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Boston University is a private institution that was started in 1839. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 17,983, its environment is urban, and the campus size is 169 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its tuition/fees are $58,072
Boston University is one of the largest independent, nonprofit universities in the country. The BU Terriers have more than 20 NCAA Division I varsity sports. BUs hockey team has won multiple NCAA national championships. BU also has nearly 500 student clubs, ranging from Ski Racing to the Juggling Association. BU created one of the first study abroad programs, and currently sponsors more than 90 international programs. Freshmen are required to live on campus, and about 80 percent of undergraduate learners live on the main Boston campus, which lies along the Charles River.
Boston Universitys highly ranked graduate schools include the School of Law, School of Management, School of Medicine, College of Engineering and School of Education. BUs School of Medicine is the nations first combined cancer research and teaching laboratory. BU is also the first university to open all divisions to female learners in 1872. Notable alumni include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; actresses Julianne Moore and Geena Davis; television personality Bill OReilly; radio host Howard Stern; and Tipper Gore, former wife of Al Gore. Another unique fact: the BU Bridge is the only spot in the U.S. where a plane can fly over a car driving over a train going over a boat, all at the same time.
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