Boston University
College or university · Boston, Massachusetts
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
- 10,468
- Share of all students
- 28.6%
- Undergraduate / graduate
- 4,057 / 6,411
- Change since fall 2015
- +51.2%
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International students, fall by fall
Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").
U.S. nonresident students
Data table
| 2015 | 6,922 |
| 2016 | 7,439 |
| 2017 | 7,912 |
| 2018 | 8,597 |
| 2019 | 8,809 |
| 2020 | 8,042 |
| 2021 | 9,602 |
| 2022 | 10,552 |
| 2023 | 10,468 |
| Fall | All students | U.S. nonresident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36,624 | 10,468 | 28.6% |
| 2022 | 36,714 | 10,552 | 28.7% |
| 2021 | 36,104 | 9,602 | 26.6% |
| 2020 | 32,718 | 8,042 | 24.6% |
| 2019 | 33,720 | 8,809 | 26.1% |
| 2018 | 34,657 | 8,597 | 24.8% |
| 2017 | 33,355 | 7,912 | 23.7% |
| 2016 | 32,695 | 7,439 | 22.8% |
| 2015 | 32,158 | 6,922 | 21.5% |
Undergraduate and graduate
Fall 2023.
- Undergraduate4,057
- Graduate6,411
- Rank in Massachusetts by international students
- 2 of 92
- Share of Massachusetts's international students
- 15.0%
- Share of all U.S. international students
- 1.03%
Certified to enrol F-1 and M-1 students
Campuses on the SEVP certified school list.
| Campus | City | F-1 | M-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University | Boston | Yes | No |
How this school compares
Boston University reports 10,468 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 28.6% of its enrolment, against 15.2% across Massachusetts's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.
- Share of students from abroad, this school
- 28.6%
- Share across Massachusetts
- 15.2%
- Share across the United States
- 5.7%
- Change since fall 2015, this school
- +51.2%
- Change since fall 2015, Massachusetts
- +28.4%
- Northeastern University12,146
- Northeastern University Professional Programs3,644
- Berklee College of Music2,591
- University of Massachusetts-Boston1,732
- Suffolk University938
- MCPHS University935
- Emerson College796
- Bunker Hill Community College543
Sponsored jobs in Boston
Employers in Boston filed 34,155 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 10,335 job titles, at a median offered wage of $114,088.
- Applications since FY2022
- 34,155
- Employers filing
- 3,585
- Median offered wage
- $114,088
- Research Fellow1,731
- Software Engineer580
- Senior Software Engineer579
- Assistant Professor558
- Clinical Fellow469
- Software Developer378
- Software Engineer II376
- Resident375
- Associate357
- Software Development Engineer II348
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