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Nishtha Singh

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Boston University offers a number of athletic facilities such as three outdoor fields, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, two ice rinks, a climbing wall, a gym, two competition pools, squash and racquetball courts, etc. There is a Track & Tennis Center at this university. To keep fit, students can use the facilities at the Fitness & Recreation Center at BU. The members of this center have the access to fitness and recreation facilities at the Case Center, Track & Training Center, and Sailing Pavilion.

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Chandra Sharma

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Founded in 1839, BU is internationally recognised as a top institution of higher learning and research. It ranks at #41 in the U.S. overall in the 2025 edition of National Universities rankings. Finally, in the year 1869, the university was finally chartered. At present, there are more than 37,000 students at the university. The university offers 300+ courses. BU is one of the largest independent universities in the U.S. Being one of the 71 invited members of the AAU, Boston is among North America's prestigious research universities. Additionally, the university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, Inc.

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Nishtha Shukla

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Some of the names included in the list of BU faculty are given below:

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Andrew Bacevich

Professor of Emeritus of International Relations & History

Alexander Graham Bell

Invented telephone

Belinda Borrelli

Professor  & Director of the Center for Behavioral Science Research 

Susanne Sreedhar

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Anne Sexton

Professor, Taught Poetry

Ray Carney

Professor in College of Communication

Leslie Epston

Professor of English & Director of the Creative Writing Program

John T. Clarke

Professor of Astronomy

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Bhumika Kaur

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Boston University Medical campus is situated on the historic South End of Boston. It is home to schools and colleges like School of Public Health, Graduate Medical Sciences, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. This campus also includes Boston Medical Center. The schools train a diverse group of around 3,800 full-time and part-time students.  

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Nishtha Singh

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In total there are 3 campuses of Boston University and there are 17 schools and colleges of this university also the university's two primary campuses located in the heart of Boston, the Charles River Campus and the Medical Campus and the campus area of this university is 140 acres. There are 346 buildings, 848 classrooms, 13 libraries, and 1,500+ laboratories. Furthermore the university has 300+ courses.

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Chandra Chaudhary

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Here are the admission requirements for the Boston University MS in Artificial Intelligence course:

  • A strong background in Computer Science
  • An UG degree. Though, not required, but, a GPA of 3.0 is required
  • GRE scores are not required, but, the average percentile of the admitted students who submitted GRE scores is 80% for Quantitative and 60% for Verbal
  • Personal statement
  • Two recommendation letters
  • Academic transcripts

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Akanksha Malhotra

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Some of the reasons to study at BU include:

  • A wide range of academic courses are available. The university offers more than 300 courses
  • BU has been globally recognized. It has been named a member of the prestigious AAU – an association of top research universities in the U.S. and Canada
  • CEOs and recruiters rank the graduates of this university at #12 in the U.S. for employability
  • For a university with 17,000+ UG students, BU has a small student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. Also, the average class size of the university is small, which means, students can have an engaging conversation with the award-winning professors

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Ishita Singh

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There at over 37,000 students from 140 countries at Boston University. The university offers more than 300 programs and has 17 schools and colleges and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. A few of the schools and colleges of this university are:

School of Theology

 

School of Law

 

College of Arts & Sciences

 

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

 

Questrom School of Business

 

College of Communication

College of Engineering

College of Fine Arts

College of General Studies

Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

Graduate Medical Sciences

School of Hospitality Administration

School of Public Health

School of Social Work

Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

Arvind & Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College

Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Metropolitan College

Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

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