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  • www.bu.edu
  • Boston, MA
  • 10000+ Employees
  • 1839
  • College / University
  • Colleges & Universities
  • $1 to $5 billion (USD)

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With colleges and universities thick on the ground in Boston, Boston University (BU) amounts to more than just a hill of beans. Founded as a Methodist seminary in 1839, the private university has more than 33,000 students at its campus on the banks of the Charles River and its ...
Mission: Boston University is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world. Boston University is committed to generating new knowledge to ...

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4.2
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5.0
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BU is the best! I love being a student here!

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College in a city was an adjustment for me but I have grown to love it deeply!
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Negative10%
Neutral21%
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Campus Recruiting15%
Employee Referral12%
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    A very useful and good for your experience.. Take the chance to follow your dreams and do your best to reach your goal.. Don't ever turn off your life for any refusal
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