld Career Center.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    Boston University Study Abroad offers an unmatched variety of academic and internship programs in more than 30 cities on six continents. Every year, SMG students enjoy the opportunity to study language, liberal arts, and business and to pursue an internship abroad. Management students seeking to take coursework and.or to intern in business choose from a breadth of options: Auckland, Copenhagen, Dublin, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney and Washington D.C.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Opportunities are available through the Management Honors Program, the Campus Community Service Center, and various activities via Undergraduate Government and student clubs and organizations.

Students

55% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 26% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1360 75th Percentile Score on SAT 30 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
46% 46
Asian American
30% 30
Not Reported
9% 9
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
More Information
U.S. Regional Breakdown
19%
7%
64%
1%
4%
4%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
70% 70
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
29% 29
Canada
1% 1
18 Average age of full-time students
92% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
81% 81
82% 82

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 27,464
Alumni Donations
$1,825 Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Kenneth Feld, SMG 1970

    Chairman and CEO Feld Entertainment

  • Jacques Brand, SMG 1982

    Deutsche Bank, CEO for North America

  • Alessandro Benetton, SMG 1988

    Deputy Chairman, Benetton Group