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BUA by the Numbers
- 245 students
- 12 average class size
- 10:1 student to teacher ratio
- 53% students of color (self-reported)
- 30% of students receive need-based financial aid
- 47 cities and towns represented
- 30 languages spoken at home
- 1492 mean SAT score for the BUA Class of 2024
- 34 mean ACT score for the BUA Class of 2024
- 37% of the Class of 2024 recognized in National Merit Scholarship Program competition
Test averages reflect scores submitted to colleges.
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Our Mission
At Boston University Academy, kind and curious students who love learning are challenged to read deeply and think critically, to explore adventurously at Boston University, and to engage meaningfully in our community and beyond.
Core Values
Inquiry | Knowledge | Independence | Belonging | Joy
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Welcome to BUA
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Featured News
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BUA Students Compete at Prestigious Harvard MIT Math Tournament
February 19, 2025This weekend, seven BUA students -- Alex '26, Shaun '27, Kelsey '26, Isha '27, Clair '28, Daniel '27, and Ben '26 -- competed in... More
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BUA Senior Yiannis Asikis ’25 Serves as Student Representative on MA Board of Education
February 5, 2025As the sole student representative and a full voting member on the Massachusetts Board of Elementary & Secondary Education (BESE), BUA senior Yiannis Asikis... More
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BUAMUN XIII
February 4, 2025On February 1-2 , BUA hosted its 13th annual BUA Model UN conference for Boston-area middle schoolers, offering "a place for the next generation... More
Head of School Blog
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What You Do, Not Where You Go
January 31, 2025I was talking with a BUA alumnus who is now well established in his career in the world of finance. We spent some time... More
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Down the Rabbit Hole
January 24, 2025In a recent calculus class I visited, a student asked, “Can you have a function where you can take a first derivative but not... More
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A Lifelong Network
January 17, 2025This fall, BUA launched a Career Mentoring Program. We reached out to our broader BUA family to ask whether folks would be willing to... More