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How Boston University Academy compares for families

What families should know about Boston University Academy.

  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Ivy Street School, Winsor School, Bay Cove Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%
admit rate
$17,772
in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state
1300–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2026 enrolled

Boston University Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 35 colleges, in the document's own order.

Amherst College Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University University of Chicago Colby College Colgate University Columbia University Cornell University Duke University Emory University Endicott College Florida Institute of Technology Harvard University Harvey Mudd College University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Boston University of Michigan McGill University New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University University of Pennsylvania Smith College University of St Andrews Toronto Metropolitan University University of Toronto Scarborough
and 5 more
Tufts University Vassar College University of Virginia Wesleyan University Yale University

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Boston University Academy — Class of 2026 Matriculation List (news post) ↗. Found at: News post body text, bare list under 'One or more members of the BUA Class of 2026 will matriculate at the following institutions:'.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 193 in 2018 to 220 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+14.0%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +3.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 220 students:

2023
227
2025
243
2027
259

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 39 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $624,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Ivy Street School
Brookline
Private 0.3 50
Winsor School
Boston
Private 0.7 478 +2.6%
Bay Cove Academy
Brookline
Private 0.9 27
The Newman School
Boston
Private 1.4 212 -23.5%
The Newman School
Boston
Private 1.4 235 -9.6%
German International School Boston
Boston
Private 1.5 234 +5.9%
Commonwealth School
Boston
Private 1.6 148
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Cambridge
Private 2.0 1,407 +45.2%

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