BU Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030 (Latest)

Boston University accepted 12.8% of applicants for the Class of 2029, reflecting a slight loosening after dropping to 10.8% two years prior. While Class of 2030 figures are not out yet, recent application volume remains exceptionally high with 76,776 students applying for the most recent cycle.

BU Acceptance Rate: Class of 2029

Official Class of 2030 figures are not public yet. The most recent cycle with Common Data Set numbers is the Class of 2029, when BU admitted 9,853 of 76,776 applicants, an acceptance rate of 12.8%.[1] This page is updated as soon as the Class of 2030 figures are published.

BU Acceptance Rate by Year

Across the 8 cycles with official figures, the acceptance rate has fallen from 22.1% (Class of 2022) to 12.8% (Class of 2029).[1]

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2029	76,776	9,853	12.8%
2028	78,769	8,749	11.1%
2027	80,495	8,733	10.8%
2026	80,796	11,607	14.4%
2025	75,778	14,129	18.6%
2024	61,007	12,254	20.1%
2023	62,224	11,786	18.9%
2022	64,481	14,247	22.1%

BU Waitlist Statistics

For the Class of 2029, BU offered a waitlist place to 16,135 applicants, of whom 10,393 accepted it, and 479 were ultimately admitted.[1] That is a 4.6% admit rate among students who stayed on the list.

Class	Offered a place	Accepted a place	Admitted off the waitlist
2029	16,135	10,393	479
2028	15,339	8,996	18
2027	15,033	8,907	34
2026	9,643	5,899	3
2025	14,991	8,944	1
2024	8,791	5,592	674
2023	5,235	2,987	339
2022	5,441	3,446	1

Admitted Student Test Scores (Class of 2029)

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored:[1]

• SAT (combined mid-50%): 1420–1530 (EBRW 700–750, Math 720–780)
• ACT composite (mid-50%): 33–34

The combined SAT range is the sum of the two section ranges, not a true composite percentile.

BU Yield Rate

Of the 9,853 students admitted to the Class of 2029, 3,449 enrolled, a yield rate of 35.0%.[1] Yield is what the university is really managing when it sets an admit rate, so it moves the acceptance rate more than application volume does.

Class	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield
2029	9,853	3,449	35.0%
2028	8,749	3,268	37.4%
2027	8,733	3,145	36.0%
2026	11,607	3,635	31.3%
2025	14,129	4,011	28.4%
2024	12,254	2,914	23.8%
2023	11,786	3,156	26.8%
2022	14,247	3,612	25.4%

What to Expect for the Class of 2030

Over the three most recent official classes (2027–2029) the acceptance rate at BU has sat between 10.8%–12.8%.

That band is what the school has actually done recently, not a prediction. A single cycle can break it: a change to testing policy, a new direct-admission program, or a jump in application volume moves the rate more than any trend would.

What This Means for Your Application

• Expect intense competition: Although the acceptance rate rebounded slightly to 12.8%, the university still rejected the vast majority of its 76,776 applicants.
• Submit strong scores: Admitted students typically have SAT scores from 1420 to 1530 or an ACT composite of 33 to 34.
• Expect waitlist volatility: The university admitted 479 students from the waitlist for the Class of 2029, a massive increase from admitting only 18 the year before.