University of Boston

Boston University

Latin: Universitas Bostoniensis
Motto	Learning, Virtue, Piety
Type	Private – Research
Established	1839
Endowment	$1.644 billion (2015)
President	Robert A. Brown
Provost	Jean Morrison
Academic staff	3,884 (2015)
Administrative staff	9,978 (2015)(including faculty)
Students	32,551 (2015)
Undergraduates	16,456 (2015)
Postgraduates	13,650 (2015)
Other students	2,445 (2015)
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Campus	Urban 135 acres (0.55 km2) (Fenway-Charles River Campus) 80 acres (0.32 km2) (Medical campus)
Colors	Scarlet and white
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Patriot League, Hockey East
Nickname	Terriers
Mascot	Rhett the Boston Terrier
Affiliations	AAU URA AICUM NAICU IAMSCU
Website	www.bu.edu

Boston University (most commonly referred to as BU or otherwise known as Boston U.) is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, and is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

The university has more than 3,800 faculty members and 33,000 students, and is one of Boston's largest employers. It offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees through eighteen schools and colleges on two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston's South End neighborhood.

BU is categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. BU is a member of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education and the Association of American Universities.

The university counts seven Nobel Laureates, twenty-three Pulitzer Prize winners, nine Academy Award winners, and several Emmy and Tony Award winners among its faculty and alumni. BU also has MacArthur, Sloan, and Guggenheim Fellowship holders as well as American Academy of Arts and Sciences and National Academy of Sciences members among its past and present graduates and faculty.