Rankings

Boston University is an internationally respected university with a reputation for excellence and extensive research. Boston University has been repeatedly recognized as an institution of great quality and academic excellence. To learn more, simply view the list of recognitions and rankings below.

• Top 100 national universities (U.S. News & World Report college rankings)
• Top 100 graduate universities (QS Quacquarelli Symonds rankings)
• Top 20 best U.S. universities; Top 50 international universities (The Times Higher Education Supplement)
• The Center for Measuring University Performance places Boston University among the top 50 research universities in the nation
• 15th best school in the U.S.; 34th best school in the world; & 15th best United States school for the professional future of its alumni (”The Professional Ranking of World Universities”; by Ecole de mines de Paris)
• Featured in Newsweek as the 65th best university in the world and the 35th best university in the U.S.
• The Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked Boston University among the top 100 universities in the world, and among the top 50 best overall universities