Boston University

Boston University (most normally spoken as BU or otherwise referred to as Bean Town U.) may be a non-public analysis university settled in Bean Town, Massachusetts. The university is interchurch, however is traditionally connected with the United Methodists.

The university has over three,800 school members and thirty three,000 students, and is one amongst Boston's largest employers. It offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees through eighteen faculties and schools on 2 urban campuses. the most field is settled on the river in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, whereas the Bean Town University Medical field is in Boston's South finish neighborhood. BU conjointly operates seven
ty five study abroad programs in additional than thirty three cities in over twenty countries and has berth opportunities in 10 completely different countries (including the United States).

BU is categorised as AN RU/VH analysis University (very high analysis activity) within the Carnegie Classification of establishments of upper Education. BU may be a member of the Bean Town syndicate for Higher Education
and therefore the Association of yankee Universities.

The university counts seven philanthropist Laureates together with Luther King, Jr. (PhD '55) and writer, thirty five publisher Prize winners, 9 honor winners, laurels and Tony Award winners among its school and alumni. BU conjointly has MacArthur, Sloan, and Guggenheim Fellowship holders still as yankee Academy of Arts and Sciences and National Academy of Sciences members among its past and gift graduates and college.

The Bean Town University Terriers contend within the NCAA's Division I. BU athletic groups contend within the national League, and Hockey East conferences, and their organism is Rhett the Boston bull. Bean Town University is documented for wash room hockey, within which it's won 5 national championships, last in 2009.