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Gunjan Thapa

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Some of the notable names who studied at Boston University are Howard Stern, Julianne Moore, Tyler Hicks, Shraddha Kapoor, Geena Davis, Leonard Nimoy, Psy, etc.

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Designation

Howard Stern

Broadcaster and Media Personality

Shraddha Kapoor

Indian Actress

Jason Alexander

Actor and Comedian

Julianne Moore

Actress

Geena Davis

Actress

Tyler Hicks

New York Times Photographer

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Politician and Activist

Leonard Nimoy

Actor and Director, famed for playing Spock in Star Trek Franchise

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Bhumika Kaur

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Yes, BU has a student housing for international students. The university has university owned and operated dorms and apartments for Undergraduate and Graduate students. The other option is apartments owned and operated by private individuals or companies. The housing expenses for international UG students at BU are:

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Expenses for the 2025-26

Room and board

USD 19,876 (Around INR 17 L)

Books & Supplies

USD 1,045 (Around INR 89.4k)

Incidentals

USD 4,855 (Around INR 4.15 L)

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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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Gunjan Thapa

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To get into Boston University, the reported GPA for the first-year Class of 2028 is 3.9-4.0. The total number of applicants at this university is 78,769. Out of this, 71,000+ are Regular Decision applicants. Around 42.6% are students of color. This class includes students from 70 countries, 49 states. Also, 23% of the students in the Class of 2028 are international. For admission to this university, international applicants are required to submit secondary school records, English language proficiency score, financial support documents, standardized test scores, etc.

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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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