At BUA, kind and curious high school students who love learning are challenged to read deeply and think critically, explore adventurously at Boston University, and engage meaningfully in our community and beyond.
CORE VALUES Inquiry Knowledge Independence Belonging Joy
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE 12
Boston University Academy is an academically rigorous independent day school located on the Boston University campus. BUA is the only high school in New England that is part of a major research university, offering a distinctive curriculum to students in grades nine through twelve. Boston University Academy provides students with an unparalleled college preparatory program that combines liberal arts coursework with classes at Boston University. At BUA, students’ zeal for learning takes them as far as they are capable. Small class sizes and close relationships with faculty allow students to pursue their passions and nurture their talents.
Within BUA’s classically-based, globally-focused humanities program, ninth- and tenth-grade students gain a strong grounding in the liberal arts. Ninth and tenth graders also study biology and chemistry; the level of mathematics they are prepared for; a visual or performing art; and physical education. They are required to take at least one year of Latin or ancient Greek, but may also pursue modern languages through our Modern Language Program, either online or in Boston University classes.
In eleventh and twelfth grade, students regularly complete up to 12 courses (equivalent to approximately 48 college credits) from Boston University’s undergraduate curriculum. Boston University Academy students in good academic and disciplinary standing are granted admission to Boston University. Seniors undertake a yearlong thesis project in an area of particular interest to them under the guidance of a university professor and a BUA advisor.
BUA students utilize state-of-the-art resources at Boston University, such as Mugar Library, the Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC), BUild Lab
Student Innovation Center, the Photonics Center, the Fitness and Recreation Center (FitRec), and Nickerson Field.
Over the past five years, BUA students took:
Andover (5)
Arlington (13)
Attleboro
Belmont (8) Beverly Billerica
Boston (33)
Bridgewater (2)
Brookline (29)
Cambridge (20)
Chestnut Hill (9) Concord
Duxbury
East Walpole (2)
Everett
American University
Barnard College
Bates College
Bentley University
Boston College
Boston University (36)
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brown University (3)
Bryn Mawr College (2)
Bucknell University
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University (2)
Claremont McKenna College
Colby College
Colorado College
Columbia University
Cornell University (4)
Dartmouth College (2)
Dickinson College
Emmanuel College
Each student is assigned an advisor who encourages their academic and social progress. The BUA school psychologist and learning specialist also offer support for students’ different emotional needs and learning styles. Additionally, families work with two college counselors who advise students in the college search process and who assist in the selection of and the transition to courses at Boston
Emory University
Georgetown University
Hamilton College
Harvard University (3)
Haverford College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (6)
McGill University (2)
New York University (8)
Northeastern University (12)
Northwestern University (3)
Oberlin College
Oregon State University
Princeton University (2)
Queen’s University Kingston
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2)
Rhode Island School of Design (2)
Sarah Lawrence College (2)
Smith College
Swarthmore College
The George Washington University
Tufts University (4)
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
University of Chicago (4)
University of Florida
University of Maryland-College Park
Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst (4)
Univ. of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Univ. of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Univ. of Rochester (2)
University of Southern California
University of Warwick
Williams College
Yale University (5)
