by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering is a program of study at Boston University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Boston U was ranked #50 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for engineering majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #8 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Boston U.
Part-time undergraduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $1,218 | $1,218 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,640 | $16,640 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,950 | $1,950 |
Learn more about Boston U tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Boston U engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
About 38.4% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.8% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at Boston U in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 85 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 177 |
| International Students | 101 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 143 |
| Computer Engineering | 86 |
| Electrical Engineering | 41 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 160 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
