Boston University Wait List Acceptance Rate

Wait List Acceptance Rate

Boston University's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is a mere 0.1%, with only 18 out of 15,339 waitlisted applicants being accepted. This marks a significant decline from the previous year (2023), where the acceptance rate was 0.22% with 34 acceptances from 15,033 offers. Historically, the highest acceptance rate was seen in 2020 at 53.6%, when 2,773 out of 5,164 applicants were admitted. The trend indicates increasing competitiveness and a sharper decline in acceptance opportunities over the last few years, particularly from highs in the early 2020s.