Boston University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Boston, Massachusetts

4 scholarships Boston University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

17,850Undergraduates

11%Admit rate

Awards that take an application (3)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Athletic Scholarships

Annual Value: Variesbu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

College of Fine Arts Scholarships

Deadline the school lists: 2027-01-04

Annual Value: Varies by studentbu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Methodist Clergy Scholarship

Annual Value: Half-tuitionbu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship

Full-tuition Boston University merit award offered to College of Engineering students designed to recognize those with strong math and science backgrounds.bu.edu

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What Boston University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$103,677In-state, per year

$103,677Out-of-state, per year

Where Boston University lists its scholarships

Where this came from

https://www.bu.edu/admissions/tuition-aid/scholarships-financial-aid/first-year-merit/additional-merit-scholarships/ (read 2026-07-02)
https://www.bu.edu/finaid/how-aid-works/types-of-aid/scholarships-grants/merit-based/ (read 2026-07-02)
https://www.bu.edu/finaid/status_documents/award_base_award_description.htm (read 2026-07-02)

Every amount on this page was read off a Boston University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.