创办时间：1839年
所在城市：美国马萨诸塞州波士顿市
学校性质：私立综合类研究型大学
学生总数：38,000+（本科生17,700+，研究生18,400+）
师生比：1:11
优势学科：医学、公共卫生、生物医学工程、法学、工商管理、新闻学、电气工程、机械工程、经济学、心理学
About BU 关于波士顿大学
Boston University is no small operation. With over 38,000 students from 140+ countries, over 11,000 faculty and staff, 17 schools and colleges and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, and more than 300 programs of study, our three campuses are always humming, always in high gear. Get to know the people and teams that keep the University running smoothly.
波士顿大学规模宏大。我们拥有超过38,000名来自140多个国家的学生、11,000余名教职员工、17个学院与计算与数据科学学部，以及300多个研究项目。我们的三大校园始终充满活力，高效运转。来认识那些让大学持续平稳运行的人们与团队吧。
Our DNA 我们的精神内核
What compelled the Gates Foundation to award Boston University a grant to fight newborn mortality in Zambia? Why did Martin Luther King, Jr. adopt BU as a place where he could hone his message of justice and equality? Why is Boston University ranked #41 in national universities by U.S. News & World Report for 2025? And what is the catalyst that prompts more than 38,000 students to call BU their home? It’s in our DNA: an inherent desire in each of our students, faculty, and staff to vigorously and dauntlessly pursue knowledge—and embrace the unlimited possibilities that come with it.
为何盖茨基金会选择授予波士顿大学资助，用于在赞比亚降低新生儿死亡率？为何马丁·路德·金将波士顿大学选为锤炼正义与平等理念的地方？为何波士顿大学在《美国新闻与世界报道》2025年全美大学排名中位列第41？又是什么促使超过38,000名学生将波士顿大学视为他们的家？这一切源于我们的精神内核：每一位学生、教职员工内心那种坚定无畏追求知识、并拥抱随之而来的无限可能的内在渴望。
A Community Unlike Any Other 独一无二的社群
As you can see below, it takes people, ideas, and a little luck (Boston, you’re our town) to make BU what it is today: one of the most dynamic universities in the world.
正如你从下文所能看到的，波士顿大学能成为当今世界上最充满活力的大学之一，离不开优秀的人才、创新的思想以及一点运气（波士顿，你就是我们的城市）。
Celebrated thinkers: On any given day, students will find themselves mesmerized by poets laureate, Presidential Award winners, and Fulbright Scholars, among others.
杰出的思想家：在任何一天，学生们都可能沉醉于桂冠诗人、总统奖得主和富布赖特学者等优秀人物的智慧中。
Extraordinary teaching: When a classroom starts to percolate with new ideas, it’s because our faculty of scholars and accomplished practitioners know how to ignite students’ imaginations. That’s why we reward our best teachers with BU’s most prestigious honor: The Metcalf Cup and Prize.
卓越的教学：当课堂因新思想而沸腾，那是因为我们兼具学者成就与实践经验的教师们深知如何激发学生的想象力。这也正是我们以波士顿大学最高荣誉——“梅特卡夫奖”来表彰最杰出教师的原因。
Groundbreaking research: With faculty dedicated to a creative, interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, BU has become a leading global research institution—propelled forward by $579.5 million in sponsored research awards in FY2024. In fall 2012, BU was invited to join the Association of American Universities, an elite organization of leading research universities in the United States and Canada.
开创性的研究：凭借教师们致力于创造性、跨学科的问题解决方法，波士顿大学已成为全球领先的研究机构——2024财年获得5.795亿美元赞助研究经费的推动便是明证。2012年秋季，波士顿大学受邀加入美国大学协会（AAU），该协会是由美国和加拿大顶尖研究型大学组成的精英组织。
World-class students: Elite students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries pursue higher education on BU campuses in Boston and at programs in LA, D.C., and more than 30 other cities on six continents.
世界级的学生：来自美国所有50个州及140多个国家的精英学生在波士顿大学的波士顿校区、洛杉矶和华盛顿特区项目，以及六大洲30多个其他城市的项目中追求高等教育。
A city within a city: Today, 66 percent of our undergrads live on campus, which could explain our 400+ student activity groups alone.
城中之城：如今，66%的本科生住在校园内，这或许也解释了为何我们拥有超过400个学生活动团体。