Please explain: BC #35, BU #57...?

worried_mom
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:31:06 +0000

According to USNWR’s on-line edition, the most recent data for each school are:

BC: “Most Selective” (27% acceptance rate)
80% in top 10% of HS class, 95% in top 25%
CR 610 - 700, M 640 - 720, Combined 1250 - 1420

BU: “More Selective” (58% acceptance rate)
53% in top 10% of HS class, 87% in top 25%
CR 580 - 680, M 600 - 690, Combined 1180-1370

I don’t put a lot of stock in the rankings, but I do think the data show that BC students, on average, have higher grades and test scores and that it is much harder to get accepted there than at BU.